▁International ▁expansion ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁corner st ones ▁of ▁M érie ux ▁N ut ri S ci ences ' ▁development ▁strategy . ▁This ▁approach ▁is ▁supported ▁by ▁a ▁highly ▁focused ▁ac quisition ▁policy . ▁More ▁than ▁ 4 0 ▁ac quis itions ▁have ▁been ▁completed ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁M érie ux ▁N ut ri S ci ences ▁int ends ▁to ▁strength en ▁its ▁presence ▁in ▁its ▁traditional ▁mark ets ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁also ▁purs ue ▁its ▁growth ▁in ▁strong ▁emer ging ▁countries ▁with ▁significant ▁growth ▁potential . ▁The ▁company ▁already ▁has ▁a ▁world wide ▁presence , ▁with ▁sites ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁North ▁America , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Asia , ▁Latin ▁America , ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁and ▁Africa . ▁ ▁More ▁recent ▁ac quis itions ▁▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁▁ ▁São ▁Camil o ▁de ▁An ál ise ▁de ▁Al iment os ▁e ▁Á gu a ▁L t da ▁( B raz il ) ▁ ▁ID AC ▁( joint - vent ure ) ▁( Sa udi ▁Arab ia ) ▁ ▁Total ▁Qu ality ▁Food ▁Cons ult ants ▁( Ital y ) ▁ ▁S ino ▁Anal yt ica ▁( Ch ina ) ▁ ▁Kal ite ▁S ist em ▁Labor ator ies ▁Group ▁( K SL ) ▁( T ur key ) ▁ ▁DM G ▁Micro L abs ▁( Austral ia ) ▁ ▁Rand olph ▁Comp an ies ▁( Un ited ▁States ) ▁▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁ ▁ABC ▁Research ▁Labor ator ies ▁( Un