Flavor | Perfumer & Flavorist

By combining Arzeda's protein engineering platform with Mane's manufacturing footprint and flavor expertise, the companies aim to deliver a scalable, cost-competitive natural sweetening solution for food and beverage manufacturers seeking to reduce sugar without compromising taste.

Mane Locks Up Exclusive Global Rights to AI-Powered Reb M

Mane will oversee production, formulation, application development and global commercialization of ViaLeaf Reb M.

Elevating the Taste Experience with BioSymphony™

Elevating the Taste Experience with BioSymphony™

Designed to meet growing consumer demand for natural, clean-label ingredients, BioSymphony™ is an innovative portfolio of natural flavors crafted directly from nature’s finest ingredients.

For decades, the flavor and fragrance industry has operated within a relatively stable classification system. Ingredients were broadly categorized as natural extracts, fermentation-derived materials or synthetically produced molecules. These distinctions were largely sufficient when production routes were clearly separated and molecular identity aligned closely with manufacturing method. However, these boundaries are becoming increasingly difficult to define.

When the Molecule Is the Same, but the Label Isn't: How 'Natural' Keeps Its Edge

How maturing biocatalytic production routes are reshaping long-standing distinctions between “synthetic” and “natural” aroma ingredients in the flavor and fragrance industry.

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The company provides 100% natural, additive-free raw materials for the flavor, fragrance and food industries, including tonka beans, copaiba balsam, cinchona bark, Perú balsam, styrax, sesame seeds and mung beans.

Avilan Earns EcoVadis Platinum Medal, Elevating Sustainability Credentials

A €5,000 Best Ph.D. Thesis Award will also recognize an outstanding final-year doctoral researcher. The winner will present their work at the annual Savory Flavor & Food Industry Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, connecting with potential employers and industry leaders.

Flavor’s Next Generation: Giract Opens 17th Annual European Ph.D. Flavor Research Awards

'Looking ahead, Takasago’s 'Technology for the Future' will drive innovation and strengthen our position in the flavor industry,' says Satoshi Masumura, chairman and CEO of Takasago.

Beyond Taste Q&A: How Takasago Is Redefining Flavor Innovation Through Technology and Sustainability

Elevating the Taste Experience with BioSymphony™

Elevating the Taste Experience with BioSymphony™

CEO Mike Size is expanding the company’s supplier alliance strategy to accelerate innovation, shorten lead times and bring next-generation ingredients to market faster.

From Supplier to Strategic Partner: Inside Penta’s Growth Playbook with Greg Robertson and Mike Size

How one ingredient supplier is transforming itself into a strategic powerhouse through supply chain innovation and customer integration.

ClearIQ is a natural flavor technology that helps improve taste, enhance mouthfeel, support sugar reduction and clean up challenging flavor profiles without adding unwanted flavor of its own.

Can Mushroom Mycelia Fix the Biggest Taste Problems in Functional Foods? MycoTechnology Explains.

Improving taste, enhancing mouthfeel, supporting sugar reduction and cleaning up challenging flavor profiles is within reach.

Elevating the Taste Experience with BioSymphony™

Elevating the Taste Experience with BioSymphony™

Designed to meet growing consumer demand for natural, clean-label ingredients, BioSymphony™ is an innovative portfolio of natural flavors crafted directly from nature’s finest ingredients.

Flavor is now engineered as an integrated, multi-sensory system where taste, mouthfeel, and texture function as a unified matrix.

The New Era of Flavor Leadership

Executives are aggressively redefining how flavor innovation drives commercial value in a volatile market.

Across the board, consumers are looking for multi-sensorial experiences. So much of life is consumed via screens now that people crave fully engaging, elevated sensory experiences whenever possible. We are not only considering taste, but also texture, mouthfeel, color, aroma and more.

Sensient’s Flavor Playbook for a Rapidly Evolving Food Industry

'Over the past 12 months, Scentium has experienced a particularly strong period of growth, achieving a 22% increase in global turnover,' says Manuel García, global sales director/deputy general manager Scentium. 'This performance was driven by our differentiated service model in priority product categories and territories across emerging markets, as well as by our niche-focused strategy in more mature markets.'

Inside Scentium’s 22% Growth Surge and Global Flavor Expansion

'At its core, Robertet’s ambition is simple yet powerful: to future naturals by putting creation at the service of brands, and brands at the service of consumers,' says Mark Bailey, senior vice president, global flavors division, Robertet.

Shaping the Future of Flavor Through Emotion, Science and Nature

How Robertet is blending natural mastery, emotional science and entrepreneurial creativity to redefine the future of flavor innovation.

'AI and machine learning are deeply integrated across McCormick’s flavor creation process, from consumer insights and sourcing to product development,' says Brendan M. Foley, chairman, president, and chief executive officer, McCormick & Company Inc. 'These digital tools enhance how we engage with customers, enabling faster, insight-driven innovation with greater agility and high-impact in the marketplace.'

McCormick’s Brendan Foley on AI, Heat Culture & the Next Era of Flavor

"As the industry expands toward broad-based ingredient solutions, our distinction lies in maintaining a 100% focus on flavor."

This year's 'Flavor Leaders & Newsmakers' special issue reveals an industry moving decisively away from simple sensory replication toward the intentional orchestration of complex, multi-dimensional consumption experiences.

Flavor Leaders & Newsmakers 2026: Convergence, Intelligence and Resilience in Global Flavor Design

Emerging forces are fundamentally redefining the corporate agendas, research and development brief structures, and capital expenditure priorities of global taste leaders.

IFF Taste Accelerates Innovation Engine as GLP-1, AI & Wellness Redefine Global Flavor Demand

IFF is helping customers create products that deliver more joy in every sip and bite.

As consumer expectations continue to evolve and markets become more complex, the future of flavor innovation at dsm firmenich will be shaped by the ability to leverage deep consumer understanding to guide advanced science, digitalization, and biotechnology to deliver no compromise solutions in collaboration with our customers and their brands.

dsm-firmenich Taps Science, AI and Biotech to Redefine the Future of Flavor

Overall, our ambition is to help bring progress to life by addressing some of the food system’s most pressing challenges.

'In an era where both breakthrough innovation and thoughtful reformulation are critical, we are positioning ADM’s flavors business as a partner of choice for regional and global brands alike,' says Calvin McEvoy, president, global flavors, ADM.

ADM Doubles Down on Natural Flavors Growth With Billion-Dollar Momentum and Global Expansion