Airedale Group’s food and beverage division has partnered with THT, a Belgian probiotics provider to enhance its functional ingredients range.
The collaboration means that Airedale is now the sole distributor of THT probiotics and postbiotics in the UK.
Ben Bartlett-Wadsworth, Airedale Group’s General Manager for the food and beverage division, commented: “Probiotics make up a huge share of the European supplements market, estimated to be worth almost €16 billion and set to increase by another 6% in the next five years. There are currently signs that this trend is starting to pick up in the UK.”
“By partnering with THT we’re already in a fantastic position to meet that growing demand as consumers catch on to the benefits of probiotics and supplement manufacturers work to supply that customer base.”
Probiotics can be used to support the diversity and function of the gut microbiota, which can impact overall health in a number of ways.
THT's Sales and Marketing Manager, Carmen Malnero, added: “We have more than 30 years of expertise in the formulation of biotics supplements for health applications and have enjoyed great success throughout Europe as understanding of the benefits of probiotics have become more widespread.”
“We chose to partner with Airedale Group as their industry presence in the UK food and beverage sector as an ingredients supplier offers us the chance to penetrate a market which still has great potential for growth.”
Airedale Group, founded in 1973, is based in Cross Hills and provides chemicals and related services to the UK and Europe.
