Kerfoot, an Avril Group company, has announced the signing of a distribution agreement with Cornelius Polska, which will see the company’s bespoke personal care oils available throughout Poland.

The agreement, which begins on 1st July, supports the distribution of Kerfoot’s speciality organic oils for personal care applications, including carrier and essential oils, as well as botanical extracts.

Sarah Bradley, Kerfoot Chief Executive, said: “We’re thrilled to be working with Cornelius Polska to deliver our range of natural oils to the Polish personal care market. Poland is a key market for Kerfoot, with it being the sixth largest cosmetics market in Europe and offering significant growth potential for the business.

“Cornelius Polska is one of the fastest growing distributors in Poland and its long-standing reputation for offering quality, innovative products to a wide range of customers across the country aligns perfectly with Kerfoot’s diligent approach to being one of the leading providers of oils to the personal care sector.”

Piotr Wasilewski, Cornelius Polska Managing Director, added: “Kerfoot is at the cutting edge of manufacturing and sourcing standard and exotic oils and we are delighted to have them on board. This partnership is an important step in extending the market opportunity in the fast-growing Polish cosmetics market and we are well placed together to offer great technical support and customer service to formulators across the region.”

Kerfoot is continually establishing strategic partnerships with key producers from around the world to meet the evolving needs of personal care brands. Manufacturing its own niche oils, as well as having on-site oil testing and storage facilities, Kerfoot has extensive blending expertise to meet the innovation needs of the personal care industry.

Kerfoot Group speciality oil products are certified through the Soil Association, Kosher approved, as well as British Retail Consortium (BRC) Food Grade A and Consumer Goods Grade AA accredited.