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Vivici launches fermentation-derived lactoferrin, aiming to ease supply constraints
Vivici has launched Vivitein LF, a precision-fermented lactoferrin ingredient, in a move that could disrupt supply dynamics for one of dairy’s most sought-after bioactives.
DSM-Firmenich to sell animal nutrition unit to CVC for €2.2bn, sharpens focus on food, health and beauty
DSM-Firmenich has agreed to sell its Animal Nutrition & Health business to private equity firm CVC Capital Partners for an enterprise value of around €2.2bn.
DSM-Firmenich opens new global food innovation centre in Delft, the Netherlands
DSM-Firmenich has inaugurated its new Van Marken Food Innovation Center in Delft, the Netherlands, marking a major step in the company’s food and biotechnology innovation strategy.
DSM-Firmenich reaches 100% renewable electricity target
DSM-Firmenich has announced that it has met its goal of sourcing 100% of its purchased electricity from renewable sources, achieving this milestone ahead of its 2025 timeline.
DSM-Firmenich unveils next-gen Dairy Safe cultures for cheese production
DSM-Firmenich has launched four new rotations of its Dairy Safe cultures, designed specifically for the production of semi-hard, hard and continental-style cheeses.
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Royal DSM is a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials. Through its two food-focused business units – DSM Nutrition & Health and DSM Food Specialties – the company delivers innovative business solutions that meet its customers’ ongoing needs.
DSM was established in 1902 as a state-owned coal mining company and has reinvented itself several times since, selling almost all of its commodity chemicals activities and becoming a life sciences and materials company during the last 20 years. In 2012, DSM bought the cultures and probiotics business of Cargill – and subsequently offloaded its cultures unit to Lallemand four years later – before shifting its focus to targeted nutrition.
More recently, it has taken stakes in both the UP4 probiotic brand and the food-tech upstart Mixfit. It is based in Heerlen, in Limburg.









