Nourish Ingredients opens a Netherlands office for sustainable food and beverage innovation and to grapple with partnerships and operations across Europe.

Nourish Ingredients has opened a new commercial center in Leiden, the Netherlands, expanding its foothold in the European food and beverage industry. The business move puts the company in one of the most vibrant food manufacturing ecosystems in the world, where it gains access to EU support as well as to sustainable innovation opportunities.

Nourish Ingredients is a specialist supplier of animal-free fats and fermentation aimed at offering sensational solutions to plant-based and hybrid food and beverages. At the site at BioPartner 5, in Leiden, there will be product development facilities, a demonstration kitchen, and sensory laboratories for helping develop customized applications for European and global markets.

Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Anna El Tahchy have moved to run the European branch, and General Meeting Holder James Petrie cited the championing ecosystem in Europe and its status as a food and beverage innovation center.

The BioPartner 5 center, which is known as the Netherlands' first energy-neutral laboratory, will put Nourish Ingredients in touch with other first movers in food technology; there will be a lot to learn together and share knowledge.

During a showcase for customers, the hub will become fully operational by 2026, further integrating Nourish Ingredients into Europe's emerging food and beverage culture and consumer trends.