FrieslandCampina Professional, IMCD expand strategic partnership across EMEA

EMEA – IMCD, a global partner for the distribution and formulation of food and nutrition ingredients, and FrieslandCampina Professional have expanded their strategic distribution partnership across key EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) markets, effective 1 January 2026. 

Building on a successful collaboration in select countries (Italy, the Nordics, Poland, South & East Africa, the UK and Ireland), the extended agreement positions IMCD as the sole distribution partner for FrieslandCampina Professional’s full range of food and beverage ingredient solutions. 

Together, they will deliver enhanced value to food and beverage manufacturers by combining IMCD’s local reach, technical expertise and formulation capabilities with FrieslandCampina Professional’s proven ingredient solutions.

“We are excited to expand our partnership with IMCD across these important EMEA markets,” said Mark Stolzenbach, Managing Director Industry & Trading, FrieslandCampina Professional. 

IMCD will now serve new markets including Germany, France, Iberia, the Middle East (including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, and Bahrain), Switzerland, and Greece.

“IMCD’s strong local presence, customer intimacy, and technical support will allow us to better serve our customers with speed, flexibility, and innovation. We look forward to continued growth together and to delivering even greater value to the market,” Mark Stolzenbach added.

FrieslandCampina Professional’s innovative portfolio includes the well-known Kievit® fat powders, creamers, foamers, whipping agents, cake emulsifiers, sweet and savoury enrichers, offering manufacturers versatile, high-performance ingredients across bakery, savoury, dairy, beverage, and nutrition segments.

With its extensive presence in over 60 countries and a strong network of more than 80 laboratories worldwide, including 16 Food & Nutrition application laboratories and 4 pilot laboratories in EMEA, IMCD will provide regional customers with hands-on technical expertise, formulation support, and customised ingredient concepts. 

These capabilities ensure that customers can respond quickly to changing consumer preferences in nutrition, functionality, taste, and texture.

With the addition of FrieslandCampina Professional’s premium product line, the company strengthens its ability to deliver complete, innovative, and market-relevant formulations to its partners across EMEA.

“After many years of successful collaboration, we are proud to be appointed as the lead partner for FrieslandCampina Professional’s B2B go-to-market strategy across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa,” said Marc van Gerwen, Business Group Director, IMCD Food & Nutrition. 

Marc van Gerwen explained that this expanded partnership will strengthen IMCD’s ability to drive both growth and productivity, extending the company’s reach in key markets and co-developing innovative solutions that meet the evolving needs of food and beverage manufacturers, service providers, and other industry partners.

Together, IMCD and FrieslandCampina Professional are committed to driving innovation and delivering solutions that help our customers stay ahead in a fast-changing mark.

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