Food & Beverage

Federico Guanzini

Head Country Management, Italy

+39 02 307 018 30
Fax +39 02 307 018 34
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DKSH Italia
Via Salvator Rosa 14
20156 Milan
Italy
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DKSH Business Line Food & Beverage Ingredients is a leading food ingredients distributor and global provider of Market Expansion Services for business partners in the beverage, dairy, confectionery and bakery, nutritional supplements, processed food and food service industries.

We provide food and beverage ingredients to manufacturers in the food and beverage industry, ranging from food raw materials to food additives and institutional products.

We help our customers to develop new innovative products and applications in collaboration with our valuable suppliers and our team of specialized staff.
 

What DKSH can do for you

With our long-standing business contacts and strategic market insight, we provide new and alternative sources for innovative food ingredients and food additives that help drive your business success. Through our comprehensive global network, which gives instant access to markets around the world, we provide responsible and traceable sourcing of hard-to-find food ingredients and raw materials.

We develop tailor-made new products, formulations and breakthrough applications in collaboration with our team of specialized staff from our dedicated award-winning innovation centers. Our market insight and broad overview enables us to scout for long-term trends in products and technology beyond short-lived fashions.

We provide all the required marketing and sales services as well as distribution and inbound logistics for companies lacking a global footprint. We have the capability to manage your entire supply chain, including import and export management, warehousing solutions and specialized services, such as labelling and invoicing.
 

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Products we offer in the Food & Beverage industry

Beverage & Dairy

Beverage & Dairy
FBI Beverage and diary

Our areas of expertise include health ingredients, fruit and vegetable juice concentrates, sweeteners and natural colors, flavours and milk constituents.

We offer the following products:

  • Health ingredients
  • Fruit and vegetable juice concentrates
  • Sweeteners and natural colors
  • Flavors
  • Milk constituents

  • Creatine Monohydrate
  • L- Carnithine
  • Taurine
  • Caffeine
  • Amino acids (full range)
  • Vitamins
  • Coenzyme Q10 (solubilized)

  • Pycnogenol (super antioxidant)
  • Acerola (natural vitamin C)
  • Guarana (natural caffeine)
  • Ginseng
  • Superfruit extracts (goji, acai)
  • Omega-3
  • Prebiotic fibers including inuline and FOS
  • Beta glucans from barley and yeast
  • Lutein and zeaxanthin
  • Green and white tea extracts

  • Acesulphame-K
  • Aspartame
  • Neohesperidine DC
  • Saccharine, sodium saccharine
  • Sodium/calcium cyclamat
  • Sucralose
  • Thaumatine
  • Stevia, Lo Han Guo
     

Confectionery & Bakery

Confectionery & Bakery
Confectionery & Bakery

Our areas of expertise include flavours/colors, enzymes, emulsifiers/stabilizers, preservatives, processing aids, sweeteners, health ingredients, glazors, bakery fillings, dietary vibes (incl. inulin, beta gluons, FOS, arabinoglacatan) and minerals.

We offer the following products:

  • Flavors/colors
  • Enzymes
  • Emulsifiers/stabilizers
  • Preservatives/processing aids/sweeteners
  • Health ingredients
  • Glazors/bakery fillings
  • Dietary fibers (inulin, beta glucans, FOS, Arabinoglactan)
  • Minerals

  • Beta glucans
  • Omega 3

  • Soluble and insoluble fibers
  • Sweeteners

  • Probiotics
  • Soluble fibers

  • Soy lecithin
  • Soy derivates
  • Rice derivates
  • Flavors

Food Supplements & Nutrition

Food Supplements & Nutrition
Food Supplements & Nutrition

Our areas of expertise include concepts and applications for products including antioxidants, immune boosters, weight management and intestinal ingredients, amino acids, sweeteners and vitamins.

  • Pycnogenol (super antioxidant)
  • CoQ10 (also solubilisates)
  • Alpha lipoic acid (also solubilisates)
  • Green tea extracts
  • Polyphenols from natural extracts
  • Lutein and zeaxanthin
  • Lycopene
  • Acerola extract (natural vitamin C)
  • Vitamins
  • Goji berries and extracts

  • Creatine Monohydrate
  • Amino acids and taurine
  • Guarana and ginseng extract
  • Catechins (high EGCG), capsaicin
  • Barley beta glucan and other soluble and insoluble fibers
  • Garcinia cambogia (high HCA)
  • Alpha lipoic acid (also solubilisates)
  • Omega 3 (also from vegetable origin)

  • Probiotic fibers
  • Barley beta glucan, psyllium and other viscous dietary fibers
  • Lactoferrin
  • Yeast-derived glucopolysaccharide
  • Goji berries
  • Vitamin C

