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How Flavors and Colors Work Together in Food and Beverage
Explore how color plays a role in flavor selection and taste experience as we examine color trends in core food and beverage categories.
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.
Au fil de l’innovation : La tendance des saveurs nostalgiques dans le secteur des collations cuites au four, des céréales et des confiseries
Examinons de plus près la tendance des saveurs nostalgiques et les idées de marques d’aliments et de boissons pour innover avec des saveurs et des formats rappelant le passé.
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.
Quand les saveurs s’inspirent d’expériences (Video)
Watch the video to learn how flavors can transport us to different places and help us feel more connected to special moments.
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.
Au fil de l’innovation : tendances relatives aux collations de fin de soirée
Read about three late night snacking trends to guide brands’ creation of an innovative food or beverage perfect for satisfying the midnight munchies.
Pleins feux sur des prévisions : quand les saveurs s’inspirent d’expériences
We’re exploring our predictions for experience-inspired flavors. From new no-alcohol options to globetrotting flavors, here are the key trends to inspire your next delicious innovation.
News from IFT FIRST 2023
Discover news and food & beverage insights from IFT FIRST 2023, including details about delicious, innovative demos from FlavorSum.
Flavors to Sweeten Your Success from FlavorSum at IFT 2023
FlavorSum, a North American flavor producer, has begun construction on an expansion project that will add 35,000 square feet to its Kalamazoo facility.
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.
Innovation dans les confiseries : cinq étapes sur la voie d’un doux succès
How do you take candy innovation from an idea to a successful launch? Here are five milestones on your journey to crafting an irresistible confection.
Pleins feux sur des prévisions : Des expériences gustatives renforcées
We’re taking a deeper dive into our predictions for elevated taste experiences. From dual tastes to indulgent flavors, here are key trends to help inspire your innovation journey.
FlavorScience Episode 6: Snack Bar Evolution
In the sixth installment of the FlavorScience series, Applications Scientist Roseanne McGuire demonstrates how to create a delicious reduced-sugar snack bar bite.
Créer des aliments et boissons qui séduisent la génération X
How can you connect with older generations? Let’s explore a few Generation X food and beverage trends and how brands can engage and build connections.
Tisser des liens authentiques avec les millénariaux
Let’s review key Millennial food and beverage trends to discover how brands can engage and connect with this tech-savvy and diverse generation.
L’évolution du marché des barres de collation pour répondre aux besoins des consommateurs (Video)
Let’s take a look at how snack bar formulators are finding new and creative ways to deliver great products to their customers.
WEBCAST: The Snack Bar Evolution: Ideas for Flavor, Function, and Format
Join FlavorSum Director of Marketing, Lisa Jackson as she explores snack bar innovation ideas that align with interest in flavor, function, and format. Our webcast provides several snack bar concepts to inspire your product development journey!
Pleins feux sur des prévisions : des saveurs liées à la Terre
How are down-to-earth flavors, one of our 2023 predictions, emerging in NPD? Whether you’re innovating with floral, botanical, or mushroom profiles, earthy flavors can inspire your product development journey.
Créer des liens durables avec la génération Z grâce aux aliments et aux boissons (Video)
Join us as we explore key attributes of Gen Z and the ways in which food and beverage brands can create connections with this diverse generation.
Au fil de l’innovation : La prochaine génération de savoureux desserts
What’s on the horizon for desserts? Read about the trending flavors and formats to learn how your brand can create innovative desserts that excite shoppers and inspire brand loyalty.
FlavorScience Episode 5: Ice Cream
In the fifth installment of our FlavorScience series, Senior Applications Scientist, Kelsey Cheadle walks us through crafting a delicious ice cream prototype.
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.
WEBCAST: Finding Sweet Success with Ice Cream
Join FlavorSum Director of Marketing, Lisa Jackson as she shares the market dynamics and consumer behaviors shaping today’s ice cream market.
Plongée dans l’innovation : Tendances sur la consommation, le marché et les arômes des crèmes glacées
Let’s explore ice cream trends and recently launched products to understand what’s driving new product innovation.
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.
Plongée dans l’innovation : de la créativité dans les saveurs et formats de boissons alcoolisées
How do you craft innovative alcoholic beverages? Let’s explore what people are looking for and some trending flavors and formats in this exciting frontier.
Pleins feux sur des prévisions : Des arômes pour les aliments et boissons du bien-être
Let’s face it; almost everyone loves ice cream. Get ready to understand what’s driving product innovation in our review of ice cream trends and recently launched products from Mintel’s Global New Products Database.
