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Flavor Modulation: Helping Products Taste Clear, Balanced, and Complete
Flavor modulation improves taste clarity, balance, and continuity. Learn how it shapes perception and supports reduced sugar and functional products.
2026 Regulatory News Affecting The North American Food and Beverage Industry
Regulatory news from FlavorSum about new and proposed regulations affecting North American food and beverage manufacturers in 2026.
Healthy Candy? How Brands Are Designing Confections with a Purpose
Healthy candy explained: how flavor, texture, and format shape functional confections without turning treats into supplements
Innovation Investigation: How Brands Are Stirring Up The Cereal Bowl
Discover how brands are transforming the cereal bowl with high-protein formulas, indulgent flavors, and on-the-go formats.
Innovation Investigation: The Energizing Evolution of Clean Caffeine
Explore the evolution of caffeinated drinks and the rise of clean caffeine in energy drinks, coffee, tea, and more.
Infusing Function and Flavor into Fortified Gummies
Explore trending flavors and functionalities in fortified gummies and learn how to formulate with ingredients that align with shopper health and wellness goals.
Deliciously Balanced: How to Elevate Taste and Nutrition in Dairy-Based Functional Foods
Learn about the growth segments in dairy-based functional foods and discover how to use flavor solutions to deliver delicious taste.
Expertise de FlavorSum en matière de modulation : solutions pour masquer certaines saveurs dans les aliments et boissons fonctionnels
FlavorSum Modulate provides food and beverage formulators with flavor masking solutions to tackle off notes from functional ingredients.
Plongée dans l’innovation : ce qui se profile à l’horizon pour les boissons rafraîchissantes
Discover the coolest refreshing beverage trends in North America and how to deliver flavor and function that align with shoppers’ needs.
WEBCAST: How the Popularity of Gummies is Transforming VMS
Are you creating gummies supplements with vitamins or other active ingredients? Our latest webcast led by FlavorSum Director of Marketing Lisa Jackson has the insights you need to know to inform your innovation plan.
Qu’est-ce qu’on mange pour dîner? Tendances et idées pour inspirer l’innovation
Discover how food and beverage manufacturers can create connections with consumers during the middle of the day.
FlavorScience Episode 7: Functional Beverage
In the seventh installment of the FlavorScience series, Flavor Development Manager, Pete Sauer, creates a strawberry white tea functional beverage with caffeine.
WEBCAST: What’s the Next “Cool” Trend in Refreshing Beverages: Part 2
How can beverage brands align with evolving needs for functionalities and flavors? In Part 2 of our two-part webcast series about refreshing beverages, FlavorSum Director of Marketing, Lisa Jackson shares proprietary insights about North American beverage drinkers.
WEBCAST: What’s the Next “Cool” Trend in Refreshing Beverages
Join FlavorSum Director of Marketing, Lisa Jackson as she shares refreshing beverage trends. Our webcast reveals the growing subsegments and functional claims to help inspire your product development journey!
Innovation Evolution: How New Food & Beverage Trends are Unfolding in 2023
Discover how 2023 food and beverage trends are shaping up in popular categories like dairy, bakery, beverage, alcohol, and confections.
Comment le marché des barres de collation évolue pour répondre aux besoins des consommateurs
From 2022 to 2023, snack bars, the favorite handheld treat, will continue on the path of innovation to introduce new concepts, formats, and flavors that address unique consumer needs.
Titre optimisé pour les moteurs de recherche Pleins feux sur des prévisions : des arômes pour les aliments et boissons du bien-être
Discover how our 2023 prediction, “feel good flavors” for mind, body, and soul enhancement is coming to life in the market.
FlavorScience Episode 4: Non-Alcoholic Beverages
FlavorSum Director of Marketing, Lisa Jackson sits down with Brewing Industry Consultant, Stephen Rich and FlavorSum Senior Applications Scientist, Blake Lyon to explore the alcohol-free beverage development process, taste, and drinking experience expectations!
Réussir la formulation des boissons fonctionnelles (Video)
Let’s explore functional beverage trends and how thinking through your goals and formulating process can set you up for a successful launch!
FlavorScience Episode 3: Functional Beverages (Video)
This video explores how to successfully formulate functional beverages and explores the challenges that can arise during the product development process.
Webcast: Bubbling Up Success in Functional Beverages
With increased consumer focus on wellness, we set out to review the functional beverage market. Discover what’s driving growth in our latest webcast.
Innovation Evolution: What’s Trending in Functional Beverages
Discover the latest consumer and market trends in refreshing functional beverages to inspire your new product development.
Interview: Achieving Formulating Success in Functional Beverages
Functional beverage innovation continues at a rapid pace to meet consumer needs. Learn how to optimize your product with solutions from FlavorSum.
Formulating Basics For Gummies (Video)
Explore the basics of gummy formulation to ensure your next launch is a success.
Using Flavor to Enhance Mood-Boosting Foods & Beverages
Consumers are turning to nutrition to manage stress and balance their mood. Let’s explore how the relationship between flavor and function can lead to innovation opportunities.
Power Up Snack Bar Innovation (Video)
How can producers step up snack bar innovation and tap into flavor trends and functional benefits that meet evolving consumer needs?
Enhancing Immunity Benefits Through Flavor
Let’s explore how to enhance the relationship between flavor and function to create flavorful, immunity-boosting products consumers are seeking.
Functional Food & Beverages: Categories Consumers Turn to for Benefits
The FlavorSum team examines innovation opportunities in functional foods & beverages using insights to identify consumer needs and expectations.
The Search for Functional Foods & Beverages: Boosts Consumers Want
Learn about the benefits North American consumers seek from functional foods & beverages with insights from FlavorSum proprietary research.
Functional Food Trends: Infused Confections
Discover the latest trends for infused confections and how these functional foods can help build market share and inspire brand loyalty.