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Denomega Nutritional Oils

Denomega Nutritional Oils is part of Borregaard Ingredients, a Norwegian company focused on developing ingredients from natural sources. Borregaard is owned by ORKLA, one of the largest companies listed on the Norwegian stock exchange with annual revenues of about US$ 10 Billion.

Denomega Nutritional Oils has a 95 years history having changed name from Denofa Specialty Oils in 2005. Although a significant player on the Omega-3 supplement market, where the majority of our sales are generated from, we focus our efforts towards the food and beverage market. The reason for this focus is our unique and leading concepts around taste and odor free technologies. This technology is establishing Denomega Nutritional Oils as the leading supplier of Omega-3 solutions to the food and beverage market with more than 50 commercial products with Denomega Omega-3 inside.

The company's headquarters are in Fredrikstad, Norway about one hour south of the capital, Oslo. The company operates plants are operated not only in Fredrikstad, but also, Sarpsborg, Leknes (Lofoten Islands) and Alesund. The products are marketed through our global (Borregaard) network of offices and distributors, but with focused support from our Denomega sales offices in Fredrikstad (Norway), Boulder (Colorado, USA) and Singapore.

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Denomega creates omega-3 foods website

15-Dec-2008 - Norwegian omega-3 specialist, Denomega Nutritional Oils, has launched a website designed to assist consumers “in the search for concise and updated information about omega-3”.

Denomega targets dairy industry with omega-3 oil

25-Mar-2008 - Norwegian supplier Denomega has debuted a fish oil aimed at the dairy industry it says will be on market in "major products" by the summer.

GOED looks to bolster omega-3 market via science

17-Oct-2007 - The Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s, or GOED, is looking to further increase the market for the fatty acids by means of a new consortium set to be run out of Purdue University.

Denomega kneads omega-3 into US bread

03-Sep-2007 - Denomega Nutritional Oils is taking its omega-3 into uncharted territory - breads - making the fatty acids even more available in the lifestyles of consumers.

GOED steps up omega-3 mandate

21-Aug-2007 - The Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s (GOED) has been furthering its aim to build public and professional awareness surrounding the fatty acids, rallying together an increasing amount of support since its inception in 2006.

Health Canada approves Denomega oils for food

23-Mar-2007 - Denomega Nutritional Oils has announced the Health Canada approval of its omega-3 ingredients for use in most foods, thereby opening up another market to the company.

Denomega, GAT to use FlexDos for omega-3

27-Feb-2007 - Denomega and GAT are making their microencapsulated fish oils more readily available for use in dairy and beverage products through a co-packaging arrangement with Tetra Pak that makes use of its FlexDos dosing system.

Fish oil prices squeeze omega-3 manufacturers

20-Nov-2006 - Omega-3 fish oil manufacturers have been feeling the crunch as their crude oil suppliers have upped prices by about 15 percent in the past year, which could in turn spike prices for formulators as well.

NZ venture seeks microencapsulation licensees

10-Nov-2006 - A New Zealand joint venture is seeking European and US licensees to its omega-3 microencapsulation technology, which it says allows higher loads of the fish oils to be used in functional foods than has previously been possible.

Leatherhead asks: Where next for omega-3?

09-Nov-2006 - Omega-3 is the healthy ingredient on everyone's lips - both suppliers and consumers. As research sheds light on its benefits and more sources become available, Leatherhead is planning a major research project to determine the market's likely future direction.