21 Mar 2019 --- Mint, just like vanilla, is one of the flavors that you couldn’t imagine the world to be without. Mint flavors have long been known to “freshen-up” a range of categories and with mint tonalities continuing to delight consumers globally, this theme is likely to gain even further traction in 2019. Mint is still considered to fall within the realms of the most popular botanical ingredients. Gum is still primarily used for breath-freshening, which is the primary driver for mint. As consumers opt for natural botanicals, mint has become a front-runner for many innovative flavor concepts outside of the traditional chewing gum realm, however.