Univar announces a pan-European distribution agreement with Tate & Lyle Sugars for a range of Domino® Specialty Ingredients products

ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands – October 5, 2012 – Univar Inc., a leading global chemical distributor, announced today it has entered into an agreement with Tate & Lyle Sugars, who are part of the same group as Domino Foods, Inc (Domino), to distribute a range of value-added functional ingredients across Europe.

Univar will market and sell Domino’s ranges of granular and powdered Qwik-Flo® co-crystalised molasses and Dri-Flo® molasses, its granular and powdered Qwik-Flo® co-crystalised honey and Dri-Flo Honybuds®, and its sugar-based flavour and texture modifier Super Envision®. These high-performance and innovative ingredients have applications across the food sector including bakery, confectionary, ready meals, soups and sauces.

“These ingredients are versatile and effective and give our European customers a range of powerful new recipe-formulation capabilities,” says Nicolas Lehmann, vice president supplier management EMEA, Univar. “Manufacturers are always on the lookout for new multi-functional ingredients that are easy to use and we are confident that Domino’s products will be well received.”

“There are a lot of exciting opportunities in the European food market right now as manufacturers are using the latest ingredient innovations to develop some really interesting recipes,” says Robert Brown, Tate & Lyle Sugars. “Univar has an extensive geographical reach as well as a deep technical understanding of our business and our customer base so they are perfectly placed to help grow our business by bringing our products to the right people.”

Domino’s dry granular and powdered molasses are used as natural sweeteners that can act as substitutes for highly refined sugar and non-nutritive syrups. The honey products are used to impart a distinct flavour to food as well as increase moisture retention and enhance shelf-life. Domino’s flavour and texture modifiers use patented co-crystallised technology to produce unique sugar based ingredients that allow manufacturers to control the sweetness of finished products as well as enhance texture, structure and dispersion.