About Abbott

We are a global, broad-based health care company devoted to discovering new medicines, new technologies and new ways to manage health. Our products span the continuum of care, from nutritional products and laboratory diagnostics through medical devices and pharmaceutical therapies. Our comprehensive line of products encircles life itself – addressing important health needs from infancy to the golden years.

Throughout our 120+ year history, Abbott people have been driven by a constant goal: to advance medical science to help people live healthier lives. It’s part of our heritage. And, it continues to drive our work. Today, 68,000 Abbott employees around the world share the passion for " Turning Science Into Caring." It’s a commitment to focusing on what matters most: life and the potential it holds when we are feeling our best.

About Abbott Nutrition

Our vision is to be the trusted worldwide leader in providing innovative and superior nutrition that advances the quality of life for people of all ages.

Our cutting-edge science is behind some of the world’s most trusted names in the nutritional market: Similac® Advance®, Similac® Isomil®, Similac Neosure®, in infant nutritionals; PediaSure® for children; Ensure® for adults; and Glucerna®, Oxepa®, Jevity®, Osmolite®, for people with special clinical conditions.

Abbott Israel – Atidim Science Park, Bldg. 4 P.O. Box 58099 Tel Aviv 61580, Israel Tel: 03-7691000 Fax: 03-6494973





  Unilever

Unilever Israel is among the leading consumer products manufacturers in Israel. It is also the fourth largest consumer products company in the country. We manufacture and market food as well as personal and home care products. Our food brands such as Knorr or Telma, and our HPC products such as Dove, Cif and Fantastik can be found virtually in every home in Israel.

Unilever International began operations in Israel in 1938, when Dr. Arnold Hildesheimer founded the Blue Band margarine factory, which was later sold to Israel Food Manufacturing Company (Tami). In 1996, Unilever acquired 51% of the holdings of Strauss Ice Cream. In 1996-1997, Unilever acquired full ownership of Vitco, which changed its name to Lever. This company produces and markets home and personal care products in Israel. At the end of 2000, Unilever acquired control of the American food company Bestfoods and become a controlling shareholder in Tami Bestfoods. This made Israeli Tami part of the largest food group in the world – the Unilever concern. In 2004, Moti Keren was appointed as Chairman of the company.

Unilever Israel currently employs over 1,800 in its factories, headquarters and logistics centres around the country. Company headquarters are located at Airport City, next to Ben-Gurion International Airport

 Baxter Healthcare S.A.
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Baxter is a leading global diversified healthcare company that develops products and technologies in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and medical devices. Within Baxter’s Medication Delivery business, the nutrition portfolio provides a wide variety of products and services for the treatment and support of patients, in hospitals or at home. With a broad range of multi-chamber bags as well as macro- and micronutrients, Baxter supports prescribers and users of parenteral nutrition products from prescription to administration in an effective, simple and appropriate way. In addition IV fluids, administration sets and electronic infusion pumps are also part of Baxter’s Medication Delivery business, offering healthcare providers a comprehensive range of products and technologies to support their patients.

Address:
Hertistr. 2
8304 Wallisellen
Switzerland

Contact: Ann Van Houtven
Website: www.baxter.com





Materna Laboratories

Materna Laboratories was established in 1981. Since its establishment Materna Laboratories has led the Israeli infant food market .The company has some 120 employees, including development, production and packaging, marketing, medical information and customer service people.
Materna Laboratories is the only company to manufacture its products in Israel under constant and direct supervision throughout the length of the production process: from raw materials through production processes to the finished products.
Materna Laboratories complies with regular audits conducted by five external laboratories and operates in accordance with the world’s most rigorous standards for quality systems (HAACP, GMP). Each of its formulas is in compliance with international standards (EEC, CODEX).

Tnuva

Tnuva, established in 1926, is Israel’s largest food conglomerate. Tnuva specializes in various types of fresh food, chilled and frozen.
The largest of Tnuva’s units , the Dairy Division, is at the forefront of the Israeli food industry.
Tnuva is taking part in the well-being revolution aimed at adapting proper nutrition and health foods. This is evident in Tnuva’s core business: natural-based food products. Tnuva produces a large range of low-fat and low-lactose products as well as sugar-reduced, calcium-enriched and probiotic products using the world’s most researched bacteria, LGG.

Mey Eden is the leading brand of natural mineral water in Israel.
Mey Eden was the pioneer of Israel’s mineral water industry. The company manufactures, markets and distributes natural mineral water for the retail market and the HOD market.
It all started in 1980, when the Salukia Spring was discovered by the late Moshe Hameiri, a balneologist (researcher of the link between water and the human body); one sip from the water spring had him believe that this was the treasure among all springs!
In 1983, following comprehensive tests of the water quality and source, Mey Eden was awarded the State’s license to retail the Salukia’s natural mineral water.
Mey Eden takes pride of leading the mineral water consumption culture, which is based on the belief that drinking natural mineral water provides a great foundation for a health life style.
Committed to promoting the advantages of a healthier life style, Mey Eden established the in 1988 "Mey Eden for You" service, an home office delivery service of natural mineral water in bulks to domestic and business sector.
Today, Mey Eden serves more than 130,000 customers in Israel each month, on top millions of homes who enjoy Mey Eden’s water in bottles. 




  
   Osem

Osem group focuses solely on the production and distribution of food products and is one of the biggest food manufacturing and marketing companies in Israel. Production lines include snacks, soups, baked goods, pastas, sauces, ready-made cakes, chocolate, breakfast cereal, juice concentrates, shelf-stable deserts, coffee, canned goods, frozen meat and meat substitute   products, spreads, chilled meat and poultry products, ice cream, etc.

 

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