Strategic acquisition strengthens J&K’s solutions portfolio

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Strategic acquisition strengthens J&K’s solutions portfolio

19 Aug 2025

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PATERSON, NJ — J&K Ingredients has spent decades advancing technologies that naturally extend freshness for the baking industry and has developed an extensive ingredient portfolio to improve softness, moisture retention and shelf life for bakery applications.

Aligned with its mission to remain a leader in this space, the company announced the acquisition of certain intellectual property and related assets from NuTek Natural Ingredients, a North Dakota-based company specializing in clean-label ingredient innovation.

“The addition of NuTek’s technology continues to enhance our R&D platform and broadens our ability to deliver high-performance, natural ingredients across a range of bakery and food applications.” — David Meggs | CEO | J&K Ingredients

“This acquisition strengthens J&K’s position at the forefront of technical innovation in clean-label preservatives that ensure freshness in bakery applications,” said David Meggs, CEO of J&K. “The addition of NuTek’s technology continues to enhance our R&D platform and broadens our ability to deliver high-performance, natural ingredients across a range of bakery and food applications.”

With the integration of NuTek’s technologies, J&K will accelerate development of additional clean-label ingredients that address both evolving regulatory demands and performance expectations.

“We’re expanding our innovation engine,” Meggs said. “This milestone deepens our technical foundation and will enable us to solve increasingly complex formulation challenges for our customers — delivering the clean-label, consumer-friendly freshness they demand, with the technical performance and rigor that food innovators require.”