Quest has developed what it calls its '3-D approach' to snack
flavour development in order to offer customers greater flexibility
and identify key trends earlier.
Dutch ingredients firm DSM used the recent IFT trade show in
Orlando as a platform to launch its new natural-tasting yeast
extract ingredient on the US market.
The use of hydrolysed vegetable protein (HVP) ingredients is on the
rise, according to the Association Internationale de l'Industrie
des Bouillons et Potages (AIIBP).
Blue Pacific Flavors has entered into an exclusive partnership with
nano processing firm MicroFluides, a move the company says will
allow it to create new food solutions that combine the science of
taste receptor technology and nano...
International food giant Mitsui is to acquire fruit ingredient firm
Hartog, in a move designed to strengthen its newly created
ingredients division, it emerged last week.
The globalisation of the food industry is driving the harmonisation
of ingredient regulations, though its still a jungle out there, as
IFT conference delegates learnt last week.
A European supplier of organic flavour extracts has added a range
of new ingredients to its portfolio, designed to produce a cleaner
label and boost the profile of organic products in the eyes of
consumers.
Savoury ingredients supplier Synergy has developed three new sauce
bases that it claims can overcome the common quality and labelling
issues faced by traditional complete dry sauce bases.
Leading spice firm McCormick continues in its strategy to expand
its business into areas of strong growth potential, announcing last
week that it is to acquire an Asian food company.
Exter Aroma has launched a clean label bouillon flavour (HVP) based
on sunflower that offers food makers an allergen free, non-GM, 100
per cent vegan flavouring option.
Quest claims it has achieved its biggest flavour breakthrough in a
decade with ImpaQ, a solution designed to tackle food and beverage
taste issues linked with salt, fat and sugar.
Danisco has developed new technology that it claims can harmonise
flavours with other food ingredients and, for the first time, human
perceptions of flavour.
The growing demand for nutritional food has had a positive impact
on the demand for flavours, with consumers unwilling to compromise
on taste according to a market analyst.
Givaudan has closed two production facilities in an attempt to
consolidate its flavour operating asset base and streamline its
savoury product portfolio.
Ingredients firm DSM has launched a neutral-tasting yeast extract
that promises to improve taste and flavour impact in a wide variety
of food applications.
Symrise is investing £1.5 million at its Nördlingen production site
in order to re-establish itself as a leading force in the global
beverage flavours market.
Netherlands based ingredient firm Exter claims to have discovered
an excellent source of vegetable protein, and plans to launch the
product in early 2006.
International Flavors & Fragrances is embarking on a unique and
unconventional marketing campaign involving a combination of
strange flavors and art for art's sake, in an attempt to remind its
customers how creative it can...
Synergy's new range of natural yeast extracts, designed to
encourage flavour enhancement in a wide range of savoury foods,
aims to tap growing interest in this versatile ingredient.
A strawberry milk flavoured fish sausage? Food makers are
increasingly using innovative flavours to differentiate their
products, according to market analyst Datamonitor.
Israeli flavors firm Frutarom has announced that distribution of
its products in Canada is to be taken up by Nealanders
International, a move in line with Frutarom's strategy to become
one of the world's top ten flavor players.
International Flavors & Fragrances saw a further drop in sales
in its third quarter, as it still struggles to overcome the impact
of the sale of one of its businesses last year.
Rising disposable incomes fuel strong double digit growth for
processed food sales in India, creating new opportunities for
international flavour houses ready to make the shift to Asia.
Ending months of speculation, hungry US ingredients firm Cargill
strengthens pectin, lecithin and flavour positions, agreeing today
to buy the food ingredients unit of German chemical giant Degussa.
As a warning of safety procedures at flavour firms, a former
popcorn-plant worker in the US has been awarded $15 million (€12m)
after a jury found exposure to butter-flavouring fumes led to his
severe respiratory problems.
Tapping into lucrative opportunities for the growing organic
processed food market, Danish ingredients firm Chr Hansen rolls out
a package of flavours, colours and dairy cultures for organic
processors.
Number four flavours and fragrance group Symrise heads into the
second round of bidding for the food chemicals arm of German group
Degussa, reports Lindsey Partos.
Israeli flavours firm Frutarom continues blazing the acquisition
trail with news this week it will buy the flavouring extracts
business of US firm AM Todd Botanical Therapeutics, reports
Lindsey Partos.
Food and beverage makers looking to slash salt, as well as fat and
sugar, levels in their product ranges could benefit from a new
flavour system designed by ICI-owned firm Quest, reports Lindsey
Partos.
Consumers watching their waistlines continue to drive low fat
formulations: ice cream giant Haagen-Dazs launches its first
'light' ice cream version of its classic brand.
International Flavors & Fragrances saw a sharp fall in
first-quarter profit, blaming falling sales and the sale of a
business last year in its results published today.
Condemned for contributing to the worsening health problems in the
population, food makers are under orders to slash salt levels in
their processed food formulations but replacing this cheap flavour
enhancer is a challenge for food...