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Ice Cream, I wanna be like you
Plant-based mimicking regular dairy ice cream All lines of work have their perks and it just so happens that one of ours is tasting ice cream. A few months ago, Givaudan scientists began collecting over

You Can’t Beat This Heat
Spicy Chips and Snacks Feelin’ Hot, Hot, Hot!!! If you’ve walked down the snack aisle lately, you’ve seen that spicy is taking over! Whether it’s chips, crackers, pretzels, puffs, or nuts, spicy flavors are dominating

American Regional Cuisine Is Prime for Growth
The United States is a nation diverse in peoples and geography. Both of these contribute to some amazing regional cuisine. Thanks to the Covid pandemic, there’s been an increased focus on regional American cuisine. People

Get Crackin’
Co-Author: Ashley Wesley, Product Manager From raw, candied, roasted, toasted, and milked, everyone is going nuts about… well nuts! I know you’re all thinking about that ONE person that sifts through the nut container to

The Future of Meat Alternatives
I honestly feel sometimes that we’re traveling at warp speed with meat alternatives. It’s a whole new world and it’s moving so fast, many product developers can’t keep up! But because of this new world,

Rare and Unique Citrus Fruits Inspire Our Flavors
Givaudan is basic in citrus, meaning we process citrus ingredients in-house from all natural citrus raw materials. Givaudan is committed to citrus. Our TasteEssentials® Citrus program means we are committed to investing in citrus research,

An Escape to Charleston’s Food Scene
What is DelightFULL? DelightFULL is one of seven macro trends apparent globally. It is all about consumers looking for moments of escape and excitement due to global uncertainty or the pressures of modern life. If

Savory Social Senses Q3 2020
Welcome to our social listening series: Social Senses! These posts are created in partnership with Tastewise, who monitors social media activity in the food and beverage world. This post includes listening dates: July 1, 2020 – September

Why a Maple Flavor is a Good Idea
The turning leaves and chilly days remind us of maple, the smooth and mellow counterpoint to the fall classic of pumpkin spice. Starbucks receives most, if not all, credit for the creation of pumpkin spice

Mexican Sauces are Going to Get Even Tastier
Loving You is Easy Mintel’s research recently announced that Mexican cuisine took over Italian as America’s favorite international cuisine. I can say with full confidence that everyone loves Mexican food. It’s a fact. If anyone

Fisher’s Fare: Persian Cuisine
Persian cuisine has a lot in common with its regional neighbors but it still stands on its own with unique flavors and ingredients. A complex political history and icy relations with the West has kept

Gummies Take Center Stage
Move over Flintstones vitamins… there’s a new supplement format in town! COVID-19 has boosted sales of specific consumer packaged goods, and vitamins and supplements are one of them. You’ve probably noticed many end caps at