FlavorSum 2021 Annual Review
You’ve experienced continued changes in 2021, and we have, too. But for many companies, including FlavorSum, 2021 was a year of transformation.
Transformation – tran-sfr-may-shn – modifying core beliefs and long-term behaviors, sometimes in profound ways, to realize positive outcomes.
As the world slowly opened in 2021, your company likely felt the effects of:
Shifting Consumer Demands
Consumers who wanted more of their familiar favorites and started asking for purposeful foods to support health & wellbeing.
Shaky Supply Chain
A shaky supply chain still struggling to stabilize while battling labor, material, and transportation challenges.
Slow Product Development
Slowing New Product Development in many categories as retailers prioritized top sellers over new launches
And with ‘business as usual’ rapidly shifting, you had to adjust goals, strategies, processes, and expectations. Here’s how the FlavorSum team transformed to ensure we continue to meet your needs for flavor solutions that create connections with consumers.
In 2021, we unified 4 flavor houses
Each with long legacies of providing high-quality, custom flavor solutions and responsive customer service.
We are relentlessly devoted to helping growing food and beverage companies create great-tasting products that align with consumer needs and inspire brand loyalty.
Our locations enable us to quickly ship across the U.S. and Canada and minimize your order lead times.
Kalamazoo
35,000 sq. ft.
Mississauga
25,000 sq. ft.
Mt. Laurel
35,000 sq. ft.
Combined Into
sq. ft. to keep pace with your flavor needs
Our core capabilities in frozen dessert, bakery, alcoholic beverage, confections widened to include:
You have access to thousands of flavor solutions tested to deliver delicious results in foods & beverages, and we’re continuing to create!
FlavorSum’s commitment to excellence enabled our teams to produce and deliver your flavor solutions:
Samples
10,000
Orders
15,000+
Pails of Product
60,000+
Adherence to rigorous programs and standardized processes assures you of consistently high-quality, safe products:
SQF Audits
Kalamazoo 97% and Mt. Laurel 95% for
Food Safety Certification
FSSC 22000
Mississauga passes audit that confirms compliance with comprehensive food safety standards
Products Tested
11,131
Using a solutions-focused mindset, our flavor creators, formulators, and product category specialists share their expertise in every meeting with you. Technology powers the FlavorSum organization and each FlavorSum team member, from customer care through supply chain and production brings deep and diverse skill sets to fulfill your growth plans.
team members collaborating to help you achieve your goals
Mapping the pathways to deliver foods & beverages that meet consumer needs and expectations requires a thoughtful approach. FlavorSum gives you tools to help build your product development blueprint.
Primary consumer research
Industry analysis
Webinars and Industry Talks
Newsletters/blogs
Trade events
Applications exploration
Collaborative work sessions
And you have additional resources readily available to speed your time to market: