In Brief

Natural food and supplement ingredient firm Naturex enters the market for urinary tract infection remedies by acquiring Decas Cranberry Products Inc.’s cranberry nutraceutical business, Decas Botanical Synergies LLC. Carver, Mass.-based Decas Botanical’s portfolio includes cranberry-derived standardized powders and extracts, juice concentrate powders and cold-pressed seed oils for ingredients in supplements, functional foods and other products. France-based Naturex Sept. 19 said in the U.S. Decas Botanical’s PACran can be labeled “helps support urinary tract health.” The deal also includes a long-term agreement for Decas Cranberry to supply materials to Naturex. The firm acquired 95% of Decas Botanical with Decas’ CEO Doug Klaiber retaining the remaining 5%; other terms of the deal were not disclosed.