Seasonings & Spices & Herbs & Salts & Flavorings & Extracts

Unique Solutions to Technical Challenges

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0500

The Food Source is a taste and ingredient company with a pulse on what’s next in the world of food.

For Flavor Your Customers Crave… and Satisfies Your Budget.

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0500

Three good reasons you should order your next best flavor from Savorx Flavors.

High-Quality and Consistent Flavors

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 23:00:00 -0500

Founded by Dolf DeRovira in 1989, Flavor Dynamics, Inc. has been a family-owned company for over 30 years.

Unlocking the World of Artificial Flavors: A Comprehensive Overview

Thu, 12 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0400

In this deep dive, we delve into the intricacies of artificial flavors, shedding light on their production, benefits and safety considerations.

Flavored, Enhanced Waters Have Consumers Bubbling with Enthusiasm

Mon, 01 May 2023 04:00:00 -0400

Ingredients that Boost Desirable Flavors, and Cover Undesirable Ones

Mon, 01 May 2023 03:00:00 -0400

Regional, Nuanced Flavor Trends from Vietnam

Mon, 01 May 2023 02:00:00 -0400

At-Home Work and Comfort Create Opportunities for Snacks, Confections

Mon, 01 May 2023 01:00:00 -0400

New Approaches to Crafting Foods & Beverages with Appealing Texture

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 04:00:00 -0500

According to the International Taste Institute, taste drives 88% of F&B consumer purchase intent, making it the most important attribute for food and beverage products’ success and overshadowing other considerations like price, health and convenience. Yet taste, as the palate perceives it, is not merely a combination of aroma and flavor.

Examining the Valued Secrets of Regional Recipes

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 02:00:00 -0500

Today’s consumer landscape is diversifying, and in turn, there’s been a shift in consumer expectations around international and regional flavors.

Q&A with Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times columnist

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 02:00:00 -0500

Prepared Foods talks Mexican food and flavor trends with Gustavo Arellano, a Los Angeles Times columnist who covers “Southern California everything and a bunch of the West and beyond.”

First Person Q&A Q&A with Jared Smith, Stratus Group Duo

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 01:00:00 -0500

Prepared Foods talks beverage flavor trends with Jared Smith, vice president of business development at Stratus Group Duo LLC, a Los Angeles firm developing and marketing functional, convenient beverages.

Culinary Art Meets Flavor Science as Research Chefs Seek to Take Flavor to the Next Level

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 04:00:00 -0500

Nearly every Old World cuisine holds the keys to building flavor, not only through indigenous ingredients but also through its cooking techniques. While batch production often necessitates shortcuts, it is possible to lose sight of the fundamentals that make culinary creation worthwhile.

Comfort with a Twist

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 02:00:00 -0500

Every industry has their terms that become horribly overused. This can happen in an incredibly short period of time; think “pivot” or “new normal” during the last pivot months. For food, I think it’s safe to say “comfort with a twist” has been used to the point where it has little real meaning in marketing or innovation discussions.

Q&A with Nicholas “Claude” & Angela Colabella, Little’s Specialty Foods, Inc.

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 01:00:00 -0500

Product Developers Take to the Streets for New Flavors and Trends

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Epicurean thrill seekers appreciate a noisy, hustling and bustling street kitchen, a hawker center, or a food trailer park just as much as the comfortable and sophisticated atmosphere of a fine dining restaurant.

Flavorful Foundation

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0400

Delicious, irresistible, unforgettable food. We’re culinarians at heart. And we use our passion for flavor to help you create craveable tastes that dare to capture the hearts, minds and taste buds of eaters everywhere.

Food safety, labeling requirements, and trends

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0400

Since 1997, The Food Source has worked to be different and say yes when all others say no. As we’ve continued to grow and evolve, it’s always been our priority to stay ahead of the increased awareness of food safety, labeling requirements, and trend

Q&A with Chef Emily Cruz, CuliNex

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 17:00:00 -0400

Prepared Foods talks with Chef Emily Cruz, director of sales & marketing at CuliNex, Seattle-based a consultancy to brand owners, food manufacturers, ingredient suppliers, boards and commissions. A Seattle native, Cruz joined CuliNex in 2011 as a contractor and was promoted to a full-time “Culinologist” in 2013.

