LBB Specialties Teams With Kerry Group

LBB Specialties is partnering with Kerry Group and will become Kerry’s preferred distribution partner in the United States, expanding access to high-quality pharmaceutical lactose ingredients.

Kerry's Sheffield brand offers a comprehensive range of pharmaceutical lactose excipients in various forms, grades, and particle sizes to provide formulators with optimized solutions for diverse pharmaceutical applications. 

"Our partnership with Kerry expands our customers' access to high-quality pharmaceutical lactose ingredients,” said Seth Burns, senior vice president of Life Sciences at LBB Specialties. “Kerry's long-standing technical expertise and commitment to product consistency provide formulators with reliable, high-performance solutions tailored to their specific needs.”

According to Kerry, the company provides a portfolio of anhydrous, spray dried and monohydrate grades of lactose. These include Sheffield brand N.F. Anhydrous Direct Tableting (DT) lactose and Sheffield 316 Fast Flo spray dried lactose. This portfolio will enable formulators to achieve enhanced product consistency, supply chain efficiencies, and greater innovation in drug formulation technologies, company officials said. 

"The agreement will provide customers with even greater access to Kerry's extensive lactose portfolio, ensuring the highest level of availability and customer service," said Joey Glassco, regional sales nanager of Pharma Excipients at Kerry.