Comax Flavors has introduced four new flavor collections to address consumer food and beverage taste trends in 2016.

As part of the corporate rebrand, the Company unveiled a new website, purpose statement, visual identity and refreshed tone of voice, all of which will help to spotlight its vision, imagination and innovative focus.

Edlong Dairy Technologies has developed a new line of sweet milk flavors to help food product developers leverage the inherent sweet taste and rich mouthfeel of milk in applications where sugar moderation is a goal.

McCormick & Company, Incorporated unveiled its annual McCormick Flavor Forecast revealing the trends that could shape culinary exploration and innovation – in home kitchens, at restaurants and on retail shelves – across the globe for years to come.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published a favorable opinion on the safety of Thaumatin (E 957) for extended use and opens the door to a broad range of new applications.

The global food and beverage industry trade fair, Food Ingredients Europe, will convene in early December in Paris. There, Bell Flavors & Fragrances will present its latest developments and trends for flavors and botanical extracts for the beverage, sweet, dairy and savory segments.

The company also will feature its packaging capabilities for other products. Visitors to Wixon’s booth, #F1425/1426, can try samples of its non-GMO Triple Chocolate Meal Replacement Shake.

Its new chili pepper varieties include cayenne, pasilla and the ghost pepper extract.

Renee Santy has joined Wixon, a manufacturer of seasonings, flavors and technologies for the food and beverage industry, as Food Scientist in the company’s Consumer Products Lab.