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Top 5 Flavor Headlines of August 2025

Check out which headlines our readers loved most as summer comes to a close.

To me, the snack market has been fascinating to watch develop over the last few years.

Editor's Note: Spice Up Your Life

Consumers consistently associate specific colors with key wellness benefits.

What Does Wellness Taste Like? Q&A with ADM’s Flavors & Citrus Global Senior Director of Product Marketing

Lipka spent 31 years working in the flavor industry.

Flavor Reports: Special Edition

US-based moderator Cyndie Lipka bids farewell to P&F+ readers.

Snacking accounts for more than 20% of global food and beverage sales, according to data from Circana.

Forward Thinking: Snacks Without Borders

Brands are innovating with cheese-flavored combinations, spicy flavors influenced by condiments and hot sauces, global-inspired flavors, and meat-based snacks.

Isoamyl acetate is commonly associated with banana flavors.

Flavor Bites: Isoamyl Acetate in Tropical Fruit, Berry, Alcoholic and Other Flavors

Learn about the diverse range of flavor applications for isoamyl acetate.

From Clove to Creamy: Natural Vanillin from Clove

From Clove to Creamy: Natural Vanillin from Clove

Indesso Natural Vanillin: Authentic. Sustainable. Sensory Excellence.

Under Andrier’s leadership, Givaudan has seen significant growth and portfolio expansion.

Givaudan Announces Succession Plans for CEO, Chairman

Gilles Andrier will retire after 20 years of leading the company in March 2026.

Citrus flavor oxidation is caused by reactions between the flavor and oxygen, pH and temperature.

T. Hasegawa Introduces HASECITRUS Technology to Stabilize Citrus Flavor in Beverages

HASECITRUS launches in eight flavor variants designed to protect citrus flavors from oxidation.

Since May 2025, Robert Scott has been the president of Albany State University in Albany, Ga.

MycoTechnology Appoints Dr. Robert Scott to Board of Directors

Scott is a food and beverage industry executive with over 25 years of experience across the corporate, academic and nonprofit sectors.

Since the beginning of the year, Turpaz has completed five acquisitions in the United Kingdom, Belgium, Poland, France and India.

Turpaz Reports Sales Growth, Record Profits in First Half of 2025

“I am pleased to present an excellent half-year and quarter with record results and continued growth in both revenue and profitability,” said chief executive officer Karen Cohen Khazon.

The technology has been refined to deliver more advanced, complex and nuanced flavor profiles in sugar-free liquid formats, and also to mask bitter, metallic and otherwise difficult actives more effectively than before.

Tosla Nutricosmetics Unveils Velious 3.0 to Advance Flavor-masking in Nutricosmetics

Tosla Nutricosmetics introduces Velious 3.0, an upgraded flavor-masking system enabling sugar-free liquid supplements with improved stability, higher active concentrations and more complex flavor profiles.

Each gummy is coated in a tangy chili layer.

Mars Launches SKITTLES Gummies Fuego, Inspired by Swicy Trend

SKITTLES Gummies Fuego are available in a 5.8 oz pack and incudes five flavors: mango, watermelon, strawberry, raspberry and lemon.

“We are pleased with our strong results for the first half of the year, as we are managing in a dynamic environment,” chairman, president and chief executive officer Brendan Foley said.

McCormick Reports Strong Second Quarter Performance

McCormick’s flavor solutions sales decreased by 1%, but the consumer segment increased 3% during the second quarter.