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Vibrant Ingredients has opened an 11,000sq-ft Innovation Center in Cranbury, N.J., designed to accelerate product development through hands-on collaboration and rapid prototyping. The facility expands the company’s technical capabilities for beverage and food applications while giving customers direct access to formulation, flavor and commercialization expertise.

Charcuterie Artisans has unveiled a new Innovation Center designed to help brands and retailers develop, scale and differentiate charcuterie offerings. Backed by a $12 million investment, the expansion positions the company to meet rising US demand for premium, story-driven meats across retail and foodservice.

The facility includes a demonstration kitchen, R&D lab for waffle irons and mixes, a training academy for operators and technology to host virtual product cuttings with customers and chefs.

 In total, the renovation increases the T. Hasegawa’s state-of-the-art flavor innovation facilities by more than 50%, as part of the company’s larger strategy of investing in its US operations to bolster flavor development and manufacturing in North America.

Planned to help the company grow in double digits annually, the center will support the team in bringing Asian-flavored offerings to the mainstream marketplace and expanding Harvest Snaps’ presence as a better-for-you brand in the salty snack category. 

Ushering in a new era of innovation at Hain, the company's consumer-centric and data-driven approach is helping to shape the future of better-for you, as people seek brands that inspire and support healthier living.

Ohly’s Customer Innovation Center boasts an array of commercial equipment to mimic industry processes, including combi convection cooking, frying, meat processing, snack coating, and blast chilling. It provides a space where customers can work with Ohly’s application team on refining tailored recipe solutions and developing new ideas in line with the latest food trends. 

The Center has expanded flavor creation lab, analytical and application spaces to facilitate collaborative sessions with a technical team that has expertise in food and beverage flavor solutions.

The new 45,000sq-ft facility located in the historic Marshall Field and Company Building brings together Ferrero's R&D teams from throughout the US and houses teams working on Keebler, Famous Amos, Mother's, Fannie May, and other brands in the Ferrero portfolio – a total of over 150 employees.

The IFF Creative Center brings together the company’s flavor and ingredient expertise with its food design capabilities to better support the growth of the region’s food industry.