Penta Fine Ingredients

What Penta Fine Ingredients does

Penta Fine Ingredients is a privately held specialty chemical ingredient distributor and custom manufacturer founded in 1980 and headquartered in West Caldwell, New Jersey, operating from a 113,000-square-foot facility with 51-100 employees. The company distributes a curated portfolio of specialty chemicals and intermediate ingredients to manufacturers and distributors across the flavor, fragrance, pharmaceutical, and personal care industries. Penta claims the largest assortment of Kosher and Halal certified products for the flavor and fragrance industries and maintains a growing catalog of FEMA GRAS and Flavis-listed ingredients, supplemented by custom manufacturing capabilities for customers with specific parameter requirements.

The business operates as a B2B distribution model with direct sales to ingredient manufacturers and distributors globally; pricing is negotiated on a per-customer, quote-based basis with no publicly disclosed pricing. Revenue is generated through product sales and custom manufacturing services, with Kosher and Halal certification serving as a key differentiator alongside the depth of the curated ingredient portfolio.

In May 2025, Keystone Capital Management acquired a private equity stake in Penta and appointed Mike Size as CEO. Size brings prior senior leadership experience at ZoomEssence, Balchem, Mane Flavors, Givaudan, CP Kelco, and NutraSweet. Under the new ownership and leadership, Penta has signaled an acquisition-driven growth strategy focused on scaling operations in the fragrance and personal care markets, with Keystone explicitly soliciting add-on targets in specialty chemical distribution and manufacturing.

Name

Penta Fine Ingredients

Legal name

Penta Fine Ingredients, Inc.

Website

https://pentamfg.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Penta Fine Ingredients is a privately held specialty chemical distributor founded in 1980, supplying Kosher, Halal, FEMA, and Flavis ingredients to flavor, fragrance, pharmaceutical, and personal care manufacturers globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers (4246)

SIC

Industrial Organic Chemicals (2860)

akta.pro primary industry

Ingredient Blends & Systems / Custom Formulation (Seasoning Systems, Functional Blends) (CRADAOAO)

Keywords

• Specialty chemicals distribution
• Flavor and fragrance ingredients
• Pharmaceutical intermediates
• Kosher halal ingredients
• Custom chemical manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Caldwell

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Chemical Ingredient Distribution: Distribution of specialty chemicals and intermediate ingredients to manufacturers and distributors across flavors, fragrance, pharmaceutical, and personal care industries. Revenue is generated through product sales with an exceptionally diverse product portfolio curated over decades.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Penta Fine Ingredients distributes and custom manufactures a diverse portfolio of specialty chemicals and intermediate ingredients for the flavors, fragrance, pharmaceutical, and personal care industries. Its offering includes the largest assortment of Kosher and Halal certified products in the flavor and fragrance space, a growing catalog of FEMA and Flavis ingredients, and on-demand custom manufacturing for customers requiring specific parameter requirements. The company operates from a 113,000-square-foot facility in West Caldwell, New Jersey, serving a global customer base of ingredient manufacturers and distributors.

Product overview

Penta Fine Ingredients is a specialty chemical ingredient supplier operating as a single unified product platform. The core offering consists of a diverse portfolio of specialty chemicals and intermediate ingredients serving the flavors, fragrance, and pharmaceutical markets. This portfolio includes specialty chemical ingredients as the primary product line, supplemented by the company's largest-in-market offerings of Kosher and Halal certified products, FEMA GRAS ingredients, and Flavis ingredients. Custom manufacturing services are available as an add-on capability for customers with specific parameter requirements. Together, these products serve a global customer base of ingredient manufacturers and distributors from the company's 113,000-square-foot facility in West Caldwell, New Jersey.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Chemical Ingredient Community PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPenta has built strategic partnerships within the chemical ingredient community over 40+ years. These partnerships are vital in helping customers achieve their goals. Companies worldwide have partnered with Penta to achieve their ongoing and future commercial business goals.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/penta-fine-ingredients

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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