Beautiful lilac-colored ice cream scoop topped with roasted nuts and fresh edible flowers

Functional Botanicals in Ice Cream: Indulgence with Purpose

Functional botanicals in ice cream might be ready for their moment. Long seen as novel and niche, botanicals uniquely fall at the intersection of some of this decade’s biggest trends.​With an industry-wide shift towards healthier, functional, and better-for-you products and growing consumer demand for flavor exploration, incorporating botanicals in ice cream is an incredible way …

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Cross section of a shelf-stable layered dessert showing fruit, cream, and cake layers. Close up of a mousse chocolate cake cut on the white background. Cake slice texture with red berry and white vanilla mousse and covered with chocolate glaze

Protecting Shelf Stability: Why Formulation Fails After Sampling

As consumers embrace diverse formats, shelf stability is now critical in modern food formulation. Developers now incorporate broader requirements to meet evolving consumer demands. Shoppers expect clean-label, functional, or indulgent products tailored to their specific needs. Keeping up with this constantly evolving set of consumer needs can put considerable pressure on developers, especially when it …

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