flavours

 

Flavours: Their Creation, Definition and Use

The aim of this course is to provide an understanding of the nature of flavors with special emphasis on the current challenges facing today’s flavourist and flavour using professional. Topic areas discussed include natural processes, raw materials, formulas, organoleptic quality control, labeling regulations, essential oils, oleoresins and other botanicals. A special feature of the course […]

DSM announces Fortitech deal

Royal DSM is strengthening its human nutrition business with the acquisition of Fortitech for £399 million (€499m). New York-based Fortitech manufactures customised, value-added food ingredient blends for the food and beverage industries “Customers in food and beverage are increasingly looking for solutions providers offering a broad range of food ingredient blends that cover a more […]

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Dohler big on brown

Döhler has unveiled a new range of ‘brown’ flavours, ranging from chocolate, cocoa, nut, nougat and coffee through to caramel and vanilla. Not only are markets and technologies constantly changing, so are flavour preferences, says the firm. “While caramel often had a ‘burnt’ character in Europe ten years ago, today’s preferences are for milder accents,” […]

Bombay Sapphire unveils plans for state-of-the-art distillery

Premium gin brand Bombay Sapphire has unveiled plans for a distillery in Laverstoke Mill, Hampshire. The site will be completely renovated from a derelict mill into a state-of-the-art premium gin distillery and visitor centre encompassing ‘the highest standards in design, functionality and sustainability’. It will be built on a two-hectare site near the grounds of […]

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Scot a lot of wins

Border Biscuits has scooped the prestigious title of Business of the Year at the 2012 Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards. The success completed a double for the Lanarkshire company, which was also recognised for its commitment to developing its employees with the Profiting Through Skills Development award. The night’s second big winner was Katy […]

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Biscuit sales breaking in two

Two opposing forces within the sweet biscuits market are at work globally, with the ‘treat’ image driving the premium sector forward, while rising health concerns are raising interest in better-for-you products, according to new research by Innova Market Insights. Chocolate biscuits have been one of the main beneficiaries of rising interest in the treat image […]

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Carbery results boosted by ingredients division

Carbery Group increased revenues by 14.5 per cent last year, reflecting an underlying strong performance from the ingredients division, says the firm. The division includes flavour business Synergy, as well as the company’s dairy ingredients portfolio. “Synergy continues to grow in existing markets and establish itself in new ones with the acquisition of two new […]

Kerry opens doors to new Netherlands emulsifier plant

Kerry Ingredients & Flavours has announced the opening of a new emulsifier plant in Zwijndrecht, The Netherlands. The new facility will double the installed capacity for emulsifiers in The Netherlands and broaden Kerry’s European technology offering to include distilled product types. It will also absorb volumes currently produced in Kerry’s emulsifier plant in Port Klang, […]

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Appetite for snack foods soars

New product activity in the global snack foods industry is defying worldwide economic problems, according to a market research analyst. Launch numbers recorded by Innova Market Insights showed a strong double-digit increase last year, with savory and salty snacks accounting for just under two-thirds of the total, and snack nuts and seeds the remainder. Asia […]

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FlavourCraft deal ‘perfect fit’ for Kerry

Kerry Ingredients & Flavours has confirmed that it has completed the acquisition of South African flavours company FlavourCraft for an undisclosed sum. Established in 1993, Durban-based FlavourCraft specialises in the design and manufacture of flavours for meats, soups, sauces, dressings and savoury snacks in the South African and sub-Saharan markets, particularly in Nigeria. “FlavourCraft and […]

Taking the heat out of chilli

Flavour firm Treatt has developed a new pepper ingredient to ‘enhance savoury flavours without adding the fiery sensation of chilli pepper’. Jalapeno Treattarome 9816 is a companion product to Habanero Treattarome 9815 but, like the natural fruit, it carries a greener, bell pepper-like note, differentiating it from the hot, tangy habanero chilli, says Treatt. “The […]

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Hotcan firm warms to new premises

UK-based food firm Heat Food & Drink recently opened a production facility at Lancaster Park, Staffordshire, and says it plans to create over 50 new jobs during the next 12 months. The company produces a self-heating food product called Hotcan, which is supplied to global consumer, trade, defence and emergency response markets. The product comes […]

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