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ANDEAN GRAIN PRODUCTS LTD AND BIORIGINAL EUROPE/ASIA B.V.
ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP FOR CHIA OIL IN EUROPE
Den Bommel, NL – febr 8 2016
Andean Grain Products Ltd. (“Andean Grain”) and Bioriginal Europe/Asia B.V. (“Bioriginal”) announce a
partnership to produce and market cold pressed chia oil, following Andean Grain’s recent approval
under European Union Novel Food regulations to legally market chia oil within Europe.
The partnership brings together Andean Grain’s strength in producing and supplying chia seed with
Bioriginal’s in-depth expertise in the production of Omega ingredients and oils. Together ensuring full
traceability and the highest standards in chia oil production.
“We are proud to offer the highest quality chia oil available on the market and are thrilled to be working
with Bioriginal, who share our passion for nutritious and heart-healthy Omega-3 products”, said Thomas
Spillane, Director of Andean Grain Products Ltd., based in London.
Andean Grain produces sustainable chia directly from the foothills of the Andes Mountains in South
America and processes it via a cold pressing process that ensures it retains its impressive nutritional
properties. Their chia oil contains 63-64% Omega-3 fatty acids (ALA), and approximately 20% Omega-6
fatty acids, together with high levels of antioxidants and other nutrients.
Chia oil also has a variety of applications, such as a nutritional addition to foods and beverages, consumed
directly, processed into softgels for a food supplement and numerous applications in cosmetic and skin
care products.
“The collaboration with Andean Grain has been wonderful, and we look forward to creating a market
success together with this beautiful high quality and versatile product”, said René Van Hoorn, Director
Infant Milk Formula / Natural & Organic for Bioriginal.
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ABOUT ANDEAN GRAIN PRODUCTS
Andean Grain Products is dedicated to producing and supplying the highest quality superfoods from the
Andean region of South America including chia seed, quinoa, maca and maqui berry. Andean Grain
Products produces from farms located in Argentina in the foothills of the Andes mountain range and
sources and contracts production from independent farmers in Argentina, Bolivia, Chia and Peru that
share our values of environmental sustainability and having a positive impact on the local communities in
which we work. Andean Grain Products exports container load volumes of its products in bulk directly
from South America to customers across the globe, as well as supplies smaller volumes from its
warehouse located in Belgium. In addition to bulk packaging, Andean Grain Products offers private label
retail packaging as well as the products under its own brand, “Andean Sol”. Andean Grain Products
handles all commercial sales from its office located in London, United Kingdom. Export operations are
handled from offices and facilities located in Argentina and small volumes sales from its warehouse
located in Antwerp, Belgium. For more information, please visit http://www.andeangrain.com
For additional information, please contact:
Thomas Spillane
Director
Andean Grain Products Ltd.
Phone: +44(0)207 193 6382
Email: [email protected]
ABOUT BIORIGINAL
Bioriginal is a global leader in delivering complete omega solutions to the food and nutraceutical
industries. With over 20 years of global expertise in plant and marine-based omegas, Bioriginal has carved
out a niche by scientifically combining ingredients from all over the world, directly from the source, to
create unique and efficacious solutions. Bioriginal has developed proprietary methods and systems to
provide customized turnkey solutions for our customers that help them compete and win in a highly
competitive space. Bioriginal is headquartered in Saskatoon, Canada, with facilities in Europe, Asia and
North America, and is a subsidiary of Omega Protein Corporation. For more information, please
visit http://www.bioriginal.nl.
Omega Protein Corporation’s Human Nutrition division includes Bioriginal Food & Science Corp.
(Bioriginal) and Nutegrity. Their ingredient portfolios include three primary lines: protein products,
specialty omega ingredients and other nutraceutical ingredients. Nutegrity™ represents the combined
expertise of Cyvex Nutrition (botanicals and fish oils), Wisconsin Specialty Protein (dairy ingredients), and
InCon Processing (molecular distillation).
For additional information, please contact:
Rene van Hoorn
Director Infant Milk Formula / Natural & Organic
Bioriginal Europe/Asia B.V.
Phone: +31 610395381
[email protected]