Food & Beverage Ingredients Your partner for innovative food and beverage ingredients, formulations and services

John-Henrik Römling

Vice President, Performance Materials, Europe

+49 40 3747 3411
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DKSH GmbH
Baumwall 3
20459 Hamburg
Germany
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DKSH is your leading global distributor of innovative ingredients and formulations for the food and beverage industry. 

Our functional products enhance your product performance and have a wide range of applications across major food segments. From food raw materials to food additives and institutional products, you can benefit from our exciting product portfolio.

Our range of tailored value-added services can support you to increase your market potential. From regulatory support and consulting to sourcing new and hard-to-find ingredients; from innovation and formulation capabilities to marketing intelligence solutions – you can gain from our integrated one-stop approach.

Products

Choose your market segment and explore our innovative ingredients and formulations:

Beverage & Dairy

Beverage & Dairy

Our Beverage & Dairy industry cluster provides you with a large number of different ingredients. We offer our market expansion services for ingredients in all formulations for beverage and dairy products. We procure processed raw materials for you and are constantly looking for new product trends worldwide.

  • Health ingredients
  • Fruit and vegetable juice concentrates
  • Sweeteners and natural colors
  • Flavors

Proteins

  • Soy Protein 68% – 90%
  • Pea Protein 80% – 85% (different qualities, Organic available)
  • Rice Protein 80% – 85% (Organic available)
  • Almond Protein 40% – 50%
  • Hemp Seed Protein 60% – 70% (Organic available)
  • Mungo Bean and Fava Bean Protein 85%

Calorie Reduction and Sweetener

  • Sodium Cyclamate
  • Sodium Saccharin
  • Sucralose
  • IMO (Iso-Malto-Oligosaccharides)
  • FOS (Fructo-oligosaccharides)
  • Coconut Sugar (Organic available)
  • Brown Rice Syrup
  • Stevia Reb A 60% - 97%

Carbohydrates

  • Barley Beta Glucan 23%
  • Cluster DextrinTM (Cyclic Dextrin)
  • Coenzyme Q10
  • Hyaluronic Acid
  • BarleyChoc (Coloring Malt)
  • Soy Flour
  • AquOat™ (Instant Oat Powder)

Lecithine and Processing Additives

  • Soy Lecithin (Powder and Liquid, Organic available)
  • Sunflower Lecithin (Powder and Liquid, Organic available)
  • HPC (Hydroxypropyl Cellulose)
  • Carrageenan premixes (various)

Fruit- and Plant Extracts

  • Yuzu (japanese citrus fruit)
  • Various Fruit Purees, Pieces and Juices (IQF, Frozen, Aseptic)
  • Various spray dried fruit and plant extracts

Specialities

  • Different Amino Acids
  • Black Sesame Paste (Organic available)
  • Honey Powder (Organic available)
  • Propolis Extract

Confectionery & Bakery

Confectionery & Bakery

Our areas of expertise include flavors/colors, enzymes, emulsifiers/stabilizers, preservatives, processing aids, sweeteners, health ingredients, glazors, bakery fillings, dietary vibes (incl. inulin, beta glucans, FOS,) and minerals.

We offer the following products:

  • Flavors/colors
  • Enzymes
  • Emulsifiers/stabilizers
  • Preservatives/processing aids/sweeteners
  • Health ingredients
  • Bakery fillings
  • Dietary fibers (inulin, beta glucans, FOS)
  • Minerals

Proteins

  • Soy Protein 68% – 90%
  • Pea Protein 80% – 85% (different qualities, Organic available)
  • Rice Protein 80% – 85% (Organic available)
  • Almond Protein 40% – 50%
  • Hemp Seed Protein 60% – 70% (Organic available)
  • Mungo Bean and Fava Bean Protein 85%

Calorie Reduction and Sweetener

  • Sodium Cyclamate
  • Sodium Saccharin
  • Sucralose
  • IMO (Iso-Malto-Oligosaccharides)
  • FOS (Fructo-oligosaccharides)
  • Coconut Sugar (Organic available)
  • Brown Rice Syrup
  • Stevia Reb A 60% - 97%

Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibres

  • Barley Beta Glucan 23%
  • Cluster DextrinTM (Cyclic Dextrin)
  • Coenzyme Q10
  • Hyaluronic Acid
  • BarleyChoc (Coloring Malt)
  • Soy Flour
  • AquOat™ (Instant Oat Powder)
  • Various fibres

Lecithine and Processing Additives

  • Soy Lecithin (Powder and Liquid, Organic available)
  • Sunflower Lecithin (Powder and Liquid, Organic available)
  • HPC (Hydroxypropyl Cellulose)
  • Carrageenan premixes (various)

Fruit- and Plant Extracts

  • Yuzu (japanese citrus fruit)
  • Various Fruit Purees, Pieces and Juices (IQF, Frozen, Aseptic)
  • Various spray dried fruit and plant extracts

Specialities

  • Different Amino Acids
  • Black Sesame Paste (Organic available)
  • Honey Powder (Organic available)
  • Propolis Extract

Food supplements & Nutrition

Food Supplements & Nutrition

Our areas of expertise include concepts and applications for products including antioxidants, immune boosters, weight management and intestinal ingredients, amino acids, sweeteners and vitamins.

