Danisco Announces Hydrocolloid Price Increases

With all Danisco hydrocolloid plants being BRC (British Retail Consortium) Global Standards certified or being in the process of certification, Danisco continues to strive for the highest food safety standards.

Oct 7 2011 --- Danisco has announced global price increases of 5-15 percent for affected GRINDSTED hydrocolloids effective November 1, 2011, or when contracts allow.

Danisco continues its strong focus on productivity and cost reduction programs, but these have unfortunately not been able to mitigate the rising raw material, energy and logistic costs seen across all its hydrocolloid product lines.

With all Danisco hydrocolloid plants being BRC (British Retail Consortium) Global Standards certified or being in the process of certification, Danisco continues to strive for the highest food safety standards. Recent announcements of expansion also show the company’s continued commitment to add capital investments into its facilities to ensure the long-term supply of the highest quality products and cost-effective solutions for its customers.

Danisco is the ingredient industry’s hydrocolloid powerhouse offering the widest range of highly functional products under the GRINDSTED trademark, including alginate, carrageenan, cellulose gum (CMC), guar gum, locust bean gum, microcrystalline cellulose (MCC), pectin and xanthan gum as well as customized solutions of hydrocolloids, emulsifiers, enzymes, etc., to the global food industries.