  • Creatine Monohydrate
  • Chondroitin, glucosamine and hyaluronic acid
  • Isoflavones, black cohosh, St. John’s wort and other botanic extracts
  • L-theanine
  • DHA
  • L-carnitine
  • Non-GM lecithin and derivatives

  • Barley beta glucan and other dietary fibers
  • Gamma oryzanol
  • Green tea catechins, resveratol and other natural antioxidants
  • Omega 3
  • Non-GM lecithin
  • L-carnitine
  • Amino acids

  • Acesulfame K
  • Aspartame (powder and granule)
  • Erythritol
  • Neophesperidine DC
  • Sodium Saccharin/Saccharin
  • Sodium and Calcium Cyclamate
  • Sucralose
  • Stevia Glycosides and Rebaudioside A
  • Thaumatine

Processed Food & Food Service

Processed Food & Food Service
Processed Food & Food Service

Our areas of expertise include toll-manufactured spice blends, glazes and marinades, sweet and savoury toppings/fillings, chocolate couvertures, olive oils and wines.

We offer the following products:

  • Toll manufactured spice blends
  • Glazes and marinades
  • Sweet and savory toppings/fillings
  • Chocolate couvertures
  • Olive oils
  • Wines

  • Pork and bacon flavors
  • Beef and meat flavors
  • Chicken flavors
  • Swiss-made savory novelties
  • Ethnic and traditional Japanese flavors
  • Allergen-free HVPs
  • Flavor enhancers
  • Other savory flavors

  • Our soy sauces are fully naturally fermented, non-GM, IP-system registered, free of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, free of biological or chemical contaminants, HACCP and ISO 9001 certified
  • Other sauces
  • Dips

  • Fruit salad, skewers, dices, cubes, slices, etc.
  • Dried mushrooms
  • Asparagus

  • Texturized vegetable protein
  • Soy and rice protein

Our services at a glance

We offer tailored services that create new opportunities for clients and customers including:

Get the most innovative materials worldwide

  • We source hard-to-find food and beverage ingredients through our global supplier network
  • We select reliable suppliers based on factory audits and evaluation of the main qualitative and economic parameters
  • We define product specifications in compliance with sales market regulations and customer requirements and identify and implement amendments to meet regulations
  • Our in-house quality control processes and logistics operations ensure excellent service and guarantee best practices
  • Through our comprehensive global network we negotiate the best purchasing and selling conditions

Develop new products, ideas and patents with us

  • Our teams of experts scout for new trends and food ingredients all over the world
  • Our innovation centers work on new concepts and formulations and enhance and troubleshoot existing products
  • We provide you with access to state-of-the-art know-how through our close cooperation with universities and industry associations

Benefit from our custom food manufacturing process control and superior quality

  • We scout, screen and manage third-party toll manufacturers
  • We provide quality management, SEQRA, REACH, cGMP audit and change control

Let us bring your products to new and existing markets

  • We develop market access strategies and turn ideas into success
  • We innovate new marketing ideas and concepts and create new market opportunities for existing ingredients, in accordance with local regulations
  • We handle import regulations and regulatory affairs through close contact with national and international regulators

We deliver in time, on budget and in line with your specifications

  • We deliver deep market insight and control across the entire supply chain, extending our comprehensive industry knowledge to you
  • We offer unparalleled expertise in logistics processes and provide just-in-time solutions for your manufacturing needs

We care about new products and accompany them all the way

  • Our experienced sales support are focused on your complete product and service satisfaction

Success stories

  • Cooking Up the Finest Chocolate Recipes in Japan

    Cooking Up the Finest Chocolate Recipes in Japan

    A newly-opened Japanese chocolate retail store turned to DKSH when it needed something special to entice consumers. The result was a customized chocolate product and a unique recipe developed at Condirama Japan, DKSH’s innovative confectionery training and development center in Yokohama, Japan.

  • Hleks’ delightful candies prove to be a popping success in Malaysia

    Hleks’ delightful candies prove to be a popping success in Malaysia

    Already a global leading manufacturer of popping candies, Hleks showed that they still needed support from an established business partner to expand into new food service channels in the competitive Malaysian market.

  • Ichitan’s “Bireley’s” brand relaunch in Thailand

    In 2014, DKSH initiated a growth strategy for its Business Line Food & Beverage Industry in Thailand. At the same time, Thailand-based FMCG company Ichitan acquired “Bireley’s”, a trademark brand specializing in fruit beverages, for CHF 6.7 million. Ichitan selected DKSH as a supplier of key raw materials for their Bireley’s beverage products in order to relaunch the brand in Thailand.

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