The E.T. Horn Company, La Mirada, CA, has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Kaneka Nutrients, LP, Osaka, Japan, in which it will represent Kaneka’s line of products throughout the western U.S. Under the terms of the agreement, E.T. Horn will market and distribute the entire Kaneka line of ingredients through its FoodTech, Nutraceuticals and Personal Care product groups.

P.L. Thomas, Morristown, NJ, will also represent Kaneka Nutrients’ Kaneka Q10 in the food and beverage industries, exclusively covering the U.S., east of the Mississippi. PLT and Kaneka will actively assist functional food and beverage companies in incorporating this ingredient into their healthful products.