Arla Foods Ingredients is expanding its partnership with the Brenntag Group to distribute high-quality protein ingredients across Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia. This move follows a successful collaboration in China and targets the growing demand in Southeast Asia’s health food, infant, sports nutrition, and functional food sectors.
Arla Foods Ingredients has announced an expansion of its distribution partnership with global chemical and ingredient distributor, Brenntag Group, to encompass Southeast Asia’s three largest markets—Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia.
The collaboration marks a strategic step to meet growing regional demand for high-quality protein ingredients. As part of the extended partnership, Brenntag will distribute Arla Foods Ingredients’ broad range of whey and dairy-based protein solutions. These ingredients will support key sectors such as health foods, infant nutrition, sports nutrition, and functional products in bakery and dairy applications.
The announcement follows the success of a 2023 agreement between Arla Foods Ingredients and Zhongbai Xingye Food Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., a Brenntag company, to distribute in China. Building on that momentum, the Southeast Asia expansion reflects the increasing prosperity and nutritional expectations of the region’s consumers, particularly their growing interest in premium protein products.
Demand for high-quality whey and dairy ingredients is growing across Southeast Asia, especially in key segments like active nutrition and food functionality. Our goal is to improve and extend our offering to manufacturers across the region.”
Alexander Leufgen, Head of Asia-Pacific at Arla Foods Ingredients
Our partnership with Arla Foods Ingredients in China has been immensely successful, and we are excited to expand it into Southeast Asia. With our combined strength, we are confident that we can meet the demand for high-quality, innovative nutritional products in the growing markets of Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam.”
Kenneth Keh, Regional President, Nutrition Asia Pacific at Brenntag Specialties
As Southeast Asia continues to evolve as a hub for food and nutrition innovation, the partnership between Arla Foods Ingredients and Brenntag is poised to play a critical role in shaping the region’s ingredient supply chain.
