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Innovation and marketing are at the heart of the Synergy business. Consistently ahead of the curve, our staff share their thoughts on food and flavour trends, industry events and company news.

Vibrant violet: purple sweet potato is a hit with consumers

July 9th, 2018

Never heard of purple sweet potato? As the name suggests, purple sweet potato is a tuberous root vegetable that is often violet or lavender in colour, due to the high content of anthocyanin pigments... Read More

Fire up that grill – it’s barbecue season!

May 24th, 2018

And so it begins! After what has seemed like a particularly protracted winter, the sun has finally emerged, the UK has experienced the hottest April day for seventy years and sure enough, our... Read More

Innovative flavours, Savoury, Company News

Grown up soft drinks: make mine a pink lemonade

April 24th, 2018

Across Western Europe the consumption of alcohol is in slow decline with around one third preferring to turn to soft drinks. In the UK, according to a YouGov poll, five million people signed up to ‘... Read More

Beverage, Innovative flavours, Dairy, Company News

Spice up your product range with Synergy's new turmeric paste

March 2nd, 2018

Turmeric has long been used in curry blends, but in the past few years it has exploded as an ingredient and flavour in its own right, with a 156% new product launch increase in 2017 compared to 2016... Read More

Savoury, Bakery, Beverage, Dairy, Innovative flavours

What's in store for the food industry in 2018?

February 19th, 2018

Keeping ahead of the curve in terms of food trends is critical for flavour specialists like Synergy. We help our customers to develop new products or varieties well before a flavour trend might be... Read More

Hokkaido milk: premium dairy from Japan

January 9th, 2018

Hokkaido is the northernmost island of Japan, and at 22% of the country’s total land area, it is also the second largest! Within Japan, the region is famous for its expansive countryside which... Read More

Dairy, Innovative flavours

Butter - concerned about recipe costs? We have the solution

November 7th, 2017

Butter has certainly grabbed the headlines in terms of price volatility with the chief executive of Arla going so far as to warn that this could translate into a butter shortage by Christmas...... Read More

Power to the plants: blooming botanicals

July 24th, 2017

We’re taking it back to nature as we explore the latest trend that is in full bloom across the food and beverage industry. In a world where wellness is paramount, we’re increasingly looking to... Read More

Trends

Catering for coffee connoisseurs

July 3rd, 2017

Coffee – feeding the daily fix The UK ready to drink (RTD) coffee market is forecast to grow by 52% before 2020, to be worth £83.9M (Euromonitor) and is thought to be one of the fastest growing... Read More

Coffee, Synergy Pure, Beverage, Innovative flavours

British cucumber - a fresh twist on summer

May 18th, 2017

A classic British flavour The humble cucumber – a quintessentially British flavour, which has become as synonymous with summer as the smell of fresh cut grass on a Sunday afternoon. Over the years,... Read More

Synergy Pure, Beverage, Seasonal, Trends

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