Bell Flavors & Fragrances realizes that manufacturers are facing ingredient shortages. Bad crops, market forces, over exportation and other factors all have created rising prices and quality concerns for ingredient commodities.

Bakers already have faced skyrocketing costs of vital wheat gluten. Now bakery R&D formulators face yet another issue: tight supply. With production issues in Europe and contamination issues in China, imports of the product are down dramatically.

As the industry leader, Corbion Caravan is working toward eliminating all PHO products in its portfolio by early 2017, long before the June 2018 deadline mandated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

As pricing for eggs and egg products continues to increase, the bakery industry is looking for ways to keep costs down while still producing the sweet baked goods consumers want. Function Plus 150W™, a new solution from Corbion Caravan, meets that need, allowing customers to replace 50% to 100% of egg whites in sweet baked goods.

A consistent raw materials supply is critical to manufacturing efficiencies and supplying a quality product to a demanding consumer base. Consumer loyalty hangs careful on a supply of consistent quality products.

With the spread of the avian influenza outbreak across the Midwest, concerns about reduced egg supplies and resulting price increases have surged. For food manufacturers, MGP’s Arise® wheat protein isolates provide highly functional, cost- effective alternatives to egg-based proteins in a wide range of products.

An innovative natural sweetener originally developed by Briess Malt & Ingredients Co. for the production of gluten-free beer is finding new application as a 1:1 honey substitute in bread.

Ingredion Incorporated, a leading global provider of ingredient solutions to diversified industries, today announced a new line of high-performing, non-GMO starches – the PRECISA® 600 starch series solutions – for cost optimization and improved functionality in imitation, processed and analogue cheeses.

Glanbia Nutritionals’ award-winning egg replacement system, OptiSol® 3000, has now been shown to achieve the same sensory profile in waffles as whole liquid eggs.