Caldic Ingredients
- Type
- Distributor / Logistics Operator
- Location
- Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Industries
- Food ingredients & products, Alternative proteins, Food reformulation, Animal feed, Personalised nutrition, Food safety & quality, Supply chain monitoring & traceability, Waste efficiency, New food processing techniques, Food ingredients, Shortening supply chain, Ingredient sourcing
- Domains
- Ingredients
- Technologies
- Enzyme technology, Extraction, Biotechnology & sustainable inputs, Processing, Platform technology, Platform & Service technologies
About Caldic Ingredients
Caldic is a global distribution and development partner serving the life sciences and material sciences markets. The company combines ingredient sourcing, technical expertise, application laboratories, and local market knowledge to help customers create tailored solutions across food, personal care, pharmaceuticals, biopharma, industrial, and environmental applications.
Rather than positioning itself as a pure distributor, Caldic emphasizes co-creation, formulation support, and end-to-end service from concept to launch. It operates in 44 countries, with more than 70 application laboratories, and presents itself as a partner that helps customers move faster, reduce complexity, and bring market-ready products to life.
Caldic also places strong emphasis on responsible growth, governance, and sustainability. Its messaging highlights trust, integrity, ESG integration, and a people-driven culture built around collaboration and continuous advancement.
Core Values
- Collaboration: Caldic repeatedly frames its work as co-creation with customers and suppliers, using partnership to turn ideas into practical solutions.
- Innovation: The company emphasizes application labs, formulation services, R&D support, and digital tools that help accelerate development and commercialization.
- Sustainability: Caldic highlights responsible sourcing, lower-impact formulations, renewable energy use, packaging improvements, and ESG performance as part of everyday operations.
- Trust and integrity: Governance, compliance, and ethical conduct are presented as foundational to how the company operates across regions.
- People-driven culture: Caldic stresses inclusion, wellbeing, learning, and entrepreneurship as central to its identity and long-term progress.
Unique Aspects
- Global reach with local precision: Caldic operates in 44 countries and combines international scale with local market understanding and last-mile delivery.
- Large application network: More than 70 application laboratories support formulation, troubleshooting, sample development, and technical guidance across sectors.
- Acquisition of Ricardo Molina: In May 2024, Caldic announced the acquisition of Ricardo Molina, a Barcelona-based specialty ingredients and chemicals distributor, strengthening its footprint in Iberia and Latin America and expanding its lab and advisory capabilities.
- Strong ESG recognition: Caldic says it achieved an EcoVadis Platinum rating at group level, with multiple Platinum- and Gold-rated business units, underscoring its sustainability positioning.
- Broad service model: The company combines distribution, formulation, manufacturing, packing, and supply chain services rather than offering ingredients alone.