Articles from FlavorSum

FlavorSum, a North American flavor producer, presents the 2026 Seasonal Flavor Guide for food and beverage developers. Built with input from insights experts, flavorists, and application scientists, the fourth edition captures seasonal flavor direction across Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter.

FlavorSum, a North American flavor producer, offers trend-driven insights to inspire food and beverage innovation pathways in 2026. In this two-part series, FlavorSum brings together the expertise of flavorists, application specialists, and market analysts to explore the cultural and flavor trends set to influence product development.

FlavorSum, a North American pure-play flavor solutions provider, today announced its acquisition by Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm specializing in growth investments, from its prior owner, The Riverside Company.

FlavorSum, a North American flavor producer, is expanding their solutions portfolio to include flavors with modulating properties (FMPs). FMPs help address specific taste challenges in foods and beverages. The new flavor systems can mask bitterness, enhance mouthfeel, and mitigate off-notes in food and beverage products.

FlavorSum, a North American flavor producer, is launching the 2025 Seasonal Flavor Guide for food and beverage developers. The guide's third edition reflects collaboration between FlavorSum insights experts, flavorists, and application scientists. The new edition provides a fresh, valuable overview of seasonal flavor trends across Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter.

FlavorSum, a North American flavor producer, shares trend-driven insights to inspire food and beverage innovation pathways in 2025. In the two-part blog series, the FlavorSum team of flavorists, application specialists, and market analysts collaborated to review cultural and flavor trends anticipated to affect product development.

FlavorSum, a North American flavor producer, is unveiling a game-changing tool for food and beverage innovators: the “Choose Your Flavor Adventure” platform. The interactive platform is not just a digital adventure, but a comprehensive online flavor lexicon. It has unique educational features that help formulators find precise language to articulate their flavor objectives and accelerate the product development cycle.

FlavorSum, a North American flavor producer, completed construction and opened a 35,000-square-foot expansion at its Kalamazoo, Michigan, facility. The increased footprint enhances the site’s emulsion, extraction, and warehousing capacity and includes investment in process automation to increase efficiency, quality, and safety. The on-site Innovation Center’s pilot plant has new UHT and HTST processing capabilities that support FlavorSum's Dairy Center of Excellence.

FlavorSum, a North American flavor producer, released insights to support food and beverage innovation directions in 2024. In the two-part blog series, the FlavorSum team explores trends predicted to influence product development in the new year.

FlavorSum, a North American flavor producer, will showcase refreshing non-alcoholic cocktails at booth #S4042 during IFT FIRST 2023 in Chicago (July 17-19).

FlavorSum, a North American flavor producer, has begun construction on an expansion project that will add 35,000 square feet to its Kalamazoo, Michigan facility. With the increased footprint, FlavorSum will build out more technical resources and capacity to meet the needs of small, mid-sized and emerging food & beverage companies.

FlavorSum, a North American flavor producer, has added Meridian Flavors, a U.S.-based flavor manufacturer specializing in natural, non-GMO, and organic flavors to the FlavorSum platform. The acquisition is part of FlavorSum’s strategy to expand resources that support the needs of small, mid-sized and emerging food & beverage companies. Meridian has an extensive portfolio of sweet and dairy flavors for bakery and snacks that enhances the existing FlavorSum portfolio and position as a solutions provider.

FlavorSum, a North American flavor producer, will showcase refreshing beverage and snack bar prototypes at booth #S0349 during IFT FIRST 2022 in Chicago (July 11-13).

FlavorSum, a North American flavor producer, has acquired Whittle & Mutch, a U.S.-based formulator of flavors primarily for refreshing beverages. The acquisition is part of FlavorSum’s strategy to expand its solutions resources and capacity for meeting the needs of small, mid-sized and emerging food & beverage companies. Whittle & Mutch’s extensive portfolio of flavors for carbonated and still beverages enhances FlavorSum’s capabilities in an evolving and growing category.

National Flavors, LLC, Bonnie & Don Flavours, ULC, and GSB Flavor Creators -- companies with solid reputations for quality flavors, extracts, essential oils, and industry-leading customer service -- are joining forces under a new name, FlavorSum.