AIC becomes North American distributor of organic rice and pumpkin seed proteins

17 Oct 2019 --- American International Chemical (AIC), a subsidiary of LLB Specialties, has become the North American distributor of Organic Rice Protein, Organic Brown Rice Protein and Organic Pumpkin Seed Protein, manufactured by Panjin Hetian Food Co., Ltd, located in Panjin City, China. Distribution authorization will include the US, Canada and Mexico.

“Our appointment as the distribution partner for Panjin Hetian’s Organic offerings of Rice, Brown Rice and Pumpkin Seed Proteins allows us to add these plant proteins to our growing specialty product portfolio. This way, we can cater to our growing customer base in the vegan and organic food and nutrition markets,” explains Darren J. Birkelbach, President of AIC.

These Panjin Hetian products are manufactured in a BRC certified facility and are United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Organic Certified by IBD.

“Panjin Hetian Food is excited to bring its portfolio of organic plant proteins to the North American marketplace in partnership with AIC. We are thrilled to partner with an organization with such vast distribution and warehousing network servicing the US, Canada, and Mexico. AIC has a solid quality and regulatory focus which allows its customers to know they only partner with quality manufacturers like us,” Karen Yang, Director Panjin Hetian Food comments.

“We continue to see a rising trend in demand for vegan proteins, as well as organic-certified food and nutrition ingredients,” continues Birkelbach. 

The addition of organic rice, brown rice and pumpkin seed proteins to AIC’s current plant protein product offering allows us to provide our customers these sought-after ingredients for their vegan, organic food and nutritional product clients,” he concludes. 

Edited by Elizabeth Green