Flavor Producers, LLC, headquartered in Valencia, Calif., completed an expansion project in Sharonville, Ohio, that includes more than 6,000 square feet of new application development, sensory, pilot plant product development capabilities and an additional 1,700 square feet for customer collaborative rapid prototyping workspace for food and beverage innovations.

The line is committed to building a better future by providing better choices for everyday produce; its compostable, plant-based bags will break down into the earth's soil over time, contributing to farming's regenerative cycle and providing a solution to the current plastic crisis.

GNT has expanded its EXBERRY® Organics range by introducing certified organic powder colors to the portfolio.

Lycored, a global leader in lycopene and beta-carotene derived color and taste-enhancing ingredients for food and beverages, will be showcasing its range of super-stable red, orange, gold and yellow hues and real food ingredients at this year’s Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Expo in Chicago.

What started as a five-year commitment to raise a minimum of $50,000 in scholarships for the Williams-Franklin Foundation (WFF) at the start of 2021 by Organic & Natural Health Association, has blossomed into a $55,205 total in less than two years throughout various natural products industry events and supporters. These funds have raised more visibility for opportunities in the natural products industry for students of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU).

IFF is pleased to introduce its GUARDIAN® family of products, an innovative line of plant extract-based formulations and synergistic oxidation control solutions. In food and beverage product design, controlling oxidation can help protect a product’s quality, freshness, and stability.

Consumer research conducted by Innova Market Insights consistently shows that consumer definitions of natural and of clean label are very similar. Furthermore, many consumers believe that natural products also are organic.

Prepared Foods is giving readers even more food and beverage content across six key topics, which we’re calling POWER TRENDS.

Florida Food Products (FFP), a leader in clean label food and beverage ingredient solutions, recently added a new “Insights Report” to the company’s website. The free download titled, “Harness the power of plants to clean up your processed meat labels,” shares results of FFP’s latest proprietary consumer research.

Bell Flavors & Fragrances said its Northbrook, Ill., location completed an audit of its expanded range of USDA certified organic flavors. The audit was conducted in partnership with Quality Assurance International (QAI).