Business View Oceania | Volume 4, Issue 3

87 88 BUSINESS VIEW OCEANIA VOLUME 4, ISSUE 3 BUSINESS VIEW OCEANIA VOLUME 4, ISSUE 3 ALCHEMY AGENC I ES ensure our management remains efficient across our Australian and New Zealand offices. And of course, our long-term client partnerships mean everything to us. We owe a massive thanks to everybody involved in our success over the past quarter-century.” Looking to the future, Alchemy Agencies plans to expand their supplier and partner network even further and increase their involvement in growing areas of the food and beverage industry. Alchemy Australia will fuel their growth by adding to their team over the next five years, Dr. Taylor says. “We are always looking for new suppliers of innovative ingredients. In Australia, we are particularly interested in the plant-based and vegan space, which has seen massive growth over the last few years. To support that venture, we will invest in a larger staff base, particularly in the customer relations and Business Development departments to keep up with client requirements and to assess innovative new ingredients for our continued evolution. practices in environmental, cultural, social, and economic sustainability, Dr. Taylor says. “We work with suppliers that are part of the Supplier Ethical Data Exchange (SEDEX), which is a leading ethical trade group that connects suppliers to support responsible operation in every sense of the word- that includes ethical sourcing of supply, meeting compliance regulations, and things like protecting local communities and their workers. They’re a massive group that has been around for over 15 years. So, we are really happy to work with suppliers that are part of their network.” In addition to their work with members of SEDEX, Alchemy Agencies collaborates with a number of leading innovators and industry bodies across the world. They include the Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology, the Dairy Industry Association of Australia, and the ACO (Australian Certified Organic) Certification program. Alchemy Agencies would also like to thank key innovative suppliers alongside their wider supplier network. Dr. Taylor shares, “We have an extensive network of chemical and ingredient suppliers from around the world. Without them, there would be no us. We work with a company in Germany called Stern Ingredients provide functional vitamin, mineral, and botanical extract premixes. We’ve got quite a lot of interest in that area moving forward; thanks to the pandemic people now are looking to food as a force to help boost their immune system. Also officed in Germany is PB Leiner. They supply gelatine and collagen, which again, have great applications in food, health, and wellness sectors. Over in Belgium is Handary, a company we work with to provide natural preservatives. BioNeutra is based in Canada, and they supply VitaFiber IMO a natural sweetener and fibre in one. Also a key partner is New Bellus, located in Taiwan, who provide a wide probiotic range and fermented powders from mushrooms, fruits and vegetable for health and well-being. So there are a lot of key players we work with to provide natural alternatives to those more traditional, synthetic ingredients.” Other international suppliers working to provide natural alternatives through Alchemy Agencies include Ingredion, New Bellus, and Scelta Inside. Dr. Taylor continues, “We rely on technology pretty heavily for the smooth running of our distribution, so our software partners Business Central and Sugar CRM is incredibly important to us. We regularly invest in the best website integration, social media marketing, and communications technology to PREFERRED VENDORS/PARTNERS n BioNeutra North America bioneutra.ca | +1 780 466 1481 n New Bellus Enterprise newbellus.com | service@newbellus.com.tw