Month: June 2014

IFT AM&FE 2014 – New Orleans!

The SPI Group just got back from New Orleans, attending the IFT Annual Meeting and Food Expo!  You may have seen us at the Grande Custom Ingredients Booth, sampling the Alligator Cheesecake featuring Bravo functional whey protein concentrate. But you also could have caught us at the Wenda Ingredients booth, talking about natural meat solutions,…
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How do you pick the right flavor enhancer?

If you attended our Savvy Savory Systems seminar, you tried Ohly’s famous sour cream and onion dip.  We compared the same spice blend with 3 yeast extracts for improved umami and flavor impact. The above formula is then blended with a 16oz container of sour cream and held overnight to hydrate. Ingredients: –Soy sauce powder…
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A Toast to Healthy Beverages

SPI Group hosted our 4th Food Tech Talk this morning, “A Toast to Healthy Beverages.”  We love hosting these local educational opportunities at our San Leandro office! The presentation included new research by DuPont Nutrition and Health on market trends and category performance of healthy beverages.  We showed demonstrations of ingredients such as soy protein…
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