Develops and produces high-quality ingredients and value-added solutions for bakery, patisserie, ice cream, culinary and beverages.
CSM Ingredients
New on Amplifa
About CSM Ingredients
CSM Ingredients group is a global ingredient-tech company that develops high-quality ingredients and value-added solutions for the food industry. The portfolio includes bread solutions, fine pastry ingredients, fats and oils, ice cream solutions, plant-based alternatives and beverage solutions. The group consists of CSM Ingredients and HIFOOD, the latter specializing in clean-label ingredients of natural origin such as proteins, fibres, gluten-free systems and egg-reduction solutions. Since 2025, CSM Ingredients has been part of the holding company Nexture, which also includes Frulact, Sipral Group, Comprital and Prodotti Rubicone. The company operates its own research, innovation and development as well as the innovation hub Generate for startups and food concepts. CSM Ingredients supplies industrial and craft customers in more than 120 countries worldwide; brands include, among others, Waldkorn®, Tiger Paste, Marguerite, MeisterMarken and Ulmer Spatz.
- Processes
- Research, Innovation & Development, Value-added ingredient solutions, Partnership-based product development with customers, Generate innovation hub for startups
- Materials
- Bread Solutions, Fine Pastry Solutions, Fats & Oils, Ice Cream Solutions, Plant-Based Alternatives, Beverage Solutions, HIFOOD Clean-Label Ingredients
- Founded
- 1919
- Industries
- Bakery, Fine Pastry/Patisserie, Ice Cream, Culinary, Plant-Based Alternatives, Beverages
- 01
Research, Innovation & Development
- 02
Production of ingredients and value-added solutions
- 03
Distribution to industrial and craft customers in over 120 countries
- 04
Partnership-based product development with customers
- 05
Generate innovation hub for startups
Product Categories and Ingredients
Bread Solutions
Bread mixes, bread improvers and decorations such as Tiger Paste and Waldkorn®.
Fine Pastry Solutions
Ingredients and fillings for fine pastries, including the brands Fruffi, Jelfix and Marguerite.
Fats & Oils
Margarines, fats and oils, including the patented Temperature Tolerant concept.
Ice Cream Solutions
Ingredient solutions for ice cream and artisanal gelato production.
Plant-Based Alternatives
Ingredients for plant-based alternatives.
Beverage Solutions
Ingredient solutions for beverages.
HIFOOD Clean-Label Ingredients
Ingredients of natural origin such as proteins, fibres, gluten-free systems and egg-reduction solutions.
Product Lines
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
History
- 1919
Founded as Centrale Suiker Maatschappij (CSM), sugar producer and trader; 1920 stock exchange listing in Amsterdam.
- 1950
Foundation of the fruit filling business Carels, origin of the brands Fruffi and Jelfix.
- 1950er
Growth through acquisitions with a focus on food and confectionery; presence in Europe and North America.
- 1970
Braims introduces the concept of Pastry Mixes in Italy.
- 1989
Launch of Waldkorn® the Original on the Dutch market.
- 1990
Introduction of the patented Temperature Tolerant concept in margarines and mixes.
- 1991
National Doughnut Week initiated (UK, charity).
- 1998
Acquisition of the fine pastry brand Marguerite (France, founded 1919).
- 2000
Launch of Tiger Paste; acquisition of the brands Artisal (FR), Masterline (IT), MeisterMarken (DE) and Ulmer Spatz (DE).
- 2008
Launch of the Ancient Grains brand.
- 2012-2013
Separation of the Bakery Supplies activities from the Biobased division (today Corbion): emergence of CSM Bakery Solutions.
- 2021
A fund managed by Investindustrial acquires the European and international division; founding of CSM Ingredients and the Ingredient-Tech Platform.
- 2022
Acquisition of HIFOOD (clean-label ingredients, proteins, fibres, gluten-free systems, egg reduction).
- 2025
The Ingredient-Tech Platform evolves into the holding company Nexture; launch of Creami® and Tiger Granulat.