DKSH, a leading Market Expansion Services provider, has signed an exclusive agreement to market and distribute Anklam Extrakt's premium, branded and patented ingredients Delphinol® and MaquiBright® for use in the dietary supplement and functional food industries throughout selected countries in Europe.
Media release
Milan, Italy, May 3, 2017 – DKSH Business Unit Performance Materials, a leading ingredients and specialty chemicals distributor and provider of Market Expansion Services, and Anklam Extrakt, a leading German manufacturer of natural extracts from plants, vegetables and fruits, have signed an exclusive agreement for DKSH to market and distribute Anklam Extrakt's branded ingredients Delphinol® and MaquiBright® in all main European markets.
Delphinol® and MaquiBright® are premium, branded and patented extracts of maqui berry, a native berry that only grows in the wild forests of the Patagonian region of Chile and Argentina and are exclusively produced by Anklam Extrakt in Germany. Delphinol® and MaquiBright® are the only extracts of maqui berry providing rich purified flavonoids standardized to bear a minimum of 25% delphinidins and a minimum of 35% total anthocyanins.
Delphinol® is at present the only known natural active ingredient which moderates absorption of refined carbohydrates with pure glucose, representing an interesting new component for combination product formulations, dedicated to optimal blood sugar control to include the previously unaddressed glucose.
MaquiBright® is currently the sole oral active ingredient which was proven in a first clinical trial to restore tear fluid production in people with dry eye symptoms.
Anklam Extrakt has chosen to work with DKSH for its first-class reputation in providing integrated and tailored Market Expansion Services along the entire value chain as well as for its extensive regulatory, distribution and logistics capabilities in the region.
Riccardo Giacomessi, Director, Business Line Food & Beverage Industry, Europe, DKSH, commented: “We are very excited to offer Anklam Extrakt's high-quality branded ingredients to our many customers based throughout Europe. The numerous benefits of these extracts will truly enhance the finished products of food, beverage and nutritional supplement manufacturers. We look forward to a long and prosperous relationship with Anklam Extrakt.”
For further information, please contact:
DKSH Management Ltd. | Anklam Extrakt GmbH |
Daniel Hollister Manager, Group Communications, Performance Materials Phone +44 20 8879 5513 daniel.hollister@dksh.com | Hector Bandelier Director International Special Projects Division Phone +41 79 479 2120 sales@anklam-extrakt.com |
About Anklam Extrakt
Anklam Extrakt GmbH is a German-based company specialized in the research, development, production and marketing of high quality plant ingredients and premium, branded standardized berry extracts for use in the pharmaceutical, health-food, beverage and personal care industries. Experienced staff members process natural materials cultivated under controlled conditions in a highly modern production plant. Anklam Extrakt is certified according to GMP and HACCP. The quality control department works according to the same standards, whereby the competence of its employees and optimum technical equipment also make an essential contribution.
The company’s success is based on the service given to clients and partners. Technical innovation and best quality from one hand, the transparency and social competences of all employees is the key to the company philosophy.
About DKSH
DKSH is the leading Market Expansion Services provider with a focus on Asia. As the term "Market Expansion Services" suggests, DKSH helps other companies and brands to grow their business in new or existing markets. Publicly listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange since 2012, DKSH is a global company headquartered in Zurich. With 780 business locations in 36 countries – 750 of them in Asia – and 30,320 specialized staff, DKSH generated net sales of CHF 10.5 billion in 2016. DKSH was founded in 1865. With strong Swiss heritage, the company has a long tradition of doing business in and with Asia and is deeply rooted in communities and businesses across Asia Pacific.
DKSH Business Unit Performance Materials is a leading specialty chemicals distributor and provider of Market Expansion Services for performance materials, covering Europe, North America and the whole of Asia. The Business Unit sources, develops, markets and distributes a wide range of specialty chemicals and ingredients for pharmaceutical, personal care, food & beverage as well as various industrial applications. In addition, it creates innovative and cutting-edge concepts and applications in 26 innovation centers located worldwide. With 80 business locations in 31 countries and around 990 specialized staff, Business Unit Performance Materials generated net sales of CHF 870.6 million in 2016.