Food safety companies NSF International, Euro Consultants Group to merge

NSF International announced it is in the process of acquiring Euro Consultants Group (ECG), a food safety and quality service company based in Wavre, Belgium.

ECG, founded in 1990, offers consulting, auditing, training, and financing services across Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

NSF International will add food safety consulting, auditing, certification and training support throughout the EMEA region, targeting retailers, caterers, industries, private companies, and European and international institutions. ECG clients will now have access to NSF International’s extensive range of services, to help food businesses protect their customers and their brands. The NSF Global Food Division provides expertise and accredited services across all supply chain sectors, including agriculture, animal feed and welfare, produce, processing, distribution, dairy, seafood, quality management software, retail and restaurants in more than 160 countries.

The merger is expected to be finalized in the spring.

For more information, contact Serban Teodoresco, global managing director of NSF International’s Consulting and Technical Group, 514-457-7029 or Dan Fone, director of Global Business Development for Food Safety, at 734-214-6241.