GELITA AG has come to an agreement with the US company Catalent Pharma Solutions Inc., Somerset, NJ, the majority shareholder of R. P. Scherer GmbH & Co. KG located in Eberbach, Germany, for acquisition of its 49% shareholding in the company.

The completion of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions including approval from regulatory authorities.

With over 9,000 employees at more than 20 sites, Catalent is a major player in the pharmaceutical industry. For...

We at GELITA love food! Thanks to gelatine and collagen peptides, many of our favorite dishes have become more digestible and even healthier. The numerous positive properties of these ingredients  – from their unique melting attributes to their spreadability to their stability  – can now be enjoyed by consumers in the USA and Brazil in their favorite cafes, restaurants or from their freezers: for these two large markets,  GELITA's Food Innovations are now offering five...

Lars Andersson, Head of the newly created Business Unit FPM Ingredients, explains why he does not feel sorry at all for saying "bye-bye" to by-products and how GELITA can help to solve global problems such as dwindling resources and rising pollution.

Mr. Andersson, fats, proteins and minerals – FPM for short – are...