Press Room
April 2, 2003
Cognis to sponsor Vitafoods
Cognis Nutrition & Health, a business unit of the Cognis Group, has announced it is to reinforce its support for this year’s Vitafoods International exhibition (Palexpo, Geneva, May 13-15) by taking on the role of Exhibition Executive sponsor.
As a leading global supplier of innovative speciality chemicals and nutritional ingredients, Cognis takes part in major trade shows around the world every year and, in Europe, Cognis Nutrition & Health has exhibited at every Vitafoods since its inception.
“We are delighted to be sponsoring this year’s event”, said Martin Weidner, Business Manager for Northern Europe at Cognis Nutrition & Health. “Geneva is a very convenient location for many of our customers and so the show has become an established meeting place for us. Vitafoods is an extremely important part of our marketing mix, not only providing a platform to present our product ranges and discuss new product ideas with customers, but also the opportunity to make new contacts and to meet members of the press”, he explained.
“As well as sponsoring the Show, this year we’re proud to be launching an exciting new product line at Vitafoods - Tonalin® CLA, a natural source of conjugated linoleic acid.* We will, of course, be taking a stand - 4811 - and we’ll be hosting a series of sessions in the supplier seminars. So, all in all it should be a very busy and worthwhile show for us” commented Mr. Weidner.
Cognis Nutrition & Health, a business unit of the Cognis Group, is a global supplier of natural-source ingredients and services for enhanced nutrition and wellness. Science-based ingredients such as vitamin E, carotenoids, phytosterols and botanicals are provided across five market segments: dietary supplements; functional foods and medical nutrition; pharmaceuticals and healthcare; food technology; and animal nutrition.
*TONALIN® conjugated linoleic acid is an exclusively licensed product of the Cognis Group.
About Cognis:
Cognis is a worldwide supplier of innovative specialty chemicals and nutritional ingredients with almost 9,100 employees in close to 50 countries. The company has dedicated its activities to a high level of sustainability and delivers natural source raw materials and ingredients for food, nutrition and healthcare markets, and the cosmetics, detergents and cleaners industries. Additionally, Cognis provides solutions for a number of other industries, such as coatings and inks, lubricants, textiles and plastics, as well as agrosolutions and mining chemicals.
Cognis is owned by private equity funds advised by Permira, GS Capital Partners, and Schroder Ventures Life Sciences. In 2002, Cognis recorded sales of 3,1 billion Euro and an operating profit before depreciation, amortisation and exceptional items (EBITDA recurring) of 393 million Euro.
Cognis Nutrition & Health:
Phone: +49-211-7940-9692
Fax: +49-211-798-2390
email: nutrition-and-health-europe@cognis.com
Internet: www.cognis.com
Media Contact:
Val Holmes
Phone: +44-(0)20-8979-2333
email: valholmes@compuserve.com