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Adored for its fresh citrus taste, sour-sweet profile, and childhood nostalgia, lemonade is the beverage to squeeze for flavor innovation. It’s the perfect platform for highlighting unique and exotic flavors like botanicals or tropical fruit. It’s ever-evolving, a hybrid hotspot, the darling of seasonal LTOs, a kid-friendly favorite, the sweetheart of sour—a MAGICAL profile that works everywhere! Fun-flavored RTD andContinue reading “Lemonade Stand: A taste collection to squeeze”
Category Archives: Product Development
WEBINAR: Forever Young: How nostalgic, comforting flavor profiles can make your next innovative product memorable
An extension of the nostalgic trend of the past decade, childhood favorites and child-adulthood hybrids are associated with happiness, positive taste memories, and childhood bliss. From fruity cereal milk to gummy bear to rainbow sherbert, we have a portfolio to please the inner child. Whether for a performance nutrition product, a delicious beverage, or beyond,Continue reading “WEBINAR: Forever Young: How nostalgic, comforting flavor profiles can make your next innovative product memorable”
WHITE PAPER: Overcoming Flavor Challenges in Performance Nutrition
Sports nutrition brands face three primary product development challenges: 1) selecting ingredients that effectively enhance athletes’ performance and recovery 2) offering distinctive, compelling products that stand out among an over-abundance of choices and 3) delivering a delicious, satisfying experience that will inspire repeat purchase. Success in this category depends not only on understanding how trendingContinue reading “WHITE PAPER: Overcoming Flavor Challenges in Performance Nutrition”
Coffee drives new product development in food, beverage
Coffee. Many of us rely on it every day, and for that reason, it’s starting to find its way into different food and beverage categories for its beloved flavor and aromatics, as well as its esteemed functional properties. Beverage Industry recently published an article on the rise of coffee as an ingredient, and featured ourContinue reading “Coffee drives new product development in food, beverage”
Solving the plant protein taste challenge
There’s a lot to learn about plant-based protein, but there’s one specific perception that we’re out to change: that they can’t taste delicious. Nutritional Outlook recently featured Virginia Dare in an article on how companies like Virginia Dare are working to make plant proteins taste better and easier to work with. “Even if the desiredContinue reading “Solving the plant protein taste challenge”
Find inspiration with our 2020 flavor trends
The consumer love affair with trying novel flavors is still going strong into 2020 as demand for taste innovation continues to grow. According to the recent Technomic US Flavor Consumer Trend Report, 66 percent of consumers like trying new flavors, while close to 40 percent define “new” as simply a twist on the familiar. We’veContinue reading “Find inspiration with our 2020 flavor trends”
WHITE PAPER: Solving Taste Challenges in Keto
The high-fat, low-carbohydrate ketogenic (“keto”) diet is a hot trend that comes with major restrictions. For many new dieters, there will be a significant shift toward consuming foods and beverages formulated with low-net carbohydrate, high protein ingredients. Brands have opportunities to cater to this audience by making their lifestyle more attainable and boosting their confidenceContinue reading “WHITE PAPER: Solving Taste Challenges in Keto”
Find inspiration with our 2020 flavor trends
The consumer love affair with trying novel flavors is still going strong into 2020 as demand for taste innovation continues to grow. According to the recent Technomic US Flavor Consumer Trend Report, 66 percent of consumers like trying new flavors, while close to 40 percent define “new” as simply a twist on the familiar. We’veContinue reading “Find inspiration with our 2020 flavor trends”
Taste solutions fit for any lifestyle
Lifestyle nutrition is a major trend that has moved beyond niche health and wellness audiences like athletes and bodybuilders to attract a growing number of people in the mainstream consumer market. In just the last few years, we have seen the significant rise in consumers adopting specialized eating habits like keto, paleo, and vegan diets.Continue reading “Taste solutions fit for any lifestyle”
WHITE PAPER: Beyond the Bar
The snacking trend has grown steadily over the past decade and shows no signs of slowing down in 2020. Driven primarily by health and wellness snacking, consumers are increasingly prioritizing snack applications that merge convenience and nutrition, such as dried fruit, nut packs, and fruit cups. Read our white paper to learn more about specificContinue reading “WHITE PAPER: Beyond the Bar”