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!
Fidéliser les baby-boomers à des marques d’aliments et de boissons
Building brand loyalty with the Baby Boomer generation starts with examining the ways food and beverage brands can engage and create connections.
Delivering Gut Health Through Foods And Beverages
Gut health has become a focus in popular and scientific media. Let’s look at how categories are innovating, what flavors are trending, and the challenges of formulating food and beverage for a healthy gut.
Webcast: Free from Alcohol, Full of Flavor
With the alcohol-free market rapidly growing and gaining popularity, we set out to explore what people are looking for from the emerging beverage type.
Si vous les aviez manquées : Principales tendances de 2022 dans les produits alimentaires et les boissons
You might have needed more time to keep up with our weekly food and beverage insights, so ICYMI, here are a few flavorful highlights from the FlavorSum team.
Free From Alcohol, Full of Flavor
The alcohol-free trend is picking up pace, and formulators are investigating ways to create delicious products that mimic their alcohol-full counterparts.
Food & Beverage Market Trends for 2023 (Video)
Let’s explore our 2023 predictions to discover how your brand can stand out in the food and beverage space in the new year!
Créer des liens durables avec la génération Z grâce aux aliments et aux boissons
Discover how food and beverage manufacturers can create and market food and beverage products to appeal to generation Z.
Food & Beverage Market Trends for 2023: Part 2: Flavors Deep Dive
Consumers are seeking flavors that feel good, offer earthiness, and elevate and recall experiences.
Food & Beverage Market Trends For 2023: Part 1
Which foods and beverages will align with consumer needs in 2023? Let’s explore some of the upcoming trends and how you can build brand loyalty.
Experiencing Travel Through Taste: Global Flavors to Inspire Innovation
Let’s explore trending internationally inspired flavors and how food and beverage innovators can help people experience travel through taste.
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.
Flavors for Children (Video)
Let’s examine how food and beverage producers can craft products that appeal to kids and have the benefits and qualities that parents want.
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.
Innovation Evolution: Taking Snacking To The Next Level
Let’s examine how snacking habits are evolving, how different generations view snacks, and the innovation opportunities to create snacks that align with consumer needs.
FlavorScience Episode 2: Nutritional Gummies (Video)
This video explores how to successfully formulate nutritional gummies and explores the challenges that can arise during the product development process.
Innovation Evolution: How are New Food & Beverage Trends Unfolding in 2022?
Let’s check in with some of our 2022 predictions and examine how new food and beverage market trends are unfolding.
Webcast: Format + Flavor + Function in Gummies
With increased consumer focus on health and wellness, we set out to review the nutritional gummy market. Our latest webcast covers what’s driving growth.
What’s New in RTD Alcoholic Beverages?
Let’s explore what’s driving growth in the RTD alcoholic beverage space, including premiumization, health and wellness trends, and flavor innovation.
How to Create New Connections with Nostalgic Flavors
Nostalgic flavors offer opportunities to reimagine the classics as consumers look for ways to find comfort and stability after a turbulent two years.
Leveraging Seasonal Flavors for LTO Success
Developing a successful seasonal LTO builds on flavor associations and caters to consumers evolving needs like health goals and desire for functionality.
Webinar: Bars are Back
The snack bar category is rapidly picking up pace as COVID-19 restrictions lessen. Formulators can tap into new flavor trends to meet consumer needs.
Bakery Innovations: Exploring Format & Functionality to Satisfy Snack Cravings
Let’s explore how to create innovative bakery snacks that meet desires for wellness, functionality, and convenience while still satisfying cravings.
Enhancing Immunity Benefits Through Flavor (Video)
Learn how to enhance the relationship between immunity and flavor to create great-tasting products consumers will love.
FlavorScience Episode 1: Frozen Desserts (Video)
This video explores how to successfully formulate frozen desserts by leveraging base flavors, unique inclusions, and delicious variegates.
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.
Mixin’ Up Memorable Moments In Frozen Desserts (Video)
Learn how frozen dessert producers can step up ice cream innovation to meet demand and align with changing consumer cravings.
Flavors for Children: Crafting Products that Appeal to Kids & Parents
Creating flavors for children is a unique challenge. Let’s examine how food and beverage producers can craft products that appeal to both kids and their parents.
Delivering Frozen Indulgences that Delight Consumers
Innovative ideas that can help ice cream formulators deliver delicious new products for consumers as dietary needs evolve.