Supplier to food processors and onions, shallots, and garlic ingredient manufacturer team up to deliver expertise and clean-label solutions to food processors
MARSHFIELD, WI – Feb. 13, 2025 – Nelson-Jameson, a leading distributor in the food processing industry, announced its strategic partnership with Gourmet Ingredients, a culinary food industry market leader in onion juice concentrates, to meet food manufacturers’ demand for clean-label products.
Nelson-Jameson will work to combine its offerings of spices, herbs, peppers, and more with complementary products from Gourmet Ingredients to deliver solutions, expertise, and targeted strategies to help companies innovate and navigate ever-changing challenges in the food manufacturing industry.
“Nelson-Jameson’s mission to offer the best ingredients and solutions to food manufacturers is strengthened by our partnership with Gourmet Ingredients,” says Peter Kempe, Nelson-Jameson’s Senior Vice President of Strategy & Business Development, Ingredients. “Mixing the quality of Gourmet Ingredients’ onion juice concentrates with Nelson-Jameson’s food processing solutions and expertise, will benefit customers and consumers for years to come.”
Since 1947, Nelson-Jameson has supported food, beverage, and dairy processors with innovations that keep pace with changing consumer tastes, manufacturing processes, and distribution channels. The new relationship with Gourmet Ingredients strengthens the company’s commitment to delivering the exceptional to food processors.
Gourmet Ingredients has grown through its ability to provide ingredients that drive an authentic eating experience while maintaining a commitment to tackling food waste. The company’s ingredients help food manufacturers create products that are not only delicious but also cost-effective and environmentally friendly.
“Partnering with Nelson-Jameson aligns with our mission to bring food manufacturers the best and most innovative solutions to create the best products possible,” says Ronald de Wild, Commercial Director of Gourmet Ingredients. “As consumers’ tastes and preferences evolve, it’s increasingly important to offer clean-label alternatives that enhance taste and presentation while reducing sodium, sugar, and additives. Our farming and storage operations guarantee a reliable, year-round supply of raw materials, ensuring continuous ingredient production.”
Nelson-Jameson’s partnership with Gourmet Ingredients leverages the distributors’ fully climate-controlled warehouse and distribution in North America to ensure proper delivery that is compliant with the most rigorous food safety standards.
To learn more about Nelson-Jameson’s ingredients for food manufacturers and to work on custom solutions for the industry, contact Nelson-Jameson’s Packaging, Ingredients, and Chemicals Department at sales@nelsonjameson.com.
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About Nelson-Jameson
Nelson-Jameson is a fourth-generation, family-owned distributor to the food processing industry. From the company’s roots in dairy production supplies, it has expanded to offer a broad range of food processing products and services that help food and beverage organizations operate efficiently with the highest quality, food safety, and compliance standards. The company represents more than 1,000 vendors, distributes more than 79,000 curated products, and employs more than 300 people nationwide. The food processing industry leader also operates NEXT Logistics, a transportation arm that provides delivery services from its Wisconsin, California, Idaho, Pennsylvania, and Texas strategic distribution centers.
Since 1947, Nelson-Jameson has supported food, beverage, and dairy processors with innovative products and a comprehensive set of solutions that keep pace with changing consumer tastes, manufacturing processes, and distribution channels. The company values delivering the exceptional for its customers by leading with the guiding principles of kindness and mutual respect. Nelson-Jameson is a supplier of choice for customers in all 50 states and international markets.
For more information, please visit www.nelsonjameson.com.
About Gourmet Ingredients
Gourmet Ingredients is a manufacturer of clean-label ingredients made from onions, shallots and garlic. Using juice concentrates, powders, and essential oils, Gourmet Ingredients creates solutions for new food development in taste, colour and sweetness. Gourmet Ingredients operates in 24 countries and is part of Gourmet BV – a family-owned cultivator for onions, shallots, and garlic for more than three generations.
For more information, please visit www.gourmet-ingredients.nl
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