BARENTZ

Barentz Europe BV and DENFER Turkey forge collaboration for the Turkish market.

Amsterdam, The Netherlands – 6 September, 2006

Barentz Europe B.V. has chosen Denfer Turkey as its partner for the expansion of the Barentz activities into Turkey.

Denfer Turkey will be responsible for sales and distribution of the large Barentz portfolio of products in the Turkish market. Denfer Turkey will be distributing several different product lines for food and non-food industries.

Barentz Europe B.V., a Dutch company founded in 1953, is one of the leading pan-European suppliers of specialty raw materials, with branches in 18 countries and sales in excess of $350 million. Barentz holds strong positions both in food and feed ingredients and raw materials for pharma, cosmetic and chemical industries. Through Barentz Ingredients, the company is also involved in the production and marketing of functional blends for the meat and bakery industry.

Through the collaboration with Barentz, Denfer Turkey will offer a large range of products at competitive prices in the Turkish market, with the support of an internationally operating company.

“Barentz is a professional production and distribution company, which will offer new solutions for Turkish business", said Mehmet Gozukara, managing director of Denfer Turkey. “The collaboration on the Turkish market, marks one of the last steps in the pan-European coverage for Barentz, and is a great opportunity for both companies”.

BARENTZ Europe BV (WWW.BARENTZ.COM)
Contact : John Hus (00 31 23 567 3456)

DENFER Gida Tarim Kimya Tekstil Tic. Ltd. Sti. (WWW.DENFER.NL)
Contact : Mehmet Gozukara (00 90 536 256 2719)