Ingredients & Solutions
Beverages
Create beverages that deliver from first impression to final sip.
Beverage development brings together taste, aroma, color, sweetness, mouthfeel, dispersion, stability, processing, and shelf-life requirements.
Finan supports beverage manufacturers by connecting flavor and ingredient technologies with formulation expertise and application testing. Our teams help customers develop new concepts, adapt products to local preferences, compare possible solutions, and resolve technical challenges.
Applications we support
Our portfolio and expertise can support applications including:
- Carbonated beverages
- Juice and juice-containing drinks
- Fruit-flavored beverages
- Dairy and dairy-alternative beverages
- Energy and functional drinks
- Powdered beverages
- Syrups and concentrates
- Still drinks
- Flavored waters
- Nutritionally positioned beverages
What we help you achieve
Flavor Creation
Develop distinctive and balanced profiles using flavors, juice compounds, fruit preparations, concentrates, emulsions, and taste-modulation technologies.
Sweetness and Taste Balance
Build the intended sweetness profile while considering acidity, flavor expression, aftertaste, mouthfeel, and product positioning.
Color and Appearance
Select colorants, clouding agents, emulsions, and fruit-based components to support the desired visual identity.
Stability and Dispersion
Manage suspended or dispersed components using hydrocolloids, stabilizer systems, emulsions, and formulation adjustments appropriate to the application.
Mouthfeel
Use fibers, hydrocolloids, proteins, sweeteners, and other technologies to help create the intended body and drinking experience.
Functional and Nutritional Concepts
Explore vitamins, fibers, proteins, fruit components, or other technologies within the complete sensory and processing context.
Key ingredients and solutions
Antifoamers and defoamers
Antimicrobials
Clouding agents
Colorants
Emulsions
Fibers
Flavors
Freeze-dried fruits and vegetables
Fruit concentrates and preparations
Hydrocolloids
Juice compounds
Stabilizer systems
Sweeteners and sweet modulators
Portfolio availability may vary by market and application.
From idea to beverage prototype
Our teams can support concept interpretation, ingredient selection, bench formulation, laboratory trials, comparative evaluation, troubleshooting, and continued optimization.