BENEO

BENEO is a supplier of functional ingredients derived from natural sources. The company says it was formed in 2007 and has more than 1,000 employees, seven local offices and seven production sites. It markets its products in more than 80 countries and describes itself as a global partner for the food and feed industries, with local sales and support networks. Its portfolio is based on ingredients sourced from chicory root, sugar beet, rice and wheat. BENEO groups its offer into functional fibres, functional carbohydrates, specialty rice ingredients and functional proteins. Named examples include Orafti inulin and oligofructose, Isomalt, Palatinose (isomaltulose), rice starches and rice flours. The ingredients are intended to influence nutritional and technical properties while maintaining or improving taste and texture. BENEO serves food, feed and pharmaceutical applications. Its human-food ingredient applications include bakery, baby food, beverages, cereals, confectionery, dairy, and meat, soups and sauces. The company also discusses ingredient use in animal feed, aquafeed and pet food. Its stated areas of focus include fibre enrichment, sugar and fat replacement, digestive health, and supporting nutrition and weight-management needs. BENEO is associated with the Südzucker Group in its corporate governance materials.

BENEO says it was formed in 2007, bringing together a business focused on functional ingredients from natural sources. The company describes its work as developing and producing ingredients for food, feed and pharmaceutical products, drawing on expertise in nutrition and product functionality. Its stated purpose is to contribute to better nutrition and health while helping customers address changing expectations around food. The company identifies chicory root, sugar beet, rice and wheat as sources for its ingredient range. Its portfolio includes functional fibres, functional carbohydrates, specialty rice ingredients and functional proteins. Among the named offerings are Orafti inulin and oligofructose, Isomalt, Palatinose (isomaltulose), rice starches and rice flours. BENEO says its ingredients can help improve nutritional and technical properties while maintaining or improving taste and texture. BENEO highlights a long history with Isomalt, describing itself as a pioneer of this sugar-beet-derived sugar replacer and saying the ingredient has been used for more than four decades in sugar-free and sugar-reduced confectionery. It also presents Palatinose as isomaltulose and describes it as a carbohydrate providing balanced and sustained energy. The supplied material does not give the dates of these product developments. BENEO reports that it operates seven production sites in Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy and Chile, and seven local offices in Belgium, Brazil, Germany, India, Singapore, Spain and the United States. It says it markets products in more than 80 countries and employs more than 1,000 people. Its ingredient applications extend across food categories such as bakery, baby food, beverages, cereals, confectionery, dairy, and meat, soups and sauces, as well as feed and pharmaceutical uses. The company presents its current work in terms of functional nutrition, consumer demand and application support. Its stated areas include dietary-fibre enrichment, sugar and fat replacement, digestive health and weight-management needs. It also promotes scientific evidence for its prebiotic ingredients and offers nutrition, regulatory, market and consumer insights alongside application technology. BENEO's corporate governance page provides group codes of conduct and compliance materials associated with Südzucker Group. The supplied sources do not establish a detailed ownership timeline, founder, headquarters address or executive roster.

• 2007

  BENEO formed

• Reports a global operating footprint of seven production sites, seven local offices and sales in more than 80 countries

A global partner offering plant-based functional ingredients and application expertise for nutrition and technical performance across food, feed and pharmaceutical markets.

• Orafti inulin and oligofructose

  Functional fibres derived from natural sources.

• Isomalt

  A sugar replacer from sugar beet, used in sugar-free and sugar-reduced confectionery.

• Palatinose (isomaltulose)

  A functional carbohydrate that BENEO describes as providing balanced and sustained energy.

• Rice starches and rice flours

  Specialty rice ingredients in BENEO's human-nutrition range.

1. 1BENEO | Together we contribute to better nutrition and healthbeneo.com
2. 2About BENEO: Experts in natural ingredientsbeneo.com
3. 3Corporate governance and supplier guidelines | BENEObeneo.com
4. 4Better nutrition with chicory, sugar beet, rice & wheat | BENEObeneo.com