Nu-Mega Ingredients appoints Barentz as distribution partner for its microencapsulated omega-3 and omega-6 products in the USA.

Nu-Mega Ingredients appoints Barentz as distribution partner for its microencapsulated omega-3 and omega-6 products in the USA.

AVON, OH, October 25, 2024. Nu-Mega Ingredients, one of the world’s leading suppliers of microencapsulated omega-3 and omega-6 powders, emulsions and nutritional oils, has appointed Barentz, a leading global distributor of life science ingredients, as its partner to the nutraceutical and pharmaceutical market in the USA starting in October of 2024.

This collaboration gives Barentz’s customers access to a wide range of high-quality omega-3 and omega-6 products and signifies a mutual commitment to expanding market reach and enhancing customer satisfaction.

Divya Tewari, President of the pharmaceutical division of North and Central America at Barentz, said: “We are excited for this opportunity to give our growing customer base access to the Nu-Mega technologies, with fish-sourced or algae-sourced options.” 

ABOUT NU-MEGA INGREDIENTS

Nu-Mega™ Ingredients is a wholly owned subsidiary of publicly listed Australian company, Clover Corporation. It specializes in the manufacture and supply of Omega-3 DHA and Omega-6 ARA powders, the nutritional ingredients which are added to foods, nutraceuticals, and infant formulas. Clover Corp has a tuna oil refinery in Melbourne, where it takes crude tuna oil from various supply sources and converts it into a food and infant grade quality tuna oil. Nu-Mega’s spray dried microencapsulated powders use a CSIRO patented technology to stabilize the sensitive Omega-3 and Omega-6 oils which can then be dry blended into a variety of foods, beverages, infant formulas and nutraceutical products. The oils can be heated with no impact on product smell or taste and have a shelf life of two years. Learn more at https://www.nu-mega.com/en/

ABOUT BARENTZ

Barentz is a leading global life science and specialty performance ingredients distributor. The company sources branded specialty ingredients from leading manufacturers worldwide 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, customized formulation centers and application laboratories in EMEA, Americas and Asia-Pacific.

Established in 1953, Barentz has operations in more than 70 countries with a strong presence in Europe and North America, and a rapidly growing network in Latin America and Asia-Pacific. With a turnover of circa €2.5 billion, the company employs around 2,600 people worldwide and serves over 25,000 customers. For more information, visit: www.barentz.com.

For more information please contact:

Jami Knoth
Marketing Manager, North America
jami.knoth@barentz.com

+1 440 937 1000