18 Oct 2019 --- This week in business news, Campbell Soup Company completed the sale of its European Chips Business to Valeo Foods for approximately £66 million (US$80 million). The Ferrero... Read More

09 Sep 2019 --- TIC Gums is launching solutions for ice cream and coffee ready-to-drink beverages that will tap into the keto trend. Ticaloid PRO 122 RD is a hydrocolloid blend uniquely created for... Read More

05 Jun 2019 --- Ingredion is looking into Clara Foods’ innovative pipeline that encompasses solutions that address several platforms beyond chicken-less egg proteins. Clean label... Read More

02 Apr 2019 --- The Ferrero Group has announced a definitive agreement pursuant to which it will acquire the cookie, fruit and fruit-flavored snack, ice cream cone and pie crust businesses from... Read More

14 Feb 2019 --- Ingredion is strengthening its portfolio with the addition of single hydrocolloids which include gum acacia, cellulose gum and tara gum. The texturizers bring a greater breadth of... Read More

19 Aug 2019 --- Whether you need to reduce astringency, enhance mouthfeel or minimize the awareness of particulates, TIC Gums has the solution for you to address your unique beverage formulating challenges and ensure successful instant beverage development.

30 Apr 2019 --- Whether you need to reduce astringency, enhance mouthfeel or minimize the awareness of particulates, TIC Gums has the solution for you to address your unique beverage formulating challenges and ensure successful instant beverage development.

28 Jan 2019 --- Whether you need to emulsify flavors, stabilize protein, suspend particulates or enhance mouthfeel, gum blends work from TIC Gums help to address multiple beverage formulating challenges at the same time for successful, shelf-stable RTD beverages.

23 Jul 2018 --- Ingredion used IFT 2018 to highlight how Kerr Concentrates (acquired in 2015) as a concentrates and essences producer and hydrocolloids supplier TIC Gums, acquired at the end of 2016, added scope and portfolio synergies. The brands were showcased together in a single booth for the first time this year. John Lazowski, Vice President of Marketing commented on the bringing together of the three portfolios. “Over the last couple of years, since we have been beginning to integrate both, we wanted to highlight how all of these three companies have great solutions that can come together and form even better solutions for our customers,” he says.

14 Dec 2016 --- Gelatin contributes unique functionalities and texture characteristics in applications like gummy candies, vitamins or nutritional delivery systems. In fact, no single ingredient can be used to duplicate these characteristics. Corie Beyers explains to FoodIngredientsFirst how the Gum Gurus at TIC Gums use the Texture Revolution texture mapping process to first identify the key texture characteristics in gummy confections and then to evaluate new stabilizer systems for gelatin replacement.

02 Jan 2018 --- Key suppliers offer their thoughts on trends to watch out for in 2018 and beyond. Has the strong growth in clean label finally hit a peak?

21 Jun 2017 --- Key suppliers offer their thoughts on transparency. What is driving the demand for clearer labels and what role can ingredients suppliers play?

01 Dec 2016 --- Key suppliers offer their thoughts on key food industry trends to watch. What will be the key consumer trends driving the food industry forward in 2017 and how are they impacting supplier R&D development?

23 Jun 2015 --- Key suppliers offer their thoughts on the implementation of traceability and sustainability. What is driving the demand for clearer labels and greater transparency and what role can ingredients suppliers play?

01 Dec 2014 --- Key suppliers offer their thoughts on the trends to watch in 2015. What is the future for natural and clean label products and how can suppliers partner with manufacturers in maximizing transparency for consumers?

Dairy alternative drinks tracked featuring clean label claims have grown steadily over the past years. Food gums such as gellan gum, guar gum and locust bean gum have witnessed a significant... Read More

27 Jul 2018 --- Jim Zallie took up the role of CEO at major ingredient supplier Ingredion at the start of 2018. The US-headquartered supplier was formed back in 2010 when the two major players of Corn Products International and National Starch merged. Since then it has become a leading ingredient player that functions as one of the major consolidators in the industry, with acquisitions including the purchase of Penford in 2014. Ingredion used the recent IFT Food Expo in Chicago to highlight how concentrates producer Kerr Concentrates, which was acquired in 2015, and hydrocolloids supplier TIC Gums, acquired at the end of 2016, added scope and portfolio synergies to the business. The Ingredion, TIC and Kerr brands were showcased together on a single booth for the first time this year. 

21 Sep 2017 --- These are interesting times in the field of supplier mergers & acquisitions, particularly when it comes to middle-market ingredient transactions of between US$50 million and US$1 billion in value. Recent moves have included Ingredion’s move to acquire TIC Gums at the end of 2016. A very interesting example of catering to the middle sector of the North America market was IFF’s launch of Tastepoint. Chicago-based Tim Larsen works at investment bank Houlihan Lokey, where he is a member of the bank’s Consumer Food & Retail Group, focusing on food & beverage. FoodIngredientsFirst spoke to Tim about the current market for middle-market M&A in ingredients. He began by asking Tim what’s behind the spate of recent activity in this space.

27 Jun 2017 --- Last year Ingredion entered into a purchase agreement to acquire TIC Gums. The company's knowledge in gum-based texturizers complements Ingredion’s expertise in technology, opening the door to new solutions for today’s food formulations.Together, TIC Gums and Ingredion offer the widest range of texture capabilities, superior formulation and rapid response to customer needs. Robin Wyers caught up with President of TIC Gums Brian Briggs in Las Vegas at IFT. Robin began by asking about how the acquisition has changed the business in terms of developments and market strategies.