Supplier News

T. Hasegawa USA Expands Organic Certification To Cerritos Facility

T. Hasegawa USA, Inc. announced that it recently established organic certification under the USDA National Organic Program (NOP) at its Cerritos, California facility, marking its second manufacturing facility to achieve this important designation with its Corona, California facility already certified.

PureCircle Expands Commercial Teams

The global demand for stevia is growing, as beverage and food companies increase use of the plant-based zero-calorie sweetener. Last year, PureCircle announced that it vastly increased its capacity to supply the new generation stevia sweeteners like Reb M to its customers cost effectively for them.

Bill Young, Jr. Joins Fintech’s Board of Directors

Financial Information Technologies, LLC (Fintech), the leading business solutions provider for the beverage alcohol industry, announced that Bill Young, Jr. has joined the company’s Board of Directors.

IFF Acquires The Additive Advantage

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., has expanded and strengthened its innovation capabilities for scent, taste and active ingredients through the acquisition of The Additive Advantage (TAA), a company that develops novel technologies with diverse capabilities that span applications and industries.

Bartek Ingredients Announces Capacity Increases

Bartek Ingredients Inc., the world’s largest producer of malic acid and food-grade fumaric acid, announced the successful completion of a 4,000 ton per year capacity increase of its malic acid production facilities.

Peachtree Packaging & Display Purchases Exclusive Rights to Recycooler

Peachtree Packaging & Display, a brand caretaker that designs and manufacturers custom, semi-permanent/corrugated and permanent point of purchase (POP) and Direct to Consumer Experiential Packaging graphic packaging solutions, is now the exclusive manufacturer of Recycooler, a reusable and recyclable, earth friendly cooler made from a minimum of 60 percent post-consumer product and printed with soy based ink.

Symrise Announces Opening of New Dedicated Sweet Lab

Carol McBride, category director, Sweet Business Unit North America, announced that Symrise NA has opened their newly expanded and redesigned Food & Dairy Applications Lab for products across all segments of the sweet goods category.

IFF Frutarom Division’s Annatto Color Certified Organic

With consumer demand for fair trade, sustainable and organic products growing fast, Frutarom Natural Solutions Ltd., a division of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., has received organic certification for its natural annatto color.

American Pasteurization Company Adds CFO

Keith Brill has joined American Pasteurization Company (APC) as Chief Financial Officer. Brill, a Certified Public Accountant, has deep experience working with multi-national companies in external audit and corporate finance.

The Alkaline Water Company Expands Packaging Capabilities to Launch New Products

The Alkaline Water Company Inc., a leading producer of premium bottled alkaline drinking water sold under the brand name Alkaline88, announced that it has expanded an existing relationship with a key co-packaging partner based in Nevada. Specifically, Western Group Packaging (WGP) will begin producing the Company’s new flavored Alkaline88 water products.

Ripples Adds New Executive

Ripples, the innovative company behind the Ripple Maker, an ingenious device that can produce any message or image onto foam-topped beverages, today announced the expansion of their North American division with Jeb Barnes joining as head of sales.