Nutrionix attracts €4m funding

France’s Nutrionix as closed a €4m deal with investors Seventure Partners, SHAM and Business Angels, which will help it tap growth potential in salt reduction.

Talking to FoodNavigator.com at the Vitafoods show in Geneva, Jean- Luc Treilloux from Nutrionix and Isabelle de Crémoux from Seventure share details of the deal that took place earlier this week.

The companies have been working closely together since 2009 and Seventure renewed its trust in Nutrionix as well as continuing to bring its expertise and contacts in the Life Science industry.

De Crémoux explains that the nutrition sector is the most promising sector due to its 10% growth compared to the pharmaceutical industry, where the company's focus is. She believes that both the pharma and nutrition actors can work together to tap into the salt reduction segment.

By the end of 2011, Nutrionix will have more than 25 products under the umbrella brand KSALT Solutions covering a wide range of food products.