Comax Flavors, Melville, N.Y., released Greetings From The Tropics Collection in six flavors: Coconut, Guava, Mango, Papaya, Passionfruit and Pineapple. These tropical flavors are made to be natural, water-soluble, liquid, non-GMO and allergen free. This tropical flavor range can be used in a variety of applications including non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages, baked goods and confections, savory sauces, and entrees as well as dairy and plant-based products, the company says. “Comax is thrilled to offer our customers this refreshing and exotic fruit collection,” said Catherine Armstrong, vice president of corporate communications for Comax Flavors, in a statement.
Winnipeg, Manitoba-based Merit Functional Foods announced a new partnership with international agribusiness and food company Bunge Ltd., which has made a $30 million (CAD) capital investment in Merit to give the global ingredient supplier a minority interest in the Canadian-based company. The partnership will expedite the construction of Merit’s state-of-the-art plant-based protein production facility in Manitoba, where it will produce novel pea and canola protein ingredients. The plant is on-track to be fully operations by December, it says.