AAK Opens German Sales Office

"Our customers in the chocolate and confectionery industry value AAK as a strong and long-term business partner and we want to grow our business based on this foundation", says Torben Friis Lange, President Business Area Chocolate and Confectionery Fats.

2/2/2011 --- AarhusKarlshamn (AAK) - the world's leading producer of high value-added speciality vegetable fats - has opened a new sales office in Dusseldorf, Germany.

The opening of the German office is a natural step in realizing our growth strategy “AAK Acceleration”. "We want to be a global partner with a strong local presence to service our customers in order to grow and strengthen our strong innovation platform in collaboration with our customers."

"We are glad to strengthen AAK's presence in Germany with a dedicated sales office, as we want to be able to supply existing and potential new customers with our speciality oils and fats solutions by developing the good contacts already established in the German market. Our customers in the chocolate and confectionery industry value AAK as a strong and long-term business partner and we want to grow our business based on this foundation", says Torben Friis Lange, President Business Area Chocolate and Confectionery Fats.

AarhusKarlshamn is the world’s leading producer of high value-added speciality vegetable fats. These fats are characterized by a high technological content and are used as substitute for butter-fat and cocoa butter, transfree solutions for fillings in chocolate and confectionery products, and in the cosmetics industry. AarhusKarlshamn has production facilities in Denmark, Mexico, the Netherlands, Sweden, Great Britain, Uruguay and the US. The company is organised in three Business Areas; Chocolate and Confectionery Fats, Food Ingredients and Technical Products & Feed.