Puratos joins EuropaBio: striving to offer healthier solutions every day

Brussels, 12 October 2021 – EuropaBio is pleased to announce that Puratos has joined as a corporate member. Founded in Belgium in 1919, Puratos offers a full range of innovative products and application expertise for artisans, industry, retailers and food service customers in the bakery, patisserie, and chocolate sectors. The company now has subsidiaries in 80 countries, over 9000 employees and more than 1000 R&D researchers and technical advisors.

As member of EuropaBio, Puratos aims at strengthening its commitment to a robust scientific approach, a constant pursuit of innovation, with health and well-being as a cornerstone, and a deep-rooted belief in the valuable role that food plays in society.

EuropaBio Director-General Dr. Claire Skentelbery commented “It is excellent to welcome Puratos into EuropaBio, with a focus on nutritious, sustainable and innovative food production for European consumers and businesses. We look forward to highlighting the role of industrial biotechnology across the foods that we eat and working with the Puratos team to support their global development”.

Puratos R&D Director, Filip Arnaut, added: “As reliable partners in innovation, Puratos looks forward to actively engaging in EuropaBio’s activities. As part of our commitments to you and to future generations, Puratos supports a European biotechnology sector that is truly innovative and dynamic, while ensuring its responsible use to the benefit of people and environment”.