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*Fragrances and flavourings manufacturer Symrise has entered into a strategic partnership with the American corporation, First Choice Ingredients. *
The aim of the cooperation is to ensure future growth of Symrise’s product range in the dairy and cheese sector, particularly strengthening its expertise in enzyme-modified flavourings.
“The agreement, which was signed in October, is part of Symrise’s consistent strategy of further developing important core competences in technologies,” said Dr Heinz-Jürgen Bertram, Global President of the Flavor & Nutrition division at Symrise.
First Choice Ingredients has decades of experience in fermenting and developing enzyme-modified flavourings. At the company's site in Germantown, Wisconsin in the US, the Dairy Flavor Innovation teams jointly formed by Symrise and First Choice will work on the development and production of these flavourings at a location in the heart of the US dairy industry.
Enzyme-modified flavourings are not only a vital component in dairy products, they also play an important part in snacks, savoury products and prepared foods. Symrise's goal is to channel the fermentation competences of First Choice Ingredients for other lipid- and protein-based substrates to continue developing its selection of flavourings from natural fermentation.
The collaborative effort is closely linked to the acquisition of the flavouring sector of Danish manufacturer Chr Hansen earlier this year. First Choice Ingredients will produce some of the Chr Hansen flavourings.
“Vertically integrating basic dairy raw materials and exceptional competences in the field of fermentation creates a unique selling point in terms of product qualities," said Dr Matthias A Güntert, President, Flavor & Nutrition, North America, Symrise. "We will keep expanding our portfolio, especially in the sector of enzyme-modified cheese, milk, cream and butter flavourings.”
James P Pekar, President, First Choice Ingredients, added: “As a corporation with decades of experience in developing enzyme-modified flavourings, we see here a unique opportunity to merge our competences with Symrise and take the next step together towards a successful future.”