Givaudan’s heritage in natural ingredients is rooted in a longstanding tradition of exploration, discovery and innovative thinking. For us, the world is a deep source of inspiration. Our holistic approach from nature to consumer experience is grounded in a profound understanding of sourcing, natural extraction and cooking techniques.
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Vernier
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Switzerland
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About Givaudan
Givaudan is the global leader in the creation of flavours and fragrances, with its heritage stretching back over 250 years, the Company has a long history of innovating tastes and scents. From a favourite drink to your daily meal, from prestige perfumes to cosmetics and laundry care, its creations inspire emotions and delight millions of consumers the world over. The Company is committed to driving purpose-led, long-term growth while leading the way to improve happiness and health for people and nature. In the fiscal year 2019, the company employed over 14,900 people worldwide and achieved sales of CHF 6.2 billion and a free cash flow of 12.7% of sales. Let’s imagine together on www.givaudan.com.
About Givaudan Taste & Wellbeing
Powered by innovation and creativity, Givaudan Taste & Wellbeing aims to shape the future of food by becoming the co-creation partner of choice to its customers. Built on its global leadership position in flavours and taste, the Company goes beyond to create food experiences that do good and feel good, for body, mind and planet. With an expanded portfolio of products across flavours, taste, functional and nutritional solutions and a deep knowledge of the food ecosystem, Givaudan’s passion is to collaborate with customers and partners to develop game changing innovations in food and beverage. Let’s imagine together the future of food. Learn more at www.givaudan.com/taste-wellbeing.
NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
IFT First 2024: Givaudan Sense Colour expands Amaize portfolio with new natural Red 40 alternative
25 Jul 2024 --- Givaudan Sense Colour unveiled its Amaize orange-red at IFT First 2024 in Chicago, US. The launch expands the food colors provider’s current Amaize line of corn-based anthocyanin colors and offers a close... Read More
FOOD INGREDIENTS NEWS
Beyond The Headlines: FAO Food Price Index edges up, Regenerative coffee highlights
03 May 2024 --- The benchmark for world food commodity prices edged higher in April, as rising meat prices and slight increase for vegetable oils and cereals more than offset decreases for sugar and dairy products. General Mills... Read More
FOOD INGREDIENTS NEWS
Givaudan Sense Colour taps microalgae, anthocyanins and beetroot for natural plant-based food hues
17 Apr 2024 --- Givaudan Sense Colour is rolling out a series of new natural color solutions in line with market demands, including a phycocyanin-rich natural blue hue similar to spirulina, its Endure Red Beet, which can be a... Read More
NUTRITION & HEALTH NEWS
Givaudan, MISTA & Bühler open extrusion hub in San Francisco to further “advance food systems”
08 Apr 2024 --- Givaudan and Bühler have opened a new extrusion hub at the MISTA Innovation Center in San Francisco. The collaboration is expected to drive disruptive product development in food innovation and highlights... Read More
FOOD INGREDIENTS NEWS
Natural color creativity: Exploring unconventional bold hues, stunning shades and self-expression
03 Apr 2024 --- There is an increasing demand for coloring food ingredients that offer clean label options across F&B applications. This is often accompanied by higher expectations for stability and color yield. Suppliers are... Read More
Vitafoods Europe 2024: Givaudan unlocks the power of botanicals in taste, science and sustainability
31 May 2024 --- Mieke Acda, product manager at Givaudan, underscores how the company combines science, taste and sustainability in nutraceutical products to develop consumer-centric products and experiences. At the recent Vitafoods expo, Givaudan showcased concepts where consumers can smell, taste and feel a product’s benefits, demonstrating how to communicate these concepts to consumers.
Tech demo: Givaudan’s aroma synthesizer and algorithms slash flavor development time
05 Oct 2023 --- Now in its fourth generation, Givaudan’s Virtual Aroma Synthesizer (VAS) can help customers attain nearly finished flavors in a matter of hours rather than weeks or months. Santiago Vega, VP of marketing for Givaudan North America, explains how the technology is bringing products to market faster. Kim Juelg, principal flavorist and co-creation technical manager, demonstrates how the VAS works at IFT FIRST 2023 in Chicago, US.
Givaudan’s “futurescaping platform” to predict food trends utilizing big data and AI
27 Jun 2023 --- Givaudan recently launched its Customer Foresight, a proprietary futurescaping platform that leverages Givaudan’s human expertise, big data and AI to anticipate F&B challenges, foresee consumer expectations and develop food experiences. Nandita Prabhu, customer foresight director, explains how the platform can identify early indications about impending future shifts that will impact the F&B industry in the months and years ahead.
A clean label alternative to beta carotene
20 Feb 2020 --- Consumers are increasingly seeking clean label products with recognizable ingredient lists. In response to this, Naturex (part of Givaudan) has been expanding its VegeBrite range of plant-based colors. Nathalie Pauleau discussed the Golden Yellow variety at Fi Europe 2019, held in Paris, France. She explains that the color can help answer demands for vanilla shades in the dairy industry, as well as being suitable for use in applications from sauces and dressings to confectionery.
Givaudan highlights the future of food using plant-based proteins
28 Oct 2019 --- Plant-based meat alternatives represent one of the most potent dietary shifts today and flavor giant Givaudan is underscoring the potential of plant-based proteins as it seeks to “redefine the meat category.” Speaking to FoodIngredientsFirst, Flavio Garofalo, Global Category Director for Savoury Flavours at Givaudan, notes that showcasing plant proteins at the center of the plate doesn’t necessarily mean mimicking meat. Instead, it’s about “thinking creatively and designing culinary dishes that inspire the tastes,” he says.
Captivating Culinary: Natural colours for sauces, mayos & more
11 Oct 2023 --- Sauces, dressings and other condiments have long been a staple for restaurants and home cooks alike. Consumers are looking for new and innovative condiments with beautiful colors and diverse applications that inspire them. Adding natural colors to your sauces, seasonings, mayos and dressings can enhance their visual appeal and support the new flavor and food experiences that customers crave. This webinar will give you an in-depth look at how to choose the right natural colors that add whimsy and interest to your sauces and condiments.
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