FrieslandCampina Professional and IMCD expand partnership across EMEA

IMCD and FrieslandCampina Professional have announced an expansion of their strategic distribution partnership across key EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) markets. As of 1 January 2026, IMCD will distribute FrieslandCampina Professional’s Kievit portfolio of food and beverage ingredients in several new markets. Together, they will deliver enhanced value to food and beverage manufacturers by combining IMCD’s local reach, technical expertise and formulation capabilities with FrieslandCampina Professional’s proven ingredient solutions, the companies say.

Building on a successful collaboration in select countries including Italy, the Nordics, Poland, South & East Africa, UK and Ireland, the extended agreement positions IMCD as the sole distribution partner for FrieslandCampina Professional’s full range of food and beverage ingredient solutions. IMCD, a global partner for the distribution and formulation of food and nutrition ingredients, will now serve new markets including Germany, France, Iberia, the Middle East (including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, and Bahrain), Switzerland and Greece.

FrieslandCampina Professional’s portfolio includes the Kievit fat powders, creamers, foamers, whipping agents, cake emulsifiers, sweet and savoury enrichers, offering manufacturers versatile, high-performance ingredients across bakery, savoury, dairy, beverage and nutrition segments.

With its extensive presence in over 60 countries and a strong network of more than 80 laboratories worldwide, including 16 food and nutrition application laboratories and four pilot laboratories in EMEA, IMCD will provide regional customers with hands-on technical expertise, formulation support, and customised ingredient concepts. These capabilities ensure that customers can respond quickly to changing consumer preferences in nutrition, functionality, taste and texture.

With the addition of FrieslandCampina Professional’s premium product line, the company strengthens its ability to deliver complete, innovative, and market-relevant formulations to its partners across EMEA.

“We are excited to expand our partnership with IMCD across these important EMEA markets,” said Mark Stolzenbach, managing director industry and trading at FrieslandCampina Professional. “IMCD’s strong local presence, customer intimacy, and technical support will allow us to better serve our customers with speed, flexibility, and innovation. We look forward to continued growth together and to delivering even greater value to the market.”