HORN,
one of North America’s leading distributors of specialty ingredients,
today announced a new partnership with DSM
Nutritional Products (DSM), a world-leading manufacturer of
vitamins, carotenoids, other nutritional ingredients and premixes, to
better serve the pet industry in the U.S. and Canada. DSM’s full
portfolio of nutritional products and custom premixes is now available
to HORN for distribution within its Animal
Wellness business unit.
“HORN’s business model is complementary to our goal of engaging in a
deeper level with the pet industry,” said Jeff Alix, Global
Marketing Manager, Pet Nutrition, DSM Nutritional Products. “HORN’s
experienced and specialty-trained scientists are experts in all aspects
of both the human and pet food industries. Our partnership with HORN
doesn’t replace existing relationships, but rather, adds value and
expands our reach and customer base.”
Total Solution Provider
The HORN/DSM partnership upholds the companies’ mutual strategy to
become a total solution provider for the pet industry. HORN’s expertise
in food science offers solutions into targeted sales channels within its
Animal Wellness unit, and consultancy for concept inception, ingredient
selection, and the development of new pet products. The availability of
DSM’s custom premixes enhances HORN’s pet ingredients portfolio.
Customers now will have the opportunity to order custom pre-blend
ingredients specific to their needs.
“HORN Animal Wellness is fortunate to partner with a global leader
like DSM in the companion animal market,” said Lisa Alley-Zarkades,
Vice President, HORN Animal Wellness. “Not only are our business
models complementary, we share a passion for making a difference in the
lives of our pets. Our new partnership also supports HORN’s position to
bring credible science behind the ingredients we sell.”
HORN and DSM Nutritional Products will be exhibiting at SupplySide West,
November 14-16 at The Venetian & Sands Expo in Las Vegas, meeting room
No. M10 and booth No. 23024, respectively. Please contact HORN at
714-523-8050, ext. 678 to request an interview.
About DSM Nutritional Products
DSM
Nutritional Products is a world-leading manufacturer of vitamins,
carotenoids, other nutritional ingredients and premixes to the feed,
food, pharmaceutical and personal care industries. The business has
sales of more than €4.5 billion and a long tradition of innovation that
benefits people, planet and profit. A fully integrated global player,
our business is organized into three market-facing businesses: Animal
nutrition & health, Human nutrition & health, and Personal care. Our
mission is to create brighter lives for people today and generations to
come; Addressing health, wellness, longevity and healthy aging through
healthy nutrition. More information can be found at www.dsm.com.
About HORN
Established in 1961, HORN
is one of North America’s premier distributors of specialty ingredients
and raw materials. HORN is an entrepreneurial-driven company with a team
of technically-proficient and highly trained professionals.
Headquartered in La Mirada, Calif., its specialized market segments
encompasses seven distinct business units including Animal Wellness,
Care Elements, Nutraceuticals, Coatings and Building Materials, Advanced
Materials, Composites and Fabrication Materials, and FoodTech. For more
than 50 years, HORN’s entrepreneurial approach to customer service
embraces challenge and opens opportunities to reinvent and improve on
traditional business models.
HORN
Animal Wellness is a business unit dedicated and passionate about
pets, animals and the products they come in contact with on a daily
basis. This technically-trained group brings valued expertise in food
science, to the development of new products, and solving solutions for
customers.
HORN is an employee-owned/ESOP company. Contact 800-442-HORN or visit www.ethorn.com
for more information.
Forward-looking statements
This press release may contain forward-looking statements with respect
to DSM’s future (financial) performance and position. Such statements
are based on current expectations, estimates and projections of DSM and
information currently available to the company. DSM cautions readers
that such statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that are
difficult to predict and therefore it should be understood that many
factors can cause actual performance and position to differ materially
from these statements. DSM has no obligation to update the statements
contained in this press release, unless required by law. The English
language version of the press release is leading.
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