Amino Acids

  • SAMe S-Adenosylmethionin
  • Taurin - synthetisiert
  • iCreatineTM

Proteins

  • Potato Protein - hydrolized
  • Potato Egg Protein hydrolyzed
  • Soy Protein 68% – 90%
  • Pea Protein 80% – 85% (different qualities, Organic available)
  • Rice Protein 80% – 85% (Organic available)
  • Almond Protein 40% – 50%
  • Hemp Seed Protein 60% – 70% (Organic available)
  • Mungo Bean and Fava Bean Protein 85%

Calorie Reduction and Sweetener

  • Sodium Cyclamate
  • Sodium Saccharin
  • Sucralose
  • IMO (Iso-Malto-Oligosaccharide)
  • FOS (Fructo-oligosaccharides)
  • Coconut Sugar (Organic available)
  • Brown Rice Syrup
  • Stevia Reb A 60% - 97%

Carbohydrates

  • Barley Beta Glucan 23%
  • Cluster DextrinTM (Cyclic Dextrin)
  • Coenzyme Q10
  • Hyaluronic Acid
  • BarleyChoc (Coloring Malt)
  • Soy Flour
  • AquOat™ (Instant Oat Powder)

Fruit and Plant Extracts

  • Capros® - Amla Extract
  • Sensoril® - Ashwaganda
  • Boswellia Serrata 65 %
  • Ayuric® - Belerische Myrobalane / Terminalia bellirica
  • Ayuflex® - Chebulische Myrobalane / Terminalia chebula
  • Curcuma 5 % / 95 %
  • Garcinia Cambogia 60 %
  • Guarana Extracts
  • Phenactiv – Kiwi Fruit Extract
  • CassiPureTM – Black Currant Extract

Specialities

  • CollaMex TM
  • StimuCal TM
  • Greenshell Mussel Powder
  • Greenshell Mussel Oil
  • MCHCal TM (microcrystalline hydroxyapatite complex)
  • Phosphatidylserine 20%/50%
  • PrimaVie® - Mumijo / Shilajit

Services

As a leading Market Expansion Services provider, distribution and logistics are the essence of our business. We also provide financing, sales and marketing to complete our core service offering. You additionally benefit from a range of tailored value-added services to support your growing needs including:

Innovation & Formulation

Innovation & Formulation

Innovation & Formulation

We develop cutting-edge products and formulations from our network of 18 state-of-the-art food and beverage innovation centers. We generate ideas, ensure compliance and provide technical training to increase market coverage for our clients. Our business partners benefit from a range of tailor-made solutions that reduce time to market and increase competitive advantage.

Learn more about our Innovation & Formulation services

Sourcing

Sourcing

Sourcing

We provide instant access to markets around the world, including the major chemical producing countries. Our comprehensive network of over 60 sourcing specialists procures hard-to-find ingredients and chemicals and identifies reliable alternative sources for specific quality, price, quantity and delivery needs. We also act as an early trend scout to share knowledge of latest developments and technologies, ensuring our business partners remain one step ahead.

Learn more about our Sourcing services

Regulatory

Regulatory

Regulatory

The regulatory landscape around the world is far from homogeneous. It is becoming increasingly complex as many countries introduce new systems and certification schemes to safeguard their economies. Keeping abreast of these changes can become very time-consuming for companies looking to expand in different markets. Our network of on-the-ground regulatory specialists have a deep understanding of regulatory environments and provide a range of support services to ensure our business partners are compliant.

Learn more about our Regulatory services

Digital

Digital

Digital

Our Digital team supports you to drive business growth through digital transformation.

Through an integrated network of digital systems, DKSH embraces operational agility and applies advanced analytics to better understand industry trends and the needs of its customers.

DKSH supports its business partners to market and sell their products through an omni-channel approach involving digital marketing automation, industry-specialized marketplaces and DKSH Discover, a portal for specialty chemicals and ingredients.

All of these services combined enable DKSH’s business partners to stay ahead and remain competitive.

Learn more about our Digital services

Success stories

Success stories

We have helped many business partners to succeed in markets around the world. Learn how we've supported them in the food and beverage industry.

Our expertise

Insights

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