Michelle Frame

Michelle Frame founded Victus Ars Inc., a boutique development lab in 2014. The Chicago-based lab provides bench-top capabilities for a variety of confectionery and bakery items. Previously, Frame was R&D director for The Swiss Colony Inc., Kerry Ingredients Inc., and QA Products Inc. She began her career at M&M/Mars Inc., and continued to Just Born Quality Confections Inc. (makers of Peeps) and Mantrose-Haeuser Co. She is active in multiple industry associations, including AACT, NCA, and PMCA. She can be reached at michelle.frame@victusars.com.

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Cocoa Beans and Vanilla Beans

20 Degrees of Flavor: Chocolate and Vanilla

Chocolate and vanilla have a long relationship with formulations sweet and savory
Michelle Frame
July 25, 2017
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Chocolate and vanilla both grow about 20° from the equator, relying on rainforests to thrive. While chocolate comes from a pod grown on the Theobroma cacao tree, vanilla is derived from the pods of the only fruit-bearing Vanilla planifolia orchid.


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