Kerry Ingredients and Flavours Americas is a subsidiary company of the Kerry Group, a worldwide leader in providing food and beverage ingredients all around the world. The company’s U.S. headquarters are located in Wisconsin, USA while the Kerry Group’s main headquarters are located in Tralee, Ireland.

History

The Kerry Group, Kerry Americas’ parent company, started out as a dairy processing company in Ireland in 1972. The cooperative was formed through the partnership of Dairy Disposal Company and the Erie Casein Company. From starting as a private dairy processing company to becoming a dairy co-operative, the management of Kerry decided to go public. Kerry’s decision to become a public company was a success and was one contributor in its growth as a major company.

Over the years, it has become a leading supplier of ingredients and flavors for food and beverages. The company has also expanded its operations and now has subsidiary companies in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

One of the Group’s subsidiaries, Kerry Ingredients and Flavours Americas, became active in acquiring several food businesses in the year 2000. Kerry Americas originally catered to the North American and South American markets. During that year, it completed acquisitions of Shade Foods, Inc., Armour Foods Ingredients and Solnuts. A year after, Kerry Americas acquired Creative Seasonings and Spices Inc., Alferi Laboratories, SPI Foods, Iowa Soy, The Geneva Group and Hickory Specialties, Inc. In the succeeding years, the company continued its acquisitions, leading to Kerry Americas expansion as a subsidiary company. In 2010, Kerry Americas was able to acquire NutraCea’s, IPM Foods, Teawave, Agilex Flavors, CF Chefs Incorporated and Caffé D’Amore.

Currently, Kerry Americas has been able to penetrate the global market with its flavors and ingredients portfolio consisting of approximately 10,000 beverage and food products. The company is now distributing its products to about 120 countries around the world, including Latin America and Canada.

Its parent company, The Kerry Group, also has worldwide operations with its products reaching about 140 countries. Currently, the Kerry Group employs a total of about 20,000 people and produces 15,000 kinds of products.

Stats
Headquarters: Beloit, Wisconsin (America Headquarters)
Ownership Type: a subsidiary of Kerry Group, PLC
Employees: information not available for Kerry Americas; about 20,000 for The Kerry Group
Geography: Ireland, USA, Canada, Latin America, Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia Pacific countries
Demography: foodservice operators

Brands
DaVinciGourmet®, Jet®, Golden Dipt®, XCafé®, Oregon Chai®, True Crystals®

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