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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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.

BUSINESS NEWS
Givaudan harnesses AI to develop “futurescaping platform” to forecast future food
23 May 2023 --- Givaudan is launching Customer Foresight, marketed as a proprietary futurescaping platform built in-house at the company’s Digital Factory in Paris, France. The platform leverages Givaudan’s human... Read More
FOOD INGREDIENTS NEWS
Weekly Roundup: Mondelēz opens snacking innovation center, Middle Eastern cuisines trend in US
05 May 2023 --- This week in industry news, Mondelēz International opened the doors to a new US-based global innovation center, with a significant backing of US$50 million to produce and develop its snack brands. Bunge launched a... Read More
NUTRITION & HEALTH NEWS
Healthy body, happy mind: Givaudan targets active consumer lifestyles with natural solutions
03 May 2023 --- Drawing on its latest proprietary consumer segmentation research, Givaudan is tapping into the need for personalized and memorable well-being experiences for modern lifestyles. The company will showcase its range... Read More
FOOD INGREDIENTS NEWS
12 Apr 2023 --- Several factors, including the demand for products free from synthetic additives, are driving the use of natural preservation methods in the F&B industry. FoodIngredientsFirst speaks... Read More
FOOD INGREDIENTS NEWS
17 Mar 2023 --- This week in industry news, Kellogg Company unveiled its names for the global snacking and North American cereal businesses following a planned separation. Brenntag commenced commercial operations at a... Read More

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.
New concepts with plant-based extracts
16 Jun 2019 --- Naturex (now a Givaudan company) presented their Turmipure Gold solution. The ingredient is claimed to elevate turmeric to the next level by being instant water dispersible, 100 percent clean label and organic. It has a neutral taste a beautiful color, is very easy to formulate in beverages. It is also clinically proven to be more bioavailable than standard turmeric 95 percent cucruminoids at a low 300mg dose. At IFT 2019, the company presented several plant-based concepts to highlight the diversity of their portfolio and also how the taste masking properties of Givaudan’s flavors business can now be used to optimize the flavor of plant-based nutritionals.
Givaudan, your natural partner
30 Jun 2018 --- Givaudan’s heritage in natural ingredients is rooted in a tradition of exploration, discovery and innovative thinking. Our holistic approach from nature to consumer experience is grounded in a profound understanding of sourcing, natural extraction and cooking techniques. All that, plus over 90% of our research dedicated to innovation in natural solutions, and you have a winning combination.
Bringing Authenticity Back to Prepared Food
28 Aug 2014 --- Givaudan has harnessed the knowledge of chefs and cooking interactions to create a new generation of flavors that “bring the time dimension back into food.” TasteSolutions Richness is based on a complex blend of taste and aroma components that provide an authentic flavor profile for consumers, with a multi-layering of flavors beyond the traditional ingredients used in foodservice concepts, snacks and ready meals.
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