Tackling your key challenges in vanilla
You need a partner that understands the trends driving consumer flavor preference; and knows how to deliver the qualities needed to help you create differentiated products.
Vanilla
The ‘happy’ flavor
Vanilla is one of the world’s most popular and universally appreciated flavors. But did you know that vanilla flavor is also reported to frequently induce feelings of happiness, reassurance and nostalgia?
At dsm-firmenich we offer a unique range of natural flavors that offer an authentic taste profile – all while meeting growing consumer expectations for cleaner labels and less artificial ingredients. To this point, all our vanilla originates from various places (Madagascar, Uganda, Indonesia, India, Papua New Guinea) and species (mainly Planifolia and Tahitensis).
This diversity gives us - and therefore you - access to a greater variety of bean qualities and vanilla flavor profiles. And because we have flavor experts on the ground at our various sourcing locations, this ensures the best security of supply. Furthermore, we can also help you unlock greater cost efficiency through our ability to control the raw material from source to fork.
Concentrated flavor
Consumers want vanilla that tastes like vanilla – which means getting the highest possible concentration of vanillin into your products.
Quality & control
For the highest-quality vanilla flavor, it makes sense that you need the highest-quality sourcing and supply chain management.
Controlling costs
You need to work with flavor companies that control costs more efficiently across the value chain – in an ethical way.
Viva ethical vanilla!
We’re committed to responsible and sustainable sourcing programs.
For example, working closely with our strategic partner in Madagascar we’ve sourced the world’s first Rainforest Alliance Certified™ vanilla beans - and today our palette comprises both Organic and Fair Trade extracts and flavors.
We have a fundamental understanding of the fragility of vanilla ecosystems and their surrounding communities – which is why we are dedicated to working with local suppliers at source to ensure 100% traceability.
This is complemented by the most advanced methods for vanilla curing and extraction. which gives us greater control – and the ability to produce a wide variety of high-quality extracts and flavor profiles. All our beans are processed in the United States and Europe, and 100% of our vanilla extracts are produced at our own extraction sites to secure quality and traceability.