Exhibitor Spotlight
It would be hard to imagine a better hub of food and beverage innovation and expertise than the IFT FIRST Food Expo this July 15–17 at McCormick Place in Chicago, where hundreds of exhibitors will showcase ingredients, equipment, and technology solutions. Here’s an advance look at some of the companies that will have their products and services on display. Visit the IFT FIRST 24 Featured Exhibitor Page for more information on the Food Expo experience, including a list of exhibitors.
American Egg Board
Contact: Dana Lawnzak, director, food chain outreach, dlawnzak@aeb.org, 224-563-3703, (mobile) 206-910-2880
Specializes in: Eggs
Eggs aren’t just popular, they’re a staple in American households, and an indispensable building-block ingredient in an array of food and beverage applications. When it comes to working with eggs in product development, the American Egg Board’s Eggcelerator Lab is the innovation center for the egg industry, bringing new egg-based ideas to market. The Eggcelerator Lab brings insights and proven innovation methodologies to the table, along with technical, functional, culinary, and nutrition expertise. Through the Eggcelerator Lab network of industry partners—manufacturers, suppliers, university researchers, and subject matter experts—we are able to offer customized solutions to support innovation projects from ideation to market.
Blommer Chocolate
Contact: Stacey Kidd, skidd@blommer.com
Specializes in: Cocoa Bean Processing, Chocolate Manufacturing, Commodity Risk Management, and Product and Process R&D
Blommer Chocolate Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fuji Oil Holdings, is the largest cocoa processor and ingredient chocolate supplier in North America. Blommer is launching Elevate at IFT FIRST. Elevate is a new product line made with cocoa butter equivalents and will offer customers cost efficiency to help combat the high market value of cocoa butter. These products offer increased bloom resistance and improved texture and flavor over standard confectionery coatings using palm kernel oil. Elevate products were formulated so that they are compatible with cocoa butter. This allows for increased usage of cocoa liquor and comparable texture and meltability to chocolate. With access to the most advanced ingredient technologies from Blommer’s parent company, Fuji Oil Holding Group, Blommer is able to source premium-grade nonchocolate ingredients to drive chocolate and confectionery coating innovation to meet rapidly changing consumer needs. Come taste a sample at Booth 4067!
Cargill
Contact: cargill.com/page/cargill-contact-us
Specializes in: Comprehensive Ingredient Solutions for Bakery, Beverages, Confectionery, Convenience, Dairy, Plant-Based Meat and Dairy Alternatives, Snacks, Specialized Nutrition, Sugar Reduction, and More
At IFT FIRST, Cargill will showcase how the company is innovating to new heights, helping brands anticipate the future with a comprehensive, fully integrated portfolio of solutions that meet customers’ needs. Stop by our booth to sample our latest product concepts, inspired by proprietary consumer insights, and see how we address some of the biggest product development challenges, from sugar reduction to plant-based formulation.
Be sure to check out our Gerkens plant-based and vegan chocolates, a range sure to appeal to today’s “conscious consumer” thanks to its decadent flavor profiles and rich, indulgent textures. Then learn how we’re accelerating sustainability with ingredient solutions that help customers grow their business and advance their ESG goals. Cargill has the capabilities, expertise, and ingredients needed to create new product formulations or enhance existing ones. Visit us at Booth 816.
dsm-firmenich
dsm-firmenich.com/corporate/home.html
Contact: dsm-firmenich.com/corporate/company-information/contact.html
Specializes in: Vitamins, Carotenoids, Micronutrients, Enzymes, Fibers and Bulking, Flavors, Hydrocolloids, Flavors With Masking Properties, Nutritional Lipids, Premix Blends, Plant Proteins, Reaction, Extracts and Molecules, Salt and Umami Enhancement, Sugar and Salt Reduction Solutions, Taste Modulation, and Technical Antioxidants
Discover dsm-firmenich’s latest offerings in taste, texture, and health at IFT FIRST Booth S731. dsm-firmenich works to bring it all together because we believe today’s consumers shouldn’t have to choose between what tastes good, what feels good, and what’s good for them. That’s why we help deliver the products that sustain us all—but healthier. More delicious. And better for people and the planet. In other words, we make every choice a better one.
