November 30/London/Premium Ingredients International Europe -- Effective immediately, Beijing Gingko Group (BGG) has appointed Premium Ingredients International Europe (PII) exclusive distributor of its range of Liquorice Extracts & Derivatives for the Food, Beverage and Cosmetic industries across Europe.

Products falling within the agreement include: Liquorice Powders & Block, Monoammonium Glycyrrhizinate, Glycyrrhizic Acid and 18-ß-Glycyrrhetinic Acid.

Joseph Chiang, vice president of business development at BGG said, "We are delighted to be able to work with PII who have such a strong reputation in the supply of ingredients into the food and beverage market. When you form such a strategic partnership it is vital that you trust the reputation of the company and the sales team to represent your products in a first-class fashion, and in PII, we have found such a partner. We look forward to growing our business and increasing our market penetration with this co-operation."

“As a trusted distributor, it is vital we represent companies who place a strong emphasis on the quality of both finished product and production. With BGG, we were delighted to find that their quality, performance, technical development skill and product know-how matches their commercial expertise. We are very excited about extending our product portfolio with their liquorice range” said Nic Dam, general manager at PII.

From the December 6, 2010, Prepared Foods E-dition