The 2024 Flavor & Fragrance Leaders & Newsmakers Issue

Jul 1st, 2024

In the pages ahead, you will get an inside look at what key players in the industry have marked as influencers for innovation across flavor and fragrance segments.

In the pages ahead, you will get an inside look at what key players in the industry have marked as influencers for innovation across flavor and fragrance segments.

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Welcome to the 2024 Leaders & Newsmakers issue! Over the last year, Perfumer & Flavorist+ (P&F+) has witnessed industry leaders invest in the growth and development of innovation centers worldwide to address evolving customer needs. In the pages ahead, you will get an inside look at what 12 key players in the industry have marked as influencers for innovation across flavor and fragrance segments.

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The Future Challenges meeting included an all-women panel of experts to discuss the issues in the flavor and fragrance industries.

AEFAA Hosts Future Challenges Meeting, Allows Open Dialogue for F&F Sector

This meeting included a panel of experts and an open discussion of the biggest issues facing the industry.

Made exclusively from upcycled green bananas, Green Banana Powder offers an innovative way to address food waste concerns.

Givaudan Collaborates with Dole Asia Holdings to Upcycle Unripe Bananas

Givaudan's green banana powder is made from upcycled, unripe bananas and can be a texture solution for food developers.

The new website will also include trial samples, informational blog posts videos relating to its products.

Global Essence’s Acquisition EarthFall Essentials Rebrands as The eScential Group

The new e-commerce platform is expected to launch April 2025.

Formulation of great tasting plant-based foods and beverages with yeast-based solutions

Formulation of great tasting plant-based foods and beverages with yeast-based solutions

The Director of Strategic Marketing and Innovation at Biospringer by Lesaffre discusses how yeast fermentation-based solutions can help solve taste and texture problems in plant-based foods.

Company officials hope that this agreement will strengthen Arla’s ability to meet the growing demand for protein-enriched dairy in the United States.

Arla Foods Ingredients Announces Valley Queen Agreement, Strengthens US Presence

The South Dakota-based processor will produce ingredients from the Nutrilac ProteinBoost product range.

Product developers in the flavor and fragrance industries are using artificial intelligence to reduce the development timeline.

Industry Experts Discuss Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Role of Robotics in Flavor and Fragrance Industry

Learn more about how the industry is applying these technologies while keeping humans at the center of innovation.

Bacon flavors can be achieved with ten ppm of 2,6-dimethyl pyridine to give a burnt note.

Flavor Bites: 2,6-Dimethyl Pyridine in Savory, Nut, Brown and other Flavors

Learn about the diverse range of applications for 2, 6-dimethyl pyridine.

Ballschmiede shares, 'Innovations are addressing the increasing concern of resource scarcity, with efforts aimed at developing alternative flavoring ingredients and reducing the environmental footprint of food production.'

The Global Flavor Industry Enters a ‘Complex’ and ‘Rapidly Evolving’ Phase, Says IOFI Executive Director

Sven Ballschmiede, executive director of the International Organization of the Flavor Industry, discusses regulation flashpoints, healthy food trend impacts and more.

The panel of flavorists compared isomers of various ingredients.

Flavor Reports: US Edition (March 25)

From geranyl acetate to cis-5-octenal, our panel of flavorists assesses the taste and odor characteristics of flavor ingredients.

With this agreement, Asahi group will continue to use the ingredient in supplements and beverages sold in Japan, while ADM will expand the ingredient’s distribution to food manufacturers in North America, Europe and Asia.

ADM, Asahi Group Sign Exclusive Distribution Agreement for Postbiotic Ingredient

L. gasseri CP2305 is a postbiotic ingredient developed from lactic acid bacteria and has been shown in clinical trials to improve mood and sleep.

The transaction includes the acquisition of Doucy’s state-of-the-art plant in the Benelux region.

Turpaz Acquires Sweet Flavors Company Doucy

Founded in 1968, Doucy is a manufacturer of sweet flavors for food and beverages, as well as colors and additives for the animal feed industry.