Brenntag North America forms distribution agreement on ester gum

31 Aug 2018 --- Brenntag North America, Inc., part of the Brenntag Group, is collaborating with Caragum International for the exclusive distribution of Ester Gum in the US and Canada. Caragum International specializes in the formulation and manufacturing of stabilizers systems for the food industry with products such as Cararosin BG CG 389-E445.

Located in Marseille, France, Caragum supplies stabilizers into applications such as beverages, flavored emulsions and sauces.

“Brenntag’s collaboration with Caragum continues to demonstrate our commitment to offer our food and beverage customers top quality ingredients from world-class producers,” says Larry Davis, Food Director, Brenntag North America. “Our Food & Nutrition team looks forward to working with Caragum to promote a new option to customers for ester gum. This is a great addition to our product portfolio and one that gives our customers the additional options they’ve been seeking.”

Cararosin BG CG 389-E445, a Glycerol Ester of Wood Rosin E445, is a weighting agent and is very effective in stabilizing emulsions in beverages. The manufacturing of this material complies with the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA). In addition to manufacturing compliance, Caragum offers technical support to their customers by assisting in project development.

“Caragum International – France is pleased to welcome Brenntag as our exclusive distributor. On behalf of our French team and our worldwide network of 40 distributors, we thank Brenntag North America for choosing to support Caragum International and its Glycerol Ester range of Gum Rosin and Glycerol Ester from Wood Rosin E445. I look forward to seeing what we achieve together,” notes Frederic Tur, Global Sales Director, Caragum International.

FoodIngredientsFirst has reached out to Brenntag North America for further details.

Last week we reported that Brenntag had entered into a new collaboration with Silvateam for the exclusive distribution of pectin in US and Canada.