Datassential Finds Global Flavors are Taking Off—Even When Most Consumers Cannot

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 16:00:00 -0400

Six months into a global pandemic and safe-at-home quarantine orders, most Americans have dropped travel plans and dramatically reduced away-from-home dining. However, their culinary wanderlust is stronger than ever, judging by regional and global flavors that are still taking off on restaurant menus.

Flavor Boosters & Maskers in Food Formulations

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 15:00:00 -0400

With flavor being the product of a complicated, multilayered collection of ingredients and chemical compounds that interact as aromas and individual flavor notes in synchronicity, the task of masking one specific flavor note can be difficult. A greater challenge for today’s processors is that the technique applied must be low-cost, allergen-free, and naturally derived (clean-label), and the result must survive processing.

Salty Snacking, the Great American Pastime

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0400

In the pantheon of snack foods, “salty and crunchy” stands on the highest pedestal of cravings. “Salty snacks are supremely satisfying to all consumers,” says Elisa Maloberti, director at the American Egg Board. Everyone has a favorite salty pleasure, whether it’s buttery, hot, freshly popped popcorn, the shatteringly crispy crunch of thick kettle-style potato chips, or cheesy cauliflower protein puffs.

Asian Cuisine: Intricate, Sophisticated, and Genuine

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 15:00:00 -0400

Today’s consumer recognizes that Asian Cuisine is made of a complex web of interrelated relationships of molecular compounds, ingredients, cooking methods and techniques within cultural contexts that are at the same time unique and similar in resulting flavor experiences.

Hot Stuff: Red Jalapeno Puree, Peppers Remain on Trend

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 13:00:00 -0400

Prepared cooking sauces remain popular for consumers and represent a $190 million category; up +6% versus prior year (Nielsen: Total U.S. x AOC 52 Weeks Ending 4/25/20). With exception of 2020’s shelter-in-place, Americans are spending less time preparing meals at home and cooking sauces represent a convenient alternative to creating recipes from scratch.

New Beverages Leverage Flavor to Deliver Enhanced Experiences, Functional Benefits and Global Adventure

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 11:00:00 -0400

Consumer palates are becoming more adventurous and sophisticated. The holistic health and wellness movement has been a key driver in evolving flavor preferences because consumers are more willing to try ingredients with inherently functional benefits. To create a health halo around products, brands are incorporating fresh fruit flavors, botanicals and superfoods into beverages.

Consumer Appetite for Beef and Other Animal Proteins Remains Strong

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0400

There is a massive demand for protein and many product developers are turning to beef to meet the demand. As with the rest of the food industry, the meat industry is evolving to meet new consumer needs and preferences in this increasingly globalized economy.

Building Flavor on Fluid Foundations

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 11:00:00 -0400

Stock is defined as a cooking liquid that is flavored by simmering animal bones and/or meat, fish, in water or wine with vegetables typically comprised of onion, celery, and carrots (also known as mirepoix) and sometimes other vegetables (or vegetables alone) until a desired flavor is achieved. The classic stock flavorings are beef, chicken, fish, and vegetable/mushroom/miso, and each type finds itself at various stages of use on today’s menus.

Herbs, Spices, and Flavorings Add Adventure, Taste, Health, and Color

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 19:30:00 -0400

Now that the annual season of pumpkin spice, peppermint hot chocolate, and other holiday flavors of fall and winter has passed, research chefs and product developers are gearing up to embrace the food and flavor trend predictions for the new year. Eager to mine those predictions for nuggets of inspiration that will lead to new ideas and flavor profiles, chefs strive to please an increasingly adventurous, yet demanding, consumer.

‘Latin cuisine’ Carves a Wide Path Through Several Continents and Dozens of Cultures

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 13:00:00 -0500

American consumers are coming to recognize that the term “Latin cuisine” encompasses far more than the foods of Mexico and Central America or even the few dishes from South America that have hit the mainstream here.

Flavored Nation

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 11:00:00 -0500

With the recent jump in home cooking, the role of flavor has been especially magnified as food serves a magnified role in providing excitement, comfort, health, indulgence, self-care, and family bonding. All this means a new spice boom in 2021. Spice manufacturers have seen a dramatic spike in demand for their products.