dsm-firmenich, innovators in nutrition, health and beauty, will introduce its latest advances and ambitions to support a healthier, more delicious and sustainable food system at this year’s Food ingredients Europe (Fi Europe). A selection of next-generation solutions will be on display at booth 3.1 F62 in the beverage, baking, confectionery, cheese, plant-based, fresh dairy and savory categories – with an opportunity to sample the latest delicious prototypes. Visitors can also learn directly from dsm-firmenich’s experts at four speaking slots throughout the show, covering important trends in sugar reduction, health benefits, AI-powered fermentation and bakery.
Boosting nutrition in consumer favourites
Today’s consumers have a lot on their plate. Two in three are concerned about their health, two billion are deficient in essential vitamins and minerals and 40 % of adults worldwide are overweight,1 so there’s an urgent need for high-quality food and drink products that support people’s health and well-being.
Maaike Bruins, Lead Scientist Nutrition & Health and Martin Mei, Senior Director Health Benefits & Solutions, both from dsm-firmenich, will address these health concerns head-on with a not-to-be-missed presentation on November 19 at 1:30 PM. They will discuss the best approach to nourish the growing and aging population by adding more of the essential nutrients we need as well as reducing sugar, salt and saturated fats. Additionally, on November 20 at 11 AM, Judith van Peij Innovation Manager Baking & Confectionery, dsm-firmenich, will explore how innovative enzymes can be used to enhance whole wheat bread quality, from better dough stability to improved volume, helping to meet evolving consumer demand in taste, texture and health.
Visitors will be able to experience the dsm-firmenich team’s expertise in action through a range of healthy prototypes including a lactose-free Nutrimilk concept in strawberry and banana flavours – with no added sugars – and a recovery drink made with PeptoPro®, crafted to replenish and recharge.
Reducing sugar – without reducing flavour
There’s no single-ingredient replacement for sugar; if there were, the industry would be using it already. dsm-firmenich understands the real solution is far more nuanced if the industry is to captivate consumers with reduced sugar creations.
Francesc Puerto, Technical Sales Manager Sugar Reduction Europe, dsm-firmenich, will share a novel approach to reducing sugar in applications in a forward-thinking presentation on 19 November at 12 PM. The session will dive into the innovative solutions that can restore the full sensory experience in low-sugar products without compromising on vibrant tastes – for a healthier, tastier and more sustainable future in food and beverages. For those with a sweet tooth, dsm-firmenich has created chewy apricot-flavoured gummies and a flavourful BBQ sauce – both boasting reduced sugar formulations and an appealing taste profile.
Cutting-edge food science meets AI
Bringing together the latest taste, texture and health solutions, dsm-firmenich is highlighting its portfolio of all-in-one cultures developed using its leading AI-powered Dairy Culture Co-Creation platform. Claire Price, Innovation Manager Dairy, dsm-firmenich, will be sharing her R&D expertise on developing flavourful fresh fermented creations on November 19 at 11 AM. She will take to the stage to showcase how fermented milk manufacturers can use this technology to design cultures for dairy applications, sharing a case study based on a real-life scenario.
Taste is king: live cooking demo
People often put healthiness and tastiness in two separate boxes, but dsm-firmenich understands that the overlap is where the magic happens. After all, people only want to eat healthy food if it also tastes good. Demonstrating the potential of great taste without nutritional compromise, dsm-firmenich will host a smoke demonstration of mini ‘Frankfurters’ – in Frankfurt – with a side of sugar reduced ketchup for delegates to try.
All eyes on sustainability
Food production is estimated to be responsible for 25 % of global carbon dioxide emissions.2 Adopting more plant-based foods is a powerful step toward a more sustainable future. To meet the growing demand for plant-based options, dsm-firmenich will showcase its sustainable plant protein, Vertis™ CanolaPRO®, in a range of innovative applications, including a tortilla and breakfast cereals. Visitors can also try plant-based smoked ‘salmon’ with cream cheese and pulled ‘beef’ in tortillas for a satisfying plant-based experience. Visitors interested in helping consumers reduce food waste can also enjoy a smooth vanilla yogurt that lasts longer on the shelf while maintaining its taste and texture.
1dsm-firmenich customer survey 2023
2https://ourworldindata.org/greenhouse-gas-emissions-food
dsm-firmenich, a leading innovator in health, nutrition, and beauty, announces Peach+ as the 12th annual “Flavour of the Year” for 2024. Peach+ was inspired by PANTONE® 13-1023 Peach Fuzz, the 2024 Colour of the Year from PANTONE®, a global colour authority and provider of professional colour language standards and digital solutions for the design community. The selections were based on emerging signals in the cultural and consumer landscape where trends in kindness, community, goodness, and comfort have all been identified as having increasing relevancy. For more than 20 years, both companies have observed many of the same trend sources, drawing inspiration from a wide variety of influences, including culinary, fashion, hair and beauty, packaging and multimedia design, home decor and interior design, architecture, art, and the cultural zeitgeist.
