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Döhler has expanded its production and innovation capabilities at its Cartersville, Georgia, facility as the ingredients supplier looks to meet growing demand for natural, clean-label flavour solutions across the food, beverage and nutrition sectors.

The investment significantly enhances the site's hydroethanolic extraction capabilities for botanicals, enabling the company to increase production of natural extracts used in flavour and functional ingredient applications. Döhler said the upgraded technology will help unlock the sensory and functional properties of botanicals while supporting manufacturers' clean-label product development strategies.

The expansion also includes a larger reaction chemistry platform dedicated to sweet reaction flavours, pyrazines and natural chemistry, broadening the company's portfolio of authentic taste solutions designed to deliver more complex and differentiated flavour profiles.

In addition, Döhler has increased liquid flavour production capacity and expanded batch sizes at the Cartersville facility, providing greater manufacturing flexibility and allowing the company to respond more efficiently to customer demand.

The latest investment forms part of a wider expansion of Döhler's North American capabilities. Alongside the Georgia upgrades, the company continues to strengthen its regional network with finished beverage processing operations in New Jersey, as well as a new emulsion laboratory and CHAIR predictive stability room designed to support product development, stability testing and faster commercialisation.

By integrating extraction, flavour development and finished beverage applications, Döhler aims to provide customers with end-to-end solutions while maintaining high standards of quality, consistency and performance.

Paul Graham, president of the Americas at Döhler, said: "This expansion represents a key milestone in our ongoing investment in innovation and capacity. By enhancing our extraction and reaction capabilities, we are empowering our customers to create differentiated products that meet the growing demand for natural, functional and great-tasting solutions."

The investment comes as food and beverage manufacturers continue to increase their focus on clean-label formulations and botanical ingredients, driving demand for advanced natural flavour technologies and integrated ingredient solutions.