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.

Sensient Technologies Corporation is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of colors, flavors, 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 colors, 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”

Additive Solutions Ltd is a specialty ingredients supplier of natural and nutritional quality ingredients solutions for food, dairy, infant formula, confectionery, nutraceutical, sports nutrition and pet food industries in Australia and New Zealand, representing reputable principals and brands that support our customers.
Partnered with Barentz International, with over 60 offices around the world, Additive Solutions is the leading supplier of Antioxidants, Cereal and Bar Ingredients, Specialised Confectionary Inclusions, Health and Nutrition Premixes and Ingredients, Probiotics, Prebiotics, Pectins and Gums, Antioxidants, Lecithin, Dairy Starter Cultures and Enzymes, Sweet and Savoury SD Powders, Yeast Extracts . Using our collective expertise in the global ingredients industry and our technical know how we bring our customers improved application capability, technical support, local market knowledge and global sourcing capabilities.

Prolux, proudly New Zealand based and managed, is a 100% fully owned subsidiary of Australia’s leading food ingredient company – Oppenheimer Pty Ltd Australia.

Today, Prolux is one of New Zealand leading suppliers of functional ingredients into food manufacturing business nationwide. Under the guidance of Jignesh Shah, Prolux is now a thriving and technologically advanced company priding itself on the ability to respond to its client’s businesses by providing innovative and adaptive solutions that exceed their expectations backed by an unbeaten commitment to service.

The Prolux day-to-day management in New Zealand is overseen by John Tiongco. John’s background ensures a thorough understanding of the demands of business management and service expectations in the ingredient sector, enabling Prolux to offer unparalleled service, customised technical expertise and superior product range to our valued customers.

Zymus are product formulators providing innovative solutions for the Food and Beverage Industry.
Zymus provides a comprehensive service, from finding winning solutions to delivering technical services and developing individual programs for customers.
Our history of achievement includes new product development, particularly with flavours and enzyme systems, for both the New Zealand and Australasian markets.

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.

IMCD New Zealand are a part the multinational IMCD Group which provides strength, stability and innovation through their global network. IMCD has supported the NZ food industry for decades, providing a comprehensive and innovative range for all sectors of food and beverage manufacturing. Our relationships with leading global ingredient manufacturers coupled with outstanding customer service and technical expertise create endless possibilities. In response to the world’s demand for healthier products, IMCD and our ingredient supply partners offer key ingredients integral to such developments. Creativity, respect, commitment and teamwork are a few of our core values.