New Ingredients—Blowin’ in the Wind

In the “Windy City,” it is appropriate that ingredient suppliers are blowing a certain kind of kiss to their customers. And it’s not the kiss of death—that belongs to another side of Chicago’s colorful history (one that would include Prohibitionera gangsters and contemporary baseball teams). Rather, this “kiss of inspiration,” as it is termed by one ingredients exhibitor, can help formulators solve a range of challenges.

When food developers seek that “kiss of inspiration,” what exactly does that…