Buyers are more health conscious than ever. As people become of the serious health effects that can occur with the excessive consumption of sodium, an increasing number are looking for frozen, prepackaged, and canned food options that use as little sodium as possible. Just this small change can have an

Cheesecake is one of the most loved dessert options. Unlike other, trendier dessert options that have come and gone over the decades, it has for the most part stuck around, both on restaurant menus and in store bakeries. It’s even become a popular option for desserts that buyers can make

How important are sweet sauces compared to their savory counterparts? Very – in fact, they may be much more important than many people realize. Sweet sauces such as those used on ice cream, cheesecake, and even fruit salad have the ability to completely transform a dish. That is especially important

Ethnic food flavors are big news in the industry, with flavorists exploring regional dishes from Ethiopia, India, Morocco, Thailand, and many other places in the search for the next big global flavor trend. While more adventurous eaters are more than eager to try new meats, new spices, and new flavor

Flavorists play one of the most important roles in the food and beverage industry, from coming up with new and innovative ideas for custom flavors to driving the next big flavor trends. They must pair their creative instincts with a solid understanding of industry terms, chemistry, and the science behind

Alcoholic flavors have never been as big as they are now, largely due to a range of experimental ideas coming out of the flavor industry. One of the types of liquor flavors that is seeing the biggest boom in popularity is whiskey. Whiskey is well known for being pungent and

From canned soups and stews to frozen dinners, there are a number of different meat products that are in need of enhancement with flavor ingredients. One of the particular challenges that faces flavorists when working with these products is deciding what they need in order to produce the most accurate

Blends that combine classic flavors to create something new and different are a great way to drive innovation in the flavor industry. There are a number of different blends that have already been around for so long that they are considered classics, while others are only just beginning to gain