Nunhems, a affiliate of Bayer CropScience, will develop a healthier tomato in corporation with Unilever. This new tomato will have more flavour and nutrients. The two companies signed an agreement to this on 5 Februari. Nunhems will take over the activities of Unilever in the field of tomato seed. Also a jointly platform for innovative tomato breeds.

With this agreement Unilever is one step closer to its Vitality-strategy, in which a healthy life style is central, according to Emmo Meijer, Senior Vice President Unilever Foods R&D.

This partnership is beneficially for both organisations, says Orlando de Ponti, Director of R&D of Nunhems. The company expects that joining forces will lead to more then just the sum of the competences of the two organisations.

Source: AgriHolland