Olera® Shortenings and Oils expands its line of 100% Certified Sustainable Palm Shortenings in North America
Apr 26, 2016, 01:07 ET
LONG BEACH, Calif., April 26, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Olera® Shortenings and Oils, food products division of Global Agri-trade Corporation (GATC), announced today it is expanding its line of 100% Certified Sustainable palm based shortenings. With the new launch, Olera® Shortenings and Oils will further elevate its status as a premier brand of cost competitive, certified sustainable, and traceable palm shortenings in North America.
The new Olera® shortenings, available as cubes, flakes, beads, in drums, and bulk, are certified sustainable to the standards set by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) at Segregated (SG) level. This means that in addition to being non-GMO and PHO-free, Olera® shortenings will contain certified sustainable palm oil. (www.rspo.org)
Commenting on the new development, Jignesh Bhatt, Executive Director for GATC said, " We work in close partnership with environmentally and socially responsible palm oil companies to set a goal of continuously expanding our offering of certified sustainable palm based products to the US and Canadian companies that have made a superior commitment to sustainability for palm oil. Leveraging our logistics expertise, we are excited to be able to do so at highly competitive prices."
About Global Agri-trade Corporation
Global Agri-trade Corporation (GATC), a privately owned company located in Long Beach, California, is one of the largest importers of origin packaged palm oil and coconut oil products sold in North America under the brand names Olera® and Copia respectively and animal nutrition products under the brands Palmit 80® and Nurisol. The company has distribution centers in California, Texas, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Washington, British Columbia, Calgary, Ontario, and Quebec. With a combined experience of over 100 years in the fats and oils industry, the team of technical and trading experts at GATC have been providing excellence in customer service and product quality to customers in North America since 2003. Since 2013, GATC and its Canadian affiliate Natu'oil Services Inc. have been offering RSPO Certified Sustainable palm products in North America.
You can meet the GATC and Natu'oil teams at these 2016 trade shows: IDDBA, IFT Annual Meeting, IBIE, Herd Health and Nutrition Conference, Tri-State Nutrition Conference, Florida Feed Association Annual Meeting, American Dairy Science Association Annual Meeting, Vermont Feed Dealers Meeting, Cornell Nutrition Conference and Penn State Nutritional Conference.
Global Agri-trade Corporation will be showcasing the non-GMO, clean label shortening products at Booth 5037 at IDDBA happening June 5th to 7th in Houston.
For more information, please contact [email protected] or by phone at 562.320.8550.
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