HORN, DSM Partner for Pet Industry

LA MIRADA, Calif. and PARSIPPANY, N.J.HORN, a North American distributor of specialty ingredients, announced a new partnership with DSM Nutritional Products (DSM), a manufacturer of vitamins, carotenoids, other nutritional ingredients and premixes, to better serve the pet industry in the United States and Canada.

DSMs full portfolio of nutritional products and custom premixes is now available to HORN for distribution within its Animal Wellness business unit.

HORNs business model is complementary to our goal of engaging in a deeper level with the pet industry," said Jeff Alix, global marketing manager, Pet Nutrition, DSM Nutritional Products. HORNs experienced and specialty-trained scientists are experts in all aspects of both the human and pet food industries. Our partnership with HORN doesnt replace existing relationships, but rather, adds value and expands our reach and customer base."

The HORN/DSM partnership upholds the companies mutual strategy to become a total solution provider for the pet industry. HORNs experience in food science offers solutions into targeted sales channels within its Animal Wellness unit, and consultancy for concept inception, ingredient selection and the development of new pet products. The availability of DSMs custom premixes enhances HORNs pet ingredients portfolio. Customers now will have the opportunity to order custom pre-blend ingredients specific to their needs.

HORN and DSM Nutritional Products will be at SupplySide West Las Vegas.