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Food Protection & Preservation

Protect and perfect food and beverages with our unrivalled expertise and solutions.

Create safer, more sustainable food

Food waste is top-of-mind for consumers and manufacturers, which is increasing demand for products that last longer while staying delicious and nutritious. Our new research found 72% of consumers agree that extending the shelf life of a food or drink product would help them reduce waste. From extending shelf life and maintaining quality to ensuring products are safe to eat, our preservation portfolio and expertise can help you meet consumer needs today and into the future.

Solve preservation challenges

Create products that meet consumer demands with consumer-friendly ingredients.

Ensure the safety of your products with our portfolio of preservation solutions and application expertise.

Keep bakery products mould-free for longer with preservation solutions that deliver proven performance.

Explore food protection and preservation solutions

Preservation in Bakery

By category of finished goods, bakery products contribute the highest volume of global food waste. Producers can help reduce this waste by ensuring their products stay fresh for longer. 

Conventional

  • ProBake®: A range of propionate-based solutions that extend mould-free shelf life
  • Progusta: Food-grade acidifiers based on single (di)acetate salts

Clean label

  • UpGrade™ fermentates: A portfolio made from fermented wheat, rice and other common food substrates. Gluten-free, organic and non-GMO Project Verified options available
  • IsoAge® Ca vinegar: An innovative, dry neutralized vinegar-based solution

Flavour systems and natural flavours

  • HyBake™: A range of authentic fermented flavours including sourdough

Beverage Preservation

Beverages are often sensitive to the flavour impact of preservation ingredients. This makes it important to partner with an expert in both preservation and taste.

Our beverage preservation solutions include:

Clean label

  • FoodGARD® plant extracts: Leveraging the power of plants and innovative plant extracts to protect beverages over their shelf life
  • Nourishield® multifunctional systems: Customisable systems that leverage building blocks from multiple clean label pillars and/or multiple modes of action to meet specific goals

Preservation in Dairy

The dairy market has protected standards of identity and is sensitive to sensory changes which can limit ingredient choices for preservation. Leverage our dairy expertise to formulate appealing dairy and plant-based products and solve challenges in spoilage inhibition, process efficiency and shelf-life extension.

Our dairy and plant-based preservation solutions include:

Clean label

  • DuraFresh™ fermentates: A line of cultured dairy and cultured sugar from fermentation
  • Fargo™ cultures: Starter, live and protective cultures for fermented dairy
  • Nourishield®  multifunctional systems: Customisable systems of combined technologies/products that leverage building blocks from multiple clean label pillars and/or multiple modes of action to meet specific goals

Preservation in Foodservice

No-no lists and recalls have brought awareness to foodservice ingredients and safety measures. From concerns about spoilage to nutrition, people are seeking appetising, safe and sustainable solutions.

Our foodservice preservation solutions include:

Conventional

  • Provian®: An acetate-based solution with measurable benefits over other market offerings for meat applications
  • ProBake®: A range of propionate-based solutions to extend mould-free shelf life of all types of baked goods
  • Progusta: Food-grade acidifiers based on single (di)acetate salts

Clean label

  • Accel™ fermentates: A patented, cultured celery product that provides natural cure colour and texture
  • DuraFresh™ fermentates: Consumer-driven ingredients, such as cultured dextrose, from our natural fermentation process. Includes organic acids and peptides
  • IsoAge®  vinegar: Vinegar-based systems, dry and liquid buffered vinegars
  • Nourishield®: Customisable systems that leverage building blocks to meet specific goals

Flavour systems and natural flavours

  • Flavoset®: Flavour systems and natural flavours that lock in fresh taste.
  • Zesti®: Smoke-based flavours and natural flavours

Preservation in Meals

Meals are the most diverse product category, and one of the most challenging to work with due to the combining of so many ingredients into one product. Although shelf-life extension and quality challenges can be more complex, working with an experienced preservation partner is key to giving your consumers peace of mind.

