At Directus we have an expert, global knowledge when it comes to the food and beverage industry, and over 40 years of experience backing us. With offices around the Asia-Pacific Rim in Hong Kong, the USA, Australia and New Zealand, we supply ingredients and finished products to numerous great companies around the world. We also have the ability to provide process and pack technologies, along with product innovation and development.
The key areas we operate in are:
Food Ingredients
Finished Products
Machinery
Market Knowledge & Innovation

Supplier of novel ingreients for food, beverage and dietary supplements.
Fibafit (NZ apple fibre)
Amino acids for sports nutrition
A comprehesive range of vitamins and vitamin premixes
Minerals and mineral premixes
Mineral yeasts
Botanical extracts
– Plant antioxidants
– Astaxanthin
– Lutein
– Carotenoids
– Mushroom powders
Organic plant and fruit powders
Enzynmes
Probiotics
Micro-Algae
Marine products
Natural Sweeteners

We have a New Product Development lab for rapid prototyping and formulation development.

Sulkem proudly remains a wholly New Zealand owned private company after more than half a century of operation. We offer a wide variety of innovative and creative ingredients for the food processing industry. In addition we also provide products such as winemaking enzymes, yeasts, mannoproteins and nutrients for the winemaking industry. We provide excellent customer service and have local warehousing facilities and distribution.

Sensient Technologies Corporation is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of natural extracts, colours, flavours, and fragrances. Sensient employs advanced technologies at facilities around the world to develop specialty food and beverage systems, cosmetic and pharmaceutical systems, inkjet and specialty inks and colours, and other specialty and fine chemicals
Our Auckland development team and manufacturing site take international trends and technologies from our global resources and transforms them into local products, concepts, and innovations for our New Zealand customers. We continue to support our customers with formulation development, short lead times, and small MOQs with a focus on speed and flexibility.

Tate & Lyle have been formulating Food & Beverage Solutions for over 150 years. Our portfolio covers Modified & Clean Label Starches, Soluble fibres, Nutritive plus Non-nutritive sweeteners, Oat Beta-Glucan, Oat Protein, Agglomerated Dextrose, Maltodextrins, Locust bean gum, Customised functional ingredient blends. Our brands -Tate & Lyle, CLARIA® Clean label starches, TASTEVA™ Stevia Sweetener, SPLENDA® Sucralose, Purefruit® Monk Fruit Extract, Promitor® Soluble Corn Fibre, Sta-Lite® Polydextrose, PromOat® Oat Beta Glucan, PrOatein® Oat Protein. Dolcia Prima® Allulose. Exclusive distributors for Sweet Green Fields® Stevia extracts, Canadian Harvest® dietary fibres, Sunett® Acesulfame K & Nutrinova Sorbates. SPLENDA® is a trademark – Heartland Consumer Products LLC. Sunett® is a trademark – Celanese Corporation. Find out more about why our customers keep coming back. “Tate & Lyle – Making Food Extraordinary”

Importer and supplier of a comprehensive range of functional food ingredients and chemicals to the New Zealand food and dairy industries. Our portfolio includes acidulants, antioxidants, bulking agents, minerals, phosphates, preservatives, stabilisers, starches and sweeteners. These ingredients are suitable for applications in baked goods, beverages, confectionery, dairy, nutritional products, processed meats, snack foods, spreads and wine. With an expansive storage and distribution network and the ability to supply critical ingredients to our customers on a “Just in Time” basis, Interchem is the essential component to any sourcing and supply strategy.

Invita NZ Ltd has been trading in New Zealand since 1988 and has built its reputation on supplying quality ingredients. Invita NZ imports, markets & distributes a range of specialty ingredients, focusing on the food, beverage, brewing, pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries. We offer creative and innovative ingredient solutions, deliver excellent customer service, and provide local warehousing and distribution.

Our technical expertise and onsite application laboratory enhance customer support, assisting with new product innovations and concepts. Through exclusive relationships with our suppliers we have access to the latest global market trends and new product launches across all market segments.

The Hawkins Watts Group represents many of the world’s leading ingredient companies with a broad product portfolio specialising in Hydrocolloids, Colours, Emulsifiers, Flavourings, Fortificants and more…

We are a proud family business. Focused on the Australian and New Zealand markets, our team of highly experienced food technologists work collaboratively, sharing knowledge and experience, to find the best solution for you.

Providing knowledge, not just ingredients.

Sherratt Ingredients are a locally owned and operated company that has been serving New Zealand food manufacturers since 1986. We provide custom solutions and trusted ingredients from leading global ingredient companies to New Zealand food manufacturers. Our focus is on bringing together the knowledge and expertise of our local team and overseas partners to help food manufacturers in New Zealand succeed.

This is facilitated through strong values and relationships, excellent service and a marketing leading product development and manufacturing facilities based in Auckland.