Sweeteners and Fibers Look Out! Happy New Year! You know, in the past, we’ve seen our fair share of challenges and disruptions in the supply chain. But guess what? Things are looking good for most ingredients and inputs—or at least stable. I’ll take it. One of the biggest reasons for Read more…
We have a great deal for you! This year’s monk fruit harvest was quite bountiful, which has quickly reduced standard market costs. Because of this, we’ve dropped the price of select monk fruit products by up to 40%! Don’t miss out! This market shift will not last forever. However, if Read more…
Reduce Sugar with MonkSweet+! MonkSweet+ is a natural sweetening solution that brings together optimal levels of proprietary steviol glycosides, monk fruit extract, and erythritol—a sugar alcohol derived through microbial fermentation. This combination offers multiple advantages. Stevia and monk fruit are high intensity sweeteners, with about 150 to 250 times the Read more…
Sweeteners and Fibers Look Out! Good afternoon fellow food manufacturers, formulators, and enthusiasts of Clean Label Sugar Reduction. You know, in the past, we’ve seen our fair share of challenges and disruptions in the supply chain. But guess what? Things are looking good for most ingredients and inputs—or at least Read more…
Formulate With MonkSweet LS! MonkSweet LS is a proprietary blend of powdered monk fruit and stevia extract. This product blends rebaudioside A and mogroside V—a specific type of mogroside that is responsible for the sweetness in monk fruit. This is a triterpenoid glycoside isolated from the extract of the fruit. Read more…
Reduce Sugar With IconiSweet! IconiSweet—our most inclusive sweetening system—is a natural sweetening solution that brings together optimal levels of monk fruit extract, crystalline allulose, proprietary steviol glycosides, and erythritol. A symphony cannot be played alone; it needs an orchestra to be heard. As a single ingredient, sugar hits the mark Read more…
Near-Term UPS Teamsters Strike The United Parcel Service (UPS) is facing an impending strike by its workers, a situation that demands our attention and understanding. The dedicated employees of UPS have long been the backbone of reliable package delivery services, ensuring that our parcels and important LTL and FTL shipments Read more…
Good afternoon fellow food manufacturers, formulators, and enthusiasts of Clean Label Sugar Reduction. It feels like it’s been a while, so I will dig right in. Remember two years ago when the word “supply chain” made everybody cringe? Luckily, those days are waning. Let’s acknowledge the 500 lb. gorilla in Read more…
Consumers Want Zero Sugar Added Treats The USDA wants to crack down on added sugar! Recently, the agency proposed a limit to the amount of added sugar allowed in school lunches (1). The new limit aims to eliminate the negative side effects that come with excessive sugar consumption—which are felt Read more…
Changing Imports The days of gloom and doom are gone…right? I am not here to burst your bubble. In some ways, things are getting better. For some raw ingredients there is an excess of material. But for others, shortages remain. Currently, there are overstocks on dairy and most corn derivatives. Read more…