General Starch Limited, one of Thailand’s leading modified tapioca starch manufacturers, has appointed Barentz as its strategic partner for the distribution of its starch portfolio in Indonesia with effect from 21 April 2022.
Daniel Hitz, CEO of Barentz APAC said, “We are looking forward to cooperating and achieving sustainable growth. Together with the team at General Starch Ltd., our technical experts and application specialists will be able to develop better solutions for our customers and continue to find new opportunities for all business partners involved. General Starch’s high involvement in social and environmental projects perfectly fits into Barentz’ global ESG program.”
GSL appoints PT Barentz as its exclusive distribution partner to supply the strong and fast-growing food and beverage industry in Indonesia with a wide portfolio of modified tapioca starches and starch-based texturising solutions that provide multi-functional properties to meet the varied needs of customers’ food processes.
Dr. Patricia Chong, VP – Food at General Starch Limited said, “With Barentz’ network of global experts and their deep knowledge of the local markets, leveraging on GSL’s expertise and technical know-how, this will effectively generate greater opportunities for growth, as well as support new innovations and solutions in the future. This focused partnership will deepen our commitment to our customers in Indonesia.”
Barentz is a leading global life science ingredients distributor with an annual turnover of €1.85 billion (US$1.95 billion) and present in more than 60 countries. The company sources branded specialty ingredients from leading manufacturers globally and its ingredient experts provide value-added technical support which includes pre-mixing, blending, ingredient formulation and ingredient testing from its state-of-the-art, customised formulation centers and application laboratories in EMEA, Americas and Asia Pacific.
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