India-based Katra Phytoc partners with Gee Lawson to expand into Europe

India-based integrated carotenoid company Katra Phyto has signed an agreement that will see Gee Lawson develop its presence in European food, cosmetics and food supplement markets. 

Katra Group chairman Ramesh Vangal said: “Gee Lawson brings deep insight on nutritionals, strategies for research-backed value addition and a large customer network.

“In addition, other Katra group companies actively work with a wide range of medicinal herbals and formulations validated by extensive research and clinical trials.”

Gee Lawson nutrition group head Jonathan Shorts said: “This is an area where we believe Katra have uniquely positioned themselves and are working continuously to improve product from the seed through to formulation.

“Development is at the forefront of both our agenda’s and we hope to launch new products in 2017 to satisfy the ever increasing demands from both brands and consumers.”

Katra's carotenoids prodct range will be soon available on Gee Lawson’s website.

Established in 1996, Katra Phytochem focuses on non-GMO seed production, cultivation based on a stringent IPM format through farmer networking.