PepsiCo Inc. will provide research funding in 2014 for a salt taste program.
April 9/San Diego/Press Release -- PepsiCo, Inc. will provide research funding in 2014 for a salt taste program run by Senomyx Inc. and will have options to extend the funding period under a collaborative agreement announced April 9.
PepsiCo will have non-exclusive rights to salt flavor modifiers discovered during the research period. Senomyx will continue to work to identify flavors with modifying properties intended to restore the desired salty taste in products with reduced sodium. Senomyx will have the right to supply the flavor ingredients directly to PepsiCo.