The Global Prebiotic Association Welcomes Six New Members

CP Kelco and Intrinsic Organics join as Executive Board Members, BioNeutra and Top Health Ingredients join as Members and Atlantia Food Clinical Trials and MSPrebiotics join as Associate Members

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Global Prebiotic Association

Feb 28, 2019, 08:18 ET

SPRING, Texas, Feb. 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the Global Prebiotic Association (GPA) announced six new members including the expansion of its Executive Board to now include CP Kelco and Intrinsic Organics. The new board members join Deerland Enzymes and Prenexus Health on the executive leadership team that stewards the organization.

A prebiotic is a nutritional product and/or ingredient that is selectively utilized by beneficial host microorganisms providing a health benefit.

"We are excited to welcome these new member companies strengthening and adding depth to GPA's membership base and expanding our ability to guide category growth," said Len Monheit, Executive Director, Global Prebiotic Association. "This enhances the prebiotic ingredient set we represent, adding providers of inulin, pectin and pectic oligosaccharides, IMO and resistant starch."

New Executive Board Members

CP Kelco is a leading producer of specialty hydrocolloids with offices and facilities across the globe. cpkelco.com
Intrinsic Organics' is the leader for domestically grown organic inulin. They are a science-based company, believing that the basics of consumers health starts with all natural ingredients aiding in our life-long quest for optimum health and wellness. intrinsicorganics.com

"As a premium ingredients manufacturer focused on enabling our customers to identify and leverage nutritious, clean label solutions, we are thrilled to be a part of the GPA," said Jennifer Mason, Senior Vice President Innovation, CP Kelco. "We believe the future of human health will be addressed through nutrition and the microbiome. Many of our products can enable the use of prebiotics in finished goods, and some, like pectin, have benefits in and of themselves. We are committed to helping the GPA further the science and research in this very important area."

"We are very excited to join the GPA Executive Board. We believe that by joining our efforts with other respected GPA member companies that we can influence, guide, and expand the market we serve and ultimately help improve the health of our customers," said Kyle Griffiths, Chief Marketing Officer, Intrinsic Organics.

New Members

BioNeutra is a supplier of high quality prebiotic, dietary-fiber and low-caloric sweetener products, including VitaFiber™IMO. bioneutra.ca
Top Health Ingredients sources and supplies plant-based, non-GMO ingredients to the food, beverage and supplement markets globally. TopHealthIngredients.com

New Associate Members

Atlantia Food Clinical Trials providing clinical trial expertise for the food, beverage and supplements sector. We conduct studies in functional ingredients, nutraceuticals, medical foods and dietary supplements. AtlantiaFoodClinicalTrials.com
MSPrebiotics produces natural, unmodified prebiotic made from resistant starch, that is designed to promote healthy, balanced gastrointestinal function. msprebiotic.ca

Media Contact: Traci Kantowski, Communications Director, Global Prebiotic Association
630-923-0211, [email protected]

About the Global Prebiotic Association

The Global Prebiotic Association is comprised of scientifically-validated prebiotic ingredient manufacturers, brand holders, retailers and service companies. The association is focused on the education and awareness building of prebiotics. For more information on prebiotics and the Global Prebiotic Association, please visit www.prebioticassociation.org.

SOURCE Global Prebiotic Association