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FlavourTalk 2026 Brings Joy and Curiosity to Consumer Flavor Perception Conversation

This year’s exhibition and conference focused on the underlying neuroscience of flavor and how product developers can leverage this research.

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.

The 2024 Flavor & Fragrance Leaders & Newsmakers Issue

Executives from some of the most influential F&F companies provide an in-depth look at the evolving market and provide insight into what's to come.

Biter is described as being acrid or astringent in taste.

Cracking the Code of Bitterness: the Science of Natural Blockers

By understanding the mechanism of receptors and blockers, flavorists and product developers can create better tasting products that consumers will love.

Ray Salemme, CEO, Redpoint Bio

Novel Compounds Point Toward the Future of Healthier, Better-tasting Flavors

Inside Redpoint Bio’s discovery and development of bitter blockers and flavor enhancers.

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What Formulators Need to Know About Natural Flavorings with Modulating Properties

FMPs can be used in combination with other flavorings to create a more authentic sensory experience for the consumer.

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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.

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Sweetness, Rewired

From brain cues and receptor science to AI-designed sweeteners and taste modulation, a new generation of technologies is giving flavorists more ways to deliver less sugar without sacrificing satisfaction.