Experience firsthand the science, passionate people, market-place insights, consumer understanding, creative heritage, masking technologies, tools to help reduce sugar, salt, and fat, and much more—to develop solutions that tick all three boxes and bring progress to life. Join us at IFT FIRST to see what a category of one looks like and how to cater to the growing demand for healthy and sustainable options in the food and beverage industry.
Edlong Flavors
Contact: Lauren Hopkins, senior director of business development – Americas, lhopkins@edlong.com
Specializes in: Milks, Cheeses, Alternative Dairy, Bakery, Beverages, Snacks, Ready Meals and Sides, Soups, Desserts, Cultured Dairy, Seasonings. Our solutions focus on Masking, Mouthfeel, Taste Improvement, and Innovation.
Edlong Flavors is the only privately held, woman-owned flavor house with a global team of experts that is customer-relationship obsessed with over 100 years of experience focused exclusively on leveraging the taste of dairy. No flavor category can impact the likeability and match the functionality of dairy and dairy-type flavors across such a broad range of applications.
Now, with Edlong’s newly launched SUPERMASKER, the next generation of masking technology is at the feet of food developers so they can ideate, innovate, and get to market faster with a superior product. Unlike other masking solutions, which may impart unwanted taste profiles from the flavor and only target masking for one protein source at a time, this technology allows for the masking of multiple proteins at once with just one flavor that doesn’t leave behind any characterizing notes. Stop by our booth to see our flavors, including this new technology, in action.
Grande Custom Ingredients Group
Contact: Kevin Williams, kevin.williams@grande.com
Specializes In: Functional Whey Protein Ingredients to Improve Texture, Flavor, Nutrition, and Shelf Life in Numerous Applications
They say that’s how the cookie crumbles. … Not anymore! Introducing all-natural Grande Durato whey protein concentrate for truly indulgent cookies, muffins, and sweet baked goods. Maintain fresh-baked quality, texture, and flavor throughout their shelf life. Visit Booth 2423 to enjoy delicious warm cookies made with Grande Durato, along with other innovative products using the company’s proprietary line of whey protein ingredients.
Ingredion
Contact: Janelle Litel,
janelle.litel@ingredion.com
Specializes in: Snacks and Bakery, Dairy, Beverage, Ready Meals, Sauces and Dressings, Texturizers
Check out Ingredion’s new innovations debuting at IFT FIRST that will help brands optimize taste, texture, and functionality across dairy, snack, and beverage categories.
NOVATION Indulge functional native starches are a new line of ingredients that support and improve the performance of “natural,” clean label products. When compared with other ingredients used for texture in yogurt and dairy applications, Ingredion’s proprietary NOVATION Indulge 2340 functional native starch was proven to deliver similar or improved functional and sensory performance.
VITESSENCE Pea 100 HD protein isolate is our newest solution for optimizing texture, water holding capacity, and high density, making it a great protein source to use in cold-pressed bars.
PURECIRCLE Clean Taste Solubility Solution (CTSS), a clean label stevia innovation, is more than 100 times more soluble than Reb M stevia. CTSS enables 100% sugar reduction and is ideal for use in beverages, fruit preps, syrups, liquid concentrates, bars, and sauces.
Jungbunzlauer
Contact: josh wartenberg
josh.wartenberg@jungbunzlauer.com
Specializes in: Biodegradable Ingredients of Natural Origin. Products include Citric Acid, Xanthan Gum, Gellan Gum, Special Salts, Specialties, Sweeteners, and Pharma Ingredients.
At Jungbunzlauer, we excel in efficiently meeting customer needs within the food industry. With our global presence and expertise in natural ingredients, we prioritize sustainability and quality to deliver high-quality ingredients aligned with food industry demands. Additionally, we are enhancing our capabilities by building a new xanthan gum plant to better serve our customers.
By focusing on environmentally friendly processes and innovative solutions, we can respond quickly and economically to customer requirements in the food sector. Our commitment to research and development allows us to stay ahead of evolving food trends and provide tailored solutions effectively. Customers in the food industry can rely on Jungbunzlauer to supply sustainable, high-quality ingredients that enhance their products and support their business objectives.
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