Chr. Hansen helps Vinamilk develop probiotics

Studying probiotic effectiveness (Source: vinamilk)

The Chr. Hansen Food Company of Denmark will help the Vietnam Dairy Products JSC (Vinamilk) develop probiotics for the latter’s milk products after the signing of a strategic cooperation agreement in Copenhagen on September 21.  

Under the terms of the agreement, Chr. Hansen will cooperate with Vinamilk in studying and using the best probiotics in accordance with European standards for Vinamilk’s formula milk, yogurt, drinking yogurt, and other products, thus improving consumers’ digestive systems.

Chr. Hansen Vice President Lasse Nagell pledged to help Vinamilk develop its products and assist the company in personnel training and communication campaigns on nutrition.

After the signing ceremony, Mette Winning, Head of Global Sales Support & Technical Center of Chr. Hansen, hosted a workshop with Vinamilk to discuss ways to develop high-quality products with international standards.

Chr. Hansen is the world’s leading food group. Established 140 years ago, the group has offices in 32 nations worldwide and around 30,000 types of probiotics for food.

Vinamilk is Vietnam’s leading dairy producer. It has produced over 200 types of nutrition products and sold around 7 billion products each year.

The company topped the 2017 list of 40 most valuable Vietnamese company brands with an estimated value of 1.7 billion USD, which was released by Forbes Vietnam.

VNA