Peach+ is an invitation to dsm-firmenich customers to innovate with this beloved flavour, to go beyond the traditional juicy sweet aspects to also consider softer, smoother, lighter, more refreshing, textural elements.
“Now in its 12th year, the announcement of the Flavour of the Year is an eagerly anticipated event,” said Maurizio Clementi, EVP Taste for Taste, Texture & Health at dsm-firmenich. “The delicate and natural qualities of Peach+ call for diverse applications across multiple food and beverage industries, and we are excited to see the innovations of our clients upon receiving this news.”
Empowering customers with insights into trends
The peach is one of the oldest cultivated fruits in the world, with a 4,000-year-old history that began in China and continues to this day. China is the world leader in peach production and exportation, with over 400 varietals under cultivation.
“Our research reveals that peach has many multifaceted meanings,” said Jeffrey Richard Schmoyer, VP of Human Insights for Taste, Texture & Health at dsm-firmenich. “And peach is incredibly emotional. While the peach has a long history, it also has an innovative future.” According to Emotions 360™, a proprietary dsm-firmenich consumer study that measures consumer emotions associated with ingredients, the peach is somewhat unique in that it has many innate qualities that contrast, such as being both indulgent and pampering, but also refreshing and revitalising, and youthful, but nostalgic.
Peach has been an evergreen fruit flavour in many categories for decades with a steady share of presence in innovations in most regions. Today, peach is growing in popularity in some regions and categories both as the primary tonality and in combination with others. The most prevalent areas of growth for peach new product development are carbonated soft drinks, nectars, candies, ready-to-drink teas, teas, flavoured alcoholic drinks, yogurt and fruit preparations, dairy drinks, juices containing peach, and fruit preserves. Other areas showing promise for growth are functional drinks and powdered soft drinks, as well as more savory opportunities for peach including side dishes, noodles, processed cheeses, and protein analogs. Peach in combination also spiked in favour of passion fruit plus peach, mango plus peach, peach plus tea, and apricot plus peach.
’’Flavour of the Year showcases emerging trends in flavour through proactive sensory experiences and creations, and completes its mission year after year, which is to empower our customers to be leaders in global trends,” says Mikel Cirkus, Global Creative Director for Taste, Texture & Health at dsm-firmenich. The company identifies countless possibilities to put the Plus in Peach for 2024, and confidently envisions how customers can lead with these emerging trends to ultimately create products with high impact and superior business relevancy.
Azelis, a leading innovation service provider in the specialty chemicals and food ingredients industry, announced the extension of its partnership with dsm-firmenich, a leading global innovator in nutrition, health, and beauty. Effective immediately, Azelis India will be the sole distributor of dsm-firmenich’s food enzymes and cultures range throughout India, a portfolio that includes dairy cultures, dairy enzymes, dairy test kits and bakery enzymes. This agreement expands Azelis India and dsm-firmenich partnership beyond the Western region to also cover India’s Northern, Southern, and Eastern regions.
dsm-firmenich has over 150 years of expertise in innovation and a strong commitment to developing accessible solutions that serve to nourish, protect, and improve life. Thanks to their innovative portfolio, dsm-firmenich supports customers in the food & nutrition industry with ingredients that improve the taste, texture, and nutritional profile of formulations across a wide range of applications. This expanded partnership with dsm-firmenich strengthens Azelis’ lateral value chain with additional advanced solutions and enables the group to further meet market demand for sustainable formulations that enhance taste, and nutrition, and help improve life.
Christian Petersen, Regional Sales Manager Asia Pacific at dsm-firmenich, comments:
“Having partnered with Azelis India in the food market for more than a decade and pharma since 2022, we are pleased to expand that relationship to all of India for our enzymes and cultures portfolio for Food & Nutrition. This strategic decision has been made to streamline and enhance our distribution model in India to further increase our customer intimacy and strengthen our market penetration. We value Azelis as a trusted preferred partner with an excellent reputation, in-depth technical expertise and outstanding lab capabilities which are well-aligned with our technical solution-centric approach.”
Aparna Khurana, Managing Director of Azelis India, adds:
“We are thrilled about the expansion of our collaboration, a great recognition of the trust and confidence our valued principal dsm-firmenich has in our partnership. Our team has extensive knowledge of dsm-firmenich’s ingredients, and we are pleased to have the opportunity to share our expertise with a wider audience and support customers in dairy, bakery, nutrition, and more applications. Being able to exclusively offer dsm-firmenich’s advanced enzymes and cultures portfolio and nutrition solutions across India greatly expands our lateral value chain and nicely complements our current food and nutrition portfolio.”
Royal DSM, a global purpose-led science-based company, reveals its new integrated Food & Beverage operating structure which unifies three areas of DSM’s nutrition business – Food Specialties, Hydrocolloids and part of its Nutritional Products group – to closely align with emerging customer and market needs. The new business group combines the company’s full range of food and beverage ingredients, expertise and science-based solutions that improve the taste and texture of foods, as well as support healthier lives and a healthier planet. The new Food & Beverage organization will focus on helping consumers ‘enjoy it all’ without having to choose between taste, texture and health. This differentiating message will be the cornerstone of a new campaign.
