An American natural food and beverage ingredients supplier has announced the grand opening of its Mildenhall Finishing & Distribution Centre.

Kalsec Inc, which has been family-owned and headquartered in Kalamazoo, Michigan, since 1958, will open its new unit at Merlin Park, Fred Dannett Road, Mildenhall, later on this week. 

It is hoped the centre will improve service capabilities for Kalsec’s European customers by providing flexibility, increased localised options, and improved delivery times, as well as improve supply chain sustainability metrics through local sourcing, production, and distribution of products.

Robert Wheeler, chief executive officer of Kalsec, said: "We have been investing aggressively over the past several years to expand our presence and operations in Europe with the goal to fully support our savoury food and brewed beverage customers in this important region.

"The opening of our Mildenhall Finishing & Distribution Centre completes the final major milestone in this plan and demonstrates our continued commitment to provide a highly responsive and personalized customer experience." 

The 8,000 square-foot facility joins Kalsec’s campus of facilities that have been operating in Suffolk for the last 29 years.

“With this investment, we are thrilled to build on our commitment to our European customers to help them solve their toughest challenges and launch delicious, exciting new products that their customers will love,” said Mr Wheeler.

A grand opening event and ribbon cutting will take place on Wednesday, August 21 from 11am to 2pm.

Kalsec, a certified B Corp, has regional offices, laboratories and sales teams in North America, Europe and Asia.