Nexture

Nexture

Nexture S.p.A.

Milan, Italy

Ingredients & Cultures
1001-5000 employeesManufacturerSells to Processors, Artisan Producers
Profile last updated: April 12, 2026

About

Nexture is a dairy industry manufacturer based in Milan, Italy selling ingredients & cultures.

Nexture is a global group specialising in the development and manufacturing of value-added food ingredients and solutions. It is held by an independently managed investment subsidiary of Investindustrial and was formed as a holding company bringing together CSM Ingredients and Italcanditi, with later acquisitions of Frulact and Sipral Padana. Its brands include CSM Ingredients, HIFOOD, Vitalfood by Italcanditi, Comprital, Prodotti Rubicone and Sipral. The group serves bakery, fine pastry, dairy, ice cream, plant-based and culinary segments, offering fruit preparations, fat-based creams and fillings, flavours, gelato bases, protein and fibre ingredients, and egg replacement solutions. It also runs Generate, an innovation hub that scouts and partners with ingredient startups. The group reports around 2,700 employees and manufacturing sites across Europe, North America, Africa and Asia.

Location

Milan, Italy

Employees

1001-5000

Company type

Holding company

Legal name

Nexture S.p.A.

VAT number

14209040964

Focus areas

value-added ingredientsice cream ingredientsgelato basesfruit preparationsplant-basedprotein enrichmentopen innovationholding company

Languages

ENIT

Products & capabilities

Supply categories

Ingredients & Cultures

Supplier role

Manufacturer

Sells to

ProcessorsArtisan Producers

Customer scale

Farmstead & ArtisanIndustrial

Dairy products served

Ice CreamYogurt & FermentedPlant-based

Ingredients

Fruit PreparationsFlavours

Products

Meltec

Sugar reduction ingredient

Patented fibre-based system of natural origin that enables sugar reduction and fibre enrichment, with texture and creaminess benefits in applications including ice cream.

ImagiBake

Egg replacement ingredient

Egg replacement ingredient based on precision-fermented whey protein for bakery applications.

Nuaré

Cocoa alternative

Carob-based cocoa alternative range for bakery and ice cream applications.

Standards, references & customers

Sustainability claims

Carob-based cocoa alternatives with a significantly reduced environmental footprint

Credentials & affiliations

Awards

Pépites de la Boulangerie award for Tiger Paste Barbecue

Honoré Le Mag, Fédération des Entreprises de Boulangerie et Pâtisserie, Cercle d'Études de la Boulangerie et Pâtisserie2023Bread decoration

Global Food Industry Award for Most Innovative Process

IUFoST2024

Plant-based Innovation Award

Food Ingredients Europe2023

Plant-based Excellence Award

Plant Based World Expo Europe2024

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