29 Mar 2024 --- Demand and prices for natural vanilla vary and fluctuate due to cost-conscious consumers, inflation and volatile market situation in Madagascar, as well as environmental challenges. However, for Symrise,... Read More

08 Feb 2024 --- Vanilla Vida is championing the use of smart greenhouses to produce vanilla with more beneficial compounds, higher yields and shortened growth times, while sheltering these crops from erratic weather conditions.... Read More

05 Feb 2024 --- The vanilla market is known for volatility, with prices skyrocketing or bottoming out as crop yields remain at the mercy of extreme weather conditions, fusarium infection, intermediary involvement and political... Read More

18 Jan 2024 --- IFF is seeing a demand play out for traditional flavors such as vanilla, chocolate chip and cookies and cream in sweet food applications such as ice cream and desserts, prompted by the continuation of the... Read More

17 Jan 2024 --- From infusing flavor into baked goods, savory dishes and beverages to its expanded role in masking off-notes in plant-based meat — vanilla is pegged as a unanimous favorite of consumers, a multidimensional... Read More

15 Apr 2024 --- Symrise marks the 150th anniversary of the patent grant for vanillin and talks to us about celebrating vanilla as a well-established traditional flavor and using it in modern food formulations. Known as the “queen of flavors,” vanilla remains a mainstay. Dominik Rzepka, global communications and Laurent Deniau, global director for natural vanilla and botanicals, detail how Symrise supports vanilla supply chains and innovation.

12 Mar 2024 --- Vanilla Vida specializes in smart greenhouses to produce vanilla with a greater density of beneficial compounds, higher yields and shortened growth times, while sheltering these crops from erratic weather conditions. We speak to Oren Zilberman, co-founder and CEO, about addressing the vanilla sector’s historic challenges with new automated systems.

22 Nov 2023 --- At SupplySide West 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, we spoke with Janae Kuc, the senior marketing manager, beverage at Ingredion and Gabriel Pereira, the senior manager, business development at Kerr by Ingredion. Kuc detailed the fortified beverages, including a lemon juice concentrate beverage leveraging allulose and Reb M and a pea and rice protein isolate beverage in vanilla flavor with texturizer. Pereira explained the collaborative reduced-sugar, gluten-free gummy with cherry flavor and beet juice for color.

21 Feb 2023 --- Chocolate, spices, vanilla and semi-finished cocoa product innovations took the stage at the recently held BioFach 2023 as the Swiss organic and fairtrade pioneer presented its latest products following the opening of the world’s first purely organic cocoa processing factory. CEO David Yersin talks to us about developing these products while pushing through market headwinds and toward one of the big trends of Biofach – digitization of supply chains to ensure traceability. Watch the full interview to find out more.

20 Feb 2023 --- Michael Wieland, regional innovation manager for Agrana, presents the company's latest developments at Biofach 2023, showcasing plant-based ice creams such as vegan coconut with red berries and chai spices, a sustainable, creamy hemp vanilla yogurt and new breakfast options. He also talks about savory options such as tomato lentil and bell pepper cashew spreads.

10 Apr 2024 --- Many consumers are increasingly looking for healthier food and beverages offering nutritional support and other functionalities. The majority of these products incorporate special ingredients or formulas – coming with unpleasant off-notes impacting the overall flavor profile. Therefore, it is crucial to improve the taste, mouthfeel, and smell of these products. Vanilla is the perfect answer to a health-conscious world. Combining this widely beloved flavor with taste-balancing capabilities, vanilla can be used as a natural masker in health & nutrition applications. In this webinar, you will learn how Symrise can support you in decoding unwanted off-flavors and designing vanilla taste that consumers love. Find out how to make healthier products taste great and actively promote everyday health everywhere!

16 Jun 2023 --- Join The World of Food Ingredients’ editor Missy Green for a quick presentation of this month’s edition, which focuses on soups and sauces. She’ll break down the key takeaways from articles covering topics such as emerging fiber ingredients, vanilla as a complement in plant-based formulation, natural preservation and lupins in baked goods. She will also examine strategies to mimic meat and craft authentic savory soups and sauces.

29 Jun 2021 --- Consumers want to know where their favorite vanilla comes from, who has grown the beans, under which conditions, and how this impacts the planet. Today's vanilla lovers regard these factors as crucial elements in their purchasing decision. This requires high-quality vanilla delivery that brings certainty and mutual growth through a transparent supply chain. Find out how Symrise can bring you closest to the source of "the queen of spices."