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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.

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Can Flavor Be Designed for a Feeling?

IFF's Mood Intelligence framework combines data with the creative work of flavorists.

The fragranced portion of this issue digs into fragrance marketing, shifts in consumer trends and sustainability.

Leading Consumer Demands Shaking Up the Fragrance Industry

The February 2023 issue also digs into better-for-you flavor formulations.

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Top 5 Flavor Articles of 2025

Check out our most loved flavor headlines from the past year.

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The New Era of Flavor Leadership

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

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Editor's Note: More is More

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F&F Literature Review: Natural Progression in Extraction, Production and Research

A brief look at the literature gives some indication of health and wellness drivers, including natural extraction, production and modification processes; authentication techniques; and even biometric efficacy research.

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.

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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.

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IFF 2025 Flavor Leaders & Newsmakers

IFF renews its commitment to innovative technologies, sustainability and enhanced consumer experience in its Taste division.

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Mapping the Global Senses (Part 3 of 3): Flavors Meet the Machines

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Mapping the Global Senses (Part 2 of 3): Novelty & Familiarity