Recent developments
Portfolio and governance
BASF sold its Food and Health Performance Ingredients business to Louis Dreyfus Company, while refocusing on vitamins and carotenoids; LDC adds plant‑based capabilities. Symrise posted 1.4% Q3 organic growth, tightened guidance, and issued a €800 million 3.25% Eurobond alongside ongoing cost savings; IFF added Brett Icahn and Richard Mulligan to its board.
Biotech and fermentation
Symrise made a strategic equity investment in Cellibre to access proprietary fermentation platforms for taste solutions and cosmetic actives, targeting scalable, resilient sourcing. Isobionics Natural alpha‑Farnesene 95 was added by BASF for lime applications, a fermentation-derived, >95% purity ingredient compliant with EU/US food regulations and produced from renewable feedstocks.
Capabilities and compliance
Brenntag opened an Innovation & Application Center in Leeds to deliver formulation support, stability studies, and prototyping for UK and Ireland food manufacturers across bakery, dairy, meat, plant-based, ready meals, sauces, and beverages. IFF achieved ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification across core functions, enhancing data security, vendor assessments, and compliance for customers in regulated sectors.
Health and sustainability
CEFI became a member of the International Probiotic Association, aligning prebiotic standards and regulatory engagement for chicory inulin producers including BENEO, COSUCRA, and Sensus. Tapì Group partnered with Borealis to use ISCC PLUS–certified Bornewables EVA and Queo plastomers for food‑contact synthetic corks, targeting lower carbon footprint with drop‑in processing performance.