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The Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP) sifts through upwards of 6,500 submissions to choose the year’s Hermes Creative Award winners. It’s an honor to win a Gold Hermes from AMCP, one of the oldest third-party evaluators of creative work. For over a century, our team at Virginia Dare has had the privilege ofContinue reading “Virginia Dare Website Wins Gold Hermes Creative Award”
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Virginia Dare President Earns FEMA Lifetime Achievement Award
How long does it take to win a lifetime achievement award? About 40 years, at least for Howard Smith Jr., our president. While Howard has worked tirelessly at Virginia Dare, he’s also uplifted the industry at large through his work with the Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association (FEMA) and the International Organization of the FlavorContinue reading “Virginia Dare President Earns FEMA Lifetime Achievement Award “
Leave With Complete Flavor Profile After One Visit to Our Expanded HQ
Our new headquarters in Carteret, New Jersey, focuses on in-person collaboration and streamlined product development: “You can fly in without knowing what you want. We’ll sit and discuss goals, then make samples. Changes are made on the spot, down the hall. It’s possible to walk out with a finished product after a full day justContinue reading “Leave With Complete Flavor Profile After One Visit to Our Expanded HQ”
FoodNavigator-USA Article: Strengthening vanilla’s supply chain through its farmers
Quality vanilla goes beyond taste. Virginia Dare’s Madagascar-based team creates systems for socially, environmentally, and economically sustainable vanilla. FoodNavigator-USA talked with our VP of International Operations Henry Todd about how we’re implementing systems that support farmers and the value chain. Highlighted initiatives:
Zero-Proof is Climbing to Number One
Zero-proof, buzzless spirits, whatever you call the Alt drinks movement, the facts speak for themselves. According to IWSR research, 58% of consumers are drinking more non-alcoholic beverages than last year. On top of that, 61% are wanting better choices when it comes to non-alcoholic beverages. Whole Foods’ latest trends report named alt drinks as oneContinue reading “Zero-Proof is Climbing to Number One”
Virginia Dare Welcomes the Wellness in All Its Flavors at SupplySide West
The globally recognized flavor experts deliver inspired taste profiles in health and wellness applications LAS VEGAS, Nevada – (October 12, 2022) – Virginia Dare says that it’s time to welcome a new era of health and wellness application development: one that’s defined by alternative functional product formats with better, trending flavor profiles. “If you startedContinue reading “Virginia Dare Welcomes the Wellness in All Its Flavors at SupplySide West”
See you in Vegas at IBIE booth 5019!
We’ve been working in the baking industry for decades – providing the definitive vanilla extract that perfects a batch of chocolate chip cookies or the flavor masking that unlocks a delectable brownie batter that’s fortified with plant protein and probiotics. This year, we’re taking it to a new level. We are thrilled to announce thatContinue reading “See you in Vegas at IBIE booth 5019!”
Virginia Dare Blends Functionality with Fun at IFT FIRST Trade Show
The globally recognized flavor experts are featuring their wellness- and nostalgia-inspired flavors at the show CHICAGO, Illinois – (June 28, 2022) – Virginia Dare helps brands break from the conventional when it comes to functional nutrition and is putting the flavors and product formats that make this possible in the spotlight at the IFT FIRSTContinue reading “Virginia Dare Blends Functionality with Fun at IFT FIRST Trade Show”
RANKED: 2022 Flavor Trends That Will Shape Innovation
As we cruise through the first part of 2022, we’re ranking all the top trending flavor combos that’ll tease the tastebuds. From our gold medal winners all the way to the honorable mentions that have followed us from the last year, there’s a lot to look forward to. Take a scroll – and reach outContinue reading “RANKED: 2022 Flavor Trends That Will Shape Innovation”
Functional fungi in sports nutrition
Rising awareness of adaptogenic mushrooms presents an attractive opportunity in sports nutrition and active lifestyles from pre-workouts to recovery. Reishi, chaga, cordyceps, and lion’s mane among others have the potential to regulate the body’s stress response, lower fatigue, increase attention and reduce other stress-induced impairments. Virginia Dare recently published an article through Natural Products InsiderContinue reading “Functional fungi in sports nutrition”