Berje Inc., a global distributor of essential oils and aromatic chemicals with nearly 60 years of experience supplying the flavor, fragrance, pharmaceutical and allied trades, announced today that Whole Herb Company, a Sonoma, California-based supplier and distributor of botanicals, herbs, spices, extracts, essential oils and vegetable and fruit powders, has become part of the Berje Inc. group of companies.

This partnership allows Berje to offer the flavor and fragrance markets an expanded palette of products, and will allow the combined company to maintain competitive pricing, says the company.

"This extraordinary new partnership will allow our customers access to unparalleled expertise and the best products available in the herbal and essential oil marketplaces," said Kim Bleimann, chief executive officer of Berje. "Like Berje, Whole Herb Company cultivates direct, personal relationships with carefully selected growers to insure the potency, purity and consistent results that our customers need."