Roquette Names Barentz a Strategic Partner for Canada Pharma Distribution

Roquette, a global leader in plant-based ingredients, a pioneer of plant proteins and a leading provider of pharmaceutical excipients, has appointed Barentz as its strategic partner for the distribution of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical products in Canada as of January 2023.

Barentz and Roquette have been successfully working together for many years in several European countries and in the US by developing distribution channels backed by a strong technical expertise. It is part of the high-performance distribution network Roquette has implemented to support its position as a world-leading pharmaceutical excipients company. This appointment brings that technical expertise to Canada, where both companies will benefit from a strategic partnership that will enable them to grow in the pharmaceutical market.

Barentz has been present in the Canadian market for nearly 30 years, with the prior acquisition of Cambrian Solutions, a well-known specialty ingredients distributor in the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical markets.

"We are excited to have a strategic partner like Barentz that covers the Roquette Pharmaceutical portfolio for our customers, from as far south as Mexico, up through the US and now reaching north to cover all of Canada," said Paul Smaltz, Vice President of Pharmaceutical Solutions at Roquette. "As we grow our business and expand through acquisition and innovation, Barentz gives us a partner with a strategic focus on the pharmaceutical market and with a global reach. Likewise, as Barentz invests in Canada, and expands its footprint in pharmaceutical excipients, it does so with Roquette as a strong partner behind it."

This strategic partnership in Canada is a logical next step in the ongoing, successful relationship between Roquette and Barentz.

"The extension of Roquette Pharma and Barentz' relationship to Canada further strengthens the breadth and depth of our portfolio," said Divya Tewari, President Pharma Vertical North America. "This helps us deliver tremendous value by providing access to the world-class excipients in addition to the differentiated technical solutions to our pharmaceutical and nutraceutical customers."

"We are extremely pleased and excited that our strategic partnership with Roquette Pharma will be expanding across North America into Canada," said Anthony Litchfield, Global Vice President Pharmaceuticals. "We will be investing in our team to ensure we provide Canadian customers with the services and solutions for Roquette pharmaceutical and nutraceutical products that we provide to our customers in all other regions."

About Barentz: Always a better solution.
Barentz is a leading global life science ingredients distributor for the Human Nutrition, Pharmaceutical, Personal Care and Animal Nutrition markets. Headquartered in the Netherlands, Barentz distributes ingredients to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and large customers globally. Barentz sources branded specialty ingredients from leading manufacturers worldwide and its ingredients experts provide value-added technical support (including pre-mixing, blending, ingredient formulation and ingredient testing) from its state-of-the-art, customized formulation centers and application laboratories in Europe, Americas and Asia. Established in 1953, Barentz has operations in more than 65 countries with a strong presence in Europe and North America, and a growing presence in Asia and Latin America. Today, Barentz employs around 2,000 people worldwide, sources ingredients from top global suppliers and serves over 21,000 customers. www.barentz-na.com.

About Roquette: "Offering the best of nature"
Roquette is a family-owned global leader in plant-based ingredients, a pioneer of plant proteins and a leading provider of pharmaceutical excipients. Founded in 1933, the company currently operates in more than 100 countries, has a turnover of 3.9 billion euros, and employs more than 8,000 people worldwide. Life and nature have been our sources of inspiration for decades. All our raw materials are of natural origin. From them, we enable a whole new plant protein cuisine; we offer pharmaceutical solutions that play a key role in medical treatments; and we develop innovative ingredients for food, nutrition and health markets. We truly unlock the potential of nature to improve, cure and save lives. Thanks to a constant drive for innovation and a long-term vision, we are committed to improving the well-being of people all over the world. We put sustainable development at the heart of our concerns, while taking care of resources and territories. We are determined to create a better and healthier future for all generations.

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MEDIA CONTACTS:
Roquette Americas
James P. Bozikis
Head of Communications and Public Affairs - Americas
1-331-771-1110
james.bozikis@roquette.com

Roquette Corporate
Carole Petitjean
Head of Corporate Communications
33 7 62 57 78 97
carole.petitjean@roquette.com

Barentz
Irena Rozic
Global Head of Marketing and Communications
+ 31 (0) 23 567 34 56
irena.rozic@barentz.com