QualiTech’s Food Ingredients division, Chaska, Minn., a leading supplier of innovative particulates, inclusions and ingredients to the global food industry, recently named Canadian distributor CK Ingredients its 2012 International Partner of the Year.

“CK Ingredients has managed to create a strong presence for QualiTech in Canada in what we consider to be a very short period of time,” says QualiTech vice president and general manager Rudy Roesken. “2012 was a breakout year for us in the Canadian food market, and this is in no small part attributable to our team at CK. They have truly embraced our product range and have managed to secure significant contracts with some of Canada’s most reputable bakery and food manufacturers.”

Michael Chernyak, president and CEO of CK Ingredients adds, “We are honored to be recognized by QualiTech for our efforts in Canada. QualiTech is an ideal partner for CK—it supplies unique and innovative ingredients, hits on important customer and consumer wants and needs, focuses a great deal of effort on product development and customization, and offers tremendous support to its global distributor partners. We look forward to many more years of close co-operation and collective success in Canada.”