Flavor is the sensory impression of a food substance and is determined mainly by the chemical senses of taste and smell. The flavor of the food can be altered with natural or artificial flavorants. A food’s flavor can be easily altered by changing its smell while keeping its taste similar. The flavorants focuses on altering or enhancing the flavors of natural food product such as meats and vegetables or creating flavor for food products that do not have the desired flavors such as candies and other snacks.

The major factors fuelling the growth of global food flavors market include the significant shift in the consumer’s preference towards organic and clean label products, growing technological innovations in flavor industry along with rising business, expenditure and investment in processed food & beverages market. Consumers are shifting towards natural food items due to the increasing awareness regarding wellbeing. Natural foods have various health benefits and are widely accepted by customers who are willing to pay higher natural food rates. A majority of the population has been found to thoroughly check a product’s name before purchasing it. Such consumer awareness has encouraged farmers to pursue replacing manufactured products with real flavours. In addition, technological innovation such as micro encapsulation and non-thermal pasteurization (including HPP & PEF) in the flavor industry to improve the flavor retention, will further accelerate the growing demand of the market. Moreover, rising popularity of novel flavors, growing usage in functional foods and increasing purchasing power of consumers are some other factors that are expected to drive the growth of global food flavors market during forecast period. However, side effects associated with added flavors and lack of natural flavors availability is hampering the growth of global food flavors market.

Based on the region, South America is expected to grow at a higher CAGR during forecast period due to the rising investments from various multinational companies in emerging countries such as Brazil and Argentina. Moreover, the rapid urbanization, rising population and changing food habits of consumers driven by the growing income level, are expected to drive the growth of food flavors market in this region.

The global food flavors market has been segmented on the basis of type, application, origin and form. Based on type, the market is segmented into chocolate & browns, vanilla, fruits & nuts, dairy, spices and others. Based on application, the market is segmented into beverages, dairy products, confectionery products, baked products, meat products, savory & snacks and frozen products. On the basis of beverages, the market is further categorized into hot drinks, soft drinks, alcoholic drinks and other drinks. On the basis of dairy products, the market is further categorized into ice cream and other dairy products. On the basis of confectionery products, the market is further categorized into chocolates and other confectionery products. Based on the origin, the market is segmented into natural, nature identical and artificial/ synthetic. Based on form, the market is segmented into liquid and dry.

Some of the major players of global food flavors market are Givaudan, International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc., Firmenich SA, Symrise, Kerry Group, BASF SE, Archer Daniels Midland, Sensient Technologies Corporation, Takasago International Corporation and T. Hasegawa Inc. among others.

Market Segmentation:

Global Food Flavors Market by Type

• • Chocolate & Browns
  • Vanilla
  • Fruits & Nuts
  • Dairy
  • Spices
  • Others

Global Food Flavors Market by Application

• • Beverages
    • Hot Drinks
    • Soft Drinks
    • Alcoholic Drinks
    • Other Drinks
  • Dairy Products
    • Ice Cream
    • Other Dairy Products
  • Confectionery Products
    • Chocolates
    • Other Confectionery Products
  • Baked Products
  • Meat Products
  • Savory & Snacks
  • Frozen Products

Global Food Flavors Market by Origin

• • Natural
  • Nature Identical
  • Artificial/ Synthetic

Global Food Flavors Market by Form

• • Liquid
  • Dry

Global Food Flavors Market by Region

• • North America Food Flavors Market
  • Europe Food Flavors Market
  • Asia-Pacific Food Flavors Market
  • ROW Food Flavors Market

Leading Market Players

• • Givaudan
  • International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.
  • Firmenich SA
  • Symrise
  • Kerry Group
  • BASF SE
  • Archer Daniels Midland
  • Sensient Technologies Corporation
  • Takasago International Corporation
  • T. Hasegawa Inc.