US-based caramel colour firm D.D. Williamson has announced that it has acquired US agribusiness Cargill’s Cerestar caramel colour operation, based in Manchester, UK.

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D.D. Williamson said the deal would strengthen its global supply operations and expand its product line to customers, advancing a long-running supplier partnership between Cargill and D.D. Williamson.


D.D. Williamson said it will source glucose syrup via pipeline from Cargill’s Cerestar starch refinery in Manchester to manufacture a broader line of caramel colour and burnt sugar products for global markets.

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