ROCHEM International

As ROCHEM International celebrates its 30th anniversary, it stands as a pivotal leader in the food, beverage, and nutritional ingredients industry. During these three decades of experience, ROCHEM has established a formidable reputation for developing, sourcing and supplying a diverse array of high-quality ingredients.

The firm’s distinct edge lies in its seamless supply chain management, particularly its ability to navigate the complexities of sourcing ingredients from a multitude of global manufacturers. This ensures that ROCHEM’s food, beverage, nutritional, and pharmaceutical customers receive ingredients that meet the highest quality and safety standards, helping to bring unique and innovative products to their global and regional markets.

“We bridge the business knowledge gaps between manufacturers and customers to bring high-quality products with reliable service, from procurement to delivery,” says Kevin Burke, Sales Director in Food & Beverage at ROCHEM.

Established by Robyn Frisch, ROCHEM is a testament to her effort to bring quality Chinese ingredients to North American and European customers. To achieve her goal, Frisch has maintained long standing relationships with numerous chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturers in Asia, gaining extensive insight into the complexities related to sourcing, manufacturing, and the overall supply chain process.

Under Frisch’s leadership, ROCHEM has expanded its reach, now partnering with the world’s most esteemed manufacturers. The company invests a considerable amount of time in identifying and recruiting high-quality suppliers whose credentials are verified, ensuring that clients have access to only top-grade ingredients. This thorough vetting process is crucial when sourcing rare or highly specified products.

ROCHEM caters to global food and beverage production leaders, offering a varied portfolio of sweeteners, plant proteins, fibers and other key ingredients. In the nutritional realm, the company provides essential vitamins, nutraceuticals and nutritional additives. ROCHEM continuously expands its offerings with important products such as collagen, gelatin, and caffeine through its expanding array of innovative strategic alliances.

Adherence to international standards is paramount at ROCHEM. The company not only complies with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations but also meets European standards. The firm’s competitive advantage is enhanced by its US and Asia based regulatory team, which conducts audits of manufacturing and supply partners. A key differentiator for ROCHEM is its robust auditing program that ensures its manufacturers and prospective suppliers comply with the FDA and adhere to Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs) across all technologies and systems.

To ensure the timely flow of goods to its customers, ROCHEM relies on its dedicated and experienced logistics teams from the U.S. and China. These teams operate globally, following internal standard operating procedures (SOPs) and robust quality systems. They oversee all aspects of logistics, warehousing and material handling, as well as ensure regulatory compliance and quality assurance. ROCHEM adopts logistics procedures that ensure complete traceability of all distributed materials. The company also has North America and Asia based sourcing teams, allowing for comprehensive monitoring of the supply chain, from manufacturers’ shipping docks to its receiving docks and warehouses across the USA and in Europe. This thorough management ensures smooth and reliable delivery to its customers.

The company’s long-term strategic relationships with its manufacturers have proven instrumental in mitigating the supply chain, logistics and shipping-related issues faced by its customers. By working as a conduit between ingredient manufacturers and Consumer Goods companies, ROCHEM has helped facilitate the development of ingredients intended for highly specialized marketplaces and/or highly regulated market segments. In addition, ROCHEM strives to enhance its understanding of our client’s businesses. To achieve this goal, the company adopts face-to-face meetings with its valued customers to discuss consumer trends, helping customers develop future product plans based upon the most current developments in the target marketplace.

ROCHEM stands as a reliable partner for global food, nutritional and pharmaceutical industries. Its success is driven by a team of experts in ingredient sourcing, logistics, regulatory compliance and marketing, supplemented by strategic partnerships with top suppliers. As the business landscape becomes increasingly complex, ROCHEM stays firm in its commitment to delivering excellence and supporting its customers’ enduring success.