Our meal preservation solutions include:

Clean label

  • DuraFresh™ fermentates: A line of cultured dextrose and cultured dairy from fermentation
  • IsoAge® vinegar: Vinegar-based systems, dry and liquid buffered vinegars

Multifunctional systems

  • Nourishield®: Customisable systems that leverage building blocks from multiple clean label pillars and/or multiple modes of action to meet specific goals

Flavour systems and natural flavours

  • Flavoset®: Flavour systems and natural flavours that lock in fresh taste
  • Zesti®: Smoke-based flavours and natural flavours

Preservation in Meat

Meat is the highest value category for food waste. Partner with us to solve challenges in preservation, safety, process efficiency, taste, nutrition and appeal.

Our meat preservation solutions include:

Conventional

  • Provian® K: a potassium acetate/diacetate with zero sodium, available in a free-flowing powder form
  • Provian® N: a sodium acetate/diacetate for familiar taste, available in a free-flowing powder form

Clean label

  • Accel™ fermentates: A patented, cultured celery product and an alternative to conventional cure for colour and texture
  • DuraFresh™ fermentates: Consumer-driven ingredients from our natural fermentation process. Includes organic acids and peptides
  • Cane vinegar: Sodium/potassium buffered liquid product
  • Homestyle K vinegar: Zero sodium, potassium buffered liquid product
  • Provian® NDV vinegar: Zero sodium, potassium buffered, dry free-flowing powder
  • DuraFresh™ 2016 vinegar: Sodium-based, dry product
  • Saga™ cultures: Starter, live and protective cultures
  • Nourishield® multifunctional Systems: Customised systems of technologies/products

 

  • Flavoset®: Flavour systems and natural flavours that lock in fresh taste
  • Zesti®: Smoke-based flavours and natural flavours

 

Preservation in Pet Food

Pet owners are paying closer attention to their pet’s food product labels, appearance and aroma, often avoiding unfamiliar or artificial ingredients. Freshness is also playing a larger role in purchase decisions and has significant universal appeal for both dog and cat owners regardless of food type (traditional wet, dry, fresh). Meet these consumer demands by formulating products that maintain quality and freshness with kitchen-friendly ingredients.

Flavour Systems and Natural Flavours

  • EverWild™: A diverse range of kitchen-friendly ingredients like dairy, celery and vinegar that can help improve pet food palatability, appearance and help maintain freshness, quality and taste

Plant-Based Meat Preservation

The plant-based meat market is continuing to grow and innovate to capitalize on consumer demands driven by health, wellness and sustainability interests. Ensure your plant-based meat products are safe and meet consumer demands by partnering with us to solve challenges in preservation, food safety, process efficiency, taste, nutrition and appeal.

Clean label

  • DuraFresh™ fermentates: Consumer-driven ingredients from our in-house, natural fermentation process. Includes organic acids and peptides
  • Cane vinegar: Sodium/potassium buffered liquid product. A 50% reduction in sodium versus a product buffered only with sodium
  • Homestyle K vinegar: Zero sodium, potassium buffered, liquid product
  • Provian® NDV vinegar: Zero sodium, potassium buffered, dry free-flowing powder
  • DuraFresh™ 2016 vinegar: Sodium-based, dry product

Flavour Systems and Natural Flavours

  • Flavoset®: Flavour systems and natural flavours that lock in fresh taste
  • Zesti®: Smoke-based flavours and natural flavours

6 Trends driving preservation innovation

Food waste concerns

67% of global consumers were actively trying to reduce their food waste during the pandemic, according to FMCG Gurus.

Shelf-life extension

Approximately half of food waste could be prevented through shelf-life extension, according to WRAP UK.

Food safety concerns

A recall can cost a food company US$10 million on average, not including brand damage and loss of sales, per the Food Marketing Institute.

Salt reduction

When salt is reduced, manufacturers must solve challenges related to taste and preservation, since sodium has a natural preservative effect.

Best-by dates

Our research found 82% of sustainability-minded consumers are strongly influenced by best before/expiration dates.

Clean label

'No added preservatives' is the top claim for new product launches over the last five years, according to Innova Market Insights.