The global food and beverage market is set to continue its upward trajectory as the world’s population grows, placing new pressures on producers in an already competitive space to innovate and get to market quickly. At the same time, the industry is converging with the health and wellness space, and increasingly aligning with consumer expectations for delicious products that support their health alongside environmental and social aspirations. DSM’s strategy aims to support this market advancement through the creation of one Food & Beverage business group that encompasses the ingredients, global and local expertise and solutions provided by its previously distinct Food Specialties, Hydrocolloids and Nutritional Products business areas.
This simplified structure represents the activation of DSM’s announcement in September 2021 that the company will become a fully-focused Health, Nutrition & Bioscience company. By establishing a ‘one-stop-shop’ of ingredients, solutions and end-to-end capabilities, DSM will help food and beverage manufacturers worldwide fast-track product development and achieve efficient production. As a leading provider of vitamins, minerals and other micronutrients, an innovator in enzyme solutions, and a frontrunner in dairy cultures, DSM has unrivalled nutritional science expertise and deep application knowledge which is paired with prominent advocacy for healthier and more sustainable food systems. This is supported by a number of recent acquisitions – including DSM’s acquisition of First Choice Ingredients, a leading supplier of dairy-based savory flavorings – which have enabled DSM to further elevate its taste, texture and health offering for customers. DSM is therefore uniquely placed to help manufacturers overcome the friction that must be navigated to deliver delicious, nutritious and sustainable food and beverage products, so customers and consumers can ‘enjoy it all’.
As an advocate and leader in enabling a healthier and more sustainable food system, DSM’s solutions help boost process efficiencies, reduce food loss and waste and lower the environmental impact of production and consumption – while also enhancing food’s nutritional profile. As part of this, DSM is taking strategic steps in developing specialty proteins that are produced within planetary boundaries, including CanolaPRO®, and supporting producers to be at the forefront of this protein diversification towards a healthier future. DSM’s recent acquisition of Vestkorn Milling, a supplier of pea- and bean-derived proteins, starches and dietary fibers, will also complement and further accelerate this growth. These efforts are part of DSM’s commitment to reach 150 million people with plant-based protein foods by 2030, in alignment with our recently announced series of quantifiable food system commitments.
Christoph Goppelsroeder, former President and CEO of DSM Nutritional Products, was unanimously elected to Bühler Group’s Board of Directors on October 8, 2021.
Christoph Goppelsroeder (62) was unanimously elected to Bühler’s Board of Directors at an extraordinary general shareholders’ meeting on October 8, 2021. With his appointment, the Board of Directors is gaining an experienced executive who has played a crucial role in innovation and who puts customer needs first.
Swiss national Christoph Goppelsroeder began his career at The Boston Consulting Group. From 1994 to 2003, he held management positions at Roche Vitamins in Switzerland, Belgium, and the US. He joined DSM through their acquisition of Roche’s Vitamins business in 2003 when he co-led the integration of Roche Vitamins and acted as DSM Managing Board member from 2005 to 2006. From 2007 to 2012, he oversaw Syngenta’s Global Seed Care Division. In 2013, Christoph Goppelsroeder was appointed President and CEO of DSM Nutritional Products, DSM’s largest business, and Member of DSM’s Executive Committee. He led the division on a robust growth path, both organically as well as through acquisitions. He retired on April 1, 2021.
Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire the flavour and fragrance (F&F) bio-based intermediates business of Amyris, Inc., which extends DSM’s offerings in Aroma Ingredients with bio-based ingredients for the flavour and fragrance and cosmetics industries.
DSM will acquire the business currently consisting of seven intermediate products (four already generating meaningful sales and EBITDA, two just launched and one under development) which will be added to DSM’s existing Personal Care & Aroma Ingredients activities.
DSM will acquire the business for an upfront consideration of US$ 150 million, which represents an estimated 15x EV/EBITDA 2021 multiple. Amyris will share in the EBITDA growth over the period 2021-2024 of certain of the activities (mainly the products just launched/ under development), receiving additional earn-outs equal to 9x the realized EBITDA in 2024, which is estimated to result in a total earn-out amount of US$ 100-150 million. DSM and Amyris will continue their R&D partnerships.
In recent years DSM acquired Amyris’ Farnesene business and technology for nutritional and F&F ingredients, as well as its Brotas (Brazil) biotechnology manufacturing facilities. DSM has been producing several F&F products for Amyris in this facility. Acquiring now the entire F&F business from Amyris is synergetic for DSM as it:
- Further strengthens DSM’s globally-leading biotechnology base with F&F intermediate products and increases the scale of DSM’s biotechnology activities in nutritional ingredients;
- Broadens DSM’s existing offerings in Aroma Ingredients with additional biotechnology-based products for DSM’s – already existing – F&F customer base;
- Strengthens DSM’s sustainability profile further, as bio-based F&F ingredients offer additional alternatives to chemistry-based products as well as botanically-sourced ingredients.
