Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America, Inc.

Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America, Inc.

Announcing the Acquisition of More Than Gourmet

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We are thrilled to share that as of January 3, 2023 Ajinomoto Health and Nutrition North America, Inc. (AHN) has acquired the remaining shares of More Than Gourmet (MTG), completing the acquisition.

AHN’s partnership with MTG began in 2019. Since then, the partnership has further enhanced More Than Gourmet’s product and services.

More Than Gourmet is based out of Akron, Ohio. It specializes in natural sauces, broths, and stocks made in the old-world tradition of French haute cuisine and has a passion for high-quality, savory ingredients. The MTG product offerings compliments AHN’s capabilities for flavor enhancement with liquid stocks, broths, and sauces serving the retail, food service and industrial channels.

As part of the AHN portfolio, MTG will have greater access to innovation, research and development, and culinary and customer service teams. This will ensure that we continue to provide superior service to our customers, and consumers.

We welcome our new team members to AHN and look forward to serving our industry together.

 

Interested in learning more about MTG? Please visit www.morethangourmet.com

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Food & BeverageFood Service
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InnovationNutrition

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