Orchard Valley Foods Acquires Food Ingredients International

01 May 2014 --- Orchard Valley Foods of Tenbury Wells has this week announced the acquisition of Food Ingredients International Limited, complementing and further adding to its existing specialist ingredients business, and taking sales to over £20million annually.

The new product range encompasses yeast products, milk proteins and dairy ingredients, organic, standard and dietetic cereal products, caramelised sugars and milk powders, and complete food mixes and industrial blends. Applications include savoury dry or wet mixes, soups, sauces, gravies, bakery, infant recipes and cereal bars. The team dedicated to the ingredients division brings many years of related product experience gained within Orchard Valley Foods and industrial markets.

Managing Director Mike Forrester commented, “Food Ingredients International has a great reputation amongst its customer base, a comprehensive product portfolio, and access to outstanding production facilities that we are pleased to inherit. We’ve a strong desire to develop the business, introducing our existing customers to the wider set of functional components we now supply. We’ll bring all the aspects of outstanding customer and technical service for which Orchard Valley Foods is renowned to the client base. ”