CHICAGO — Edlong Corp., a dairy and dairy-free flavor manufacturer, acquired Brisan Group, a Chicago-based market researcher and product development consultancy. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

“The acquisition of Brisan Group will help us provide even further value in delivering on our company’s ‘customer obsessed’ mindset,” said Laurette Rondenet, chief executive officer and owner of Edlong.

As part of the acquisition Brian Vogt, current CEO of Brisan Group, will join Edlong’s executive leadership team as vice president for business development of Edlong’s United States and Canada units, Rondenet said.

“I’ve spent the last 27 years building Brisan Group with a strategic focus on dairy and sweet flavors, so it is very exciting for me to see us join an industry leader as well respected and prestigious as Edlong,” Vogt said. “Edlong’s company culture is ‘customer obsessed,’ driving unprecedented value in the development of next generation flavor technologies for food and beverage manufacturers across the globe. Their exclusive focus on dairy taste and their ability to deliver cutting edge solutions for dairy and dairy-free food and beverage products makes Brisan the perfect strategic fit as they continue to grow.”  

Edlong said the acquisition is expected to close on Nov. 4.