Wild Flavors
| WILD Flavors, Inc. | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Private |
| Industry | Flavors and colors |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Founder | Dr. Hans-Peter Wild |
| Headquarters | Erlanger, Kentucky, USA |
| Website | ADM.com |
Wild Flavors, Inc. (stylized as "WILD Flavors") is a manufacturer of flavors, colors, and food and beverage ingredients. Its headquarters is in Erlanger, Kentucky and the firm was originally affiliated with Rudolf WILD GmbH & Co. KG and Dr. Hans-Peter Wild. The company was acquired by Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) in 2014.
History
In 1994, the Germany-based Wild Group acquired F&C Company in Cincinnati, OH and renamed it WILD Flavors Inc.
In 2008, the company acquired American Purpac Technologies in Beloit, WI.
In July 2014, the company announced it was being taken over by ADM in a $3 billion deal. The acquisition was completed in October 2014. At the time, ADM announced it would form a new business unit, WILD Flavors and Specialty Ingredients, to include WILD as well as several other ADM product lines.
Partnerships
- 2006 - Cognis Health & Wellness
- 2007 - Diversified Natural Products
- 2009 - Sunwin International
Products
- Resolver Technology - A mix of natural flavors and flavor extracts. It neutralises undesirable off-notes of ingredients having a bitter, soapy, metallic or burning aftertaste.
- SaltTrim - Allows reducing the amount of salt in foods and beverages products without impairing the taste.
- Colors From Nature - A line of natural colors and plant extracts .
References
- ↑ "The Flavor Industry - From 1945 to 1995" (PDF).
- ↑ Frederick, Kelly (November 12, 2008). "Wild Flavors Acquires American Purpac". Perfumer & Flavorist.
- ↑ "Food ingredients firm Wild Flavors being acquired by ADM for $3 bn". Chicago News.Net. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
- ↑ Karp, Gregory (July 7, 2014). "ADM buys ingredients company Wild Flavors for about $3 billion". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
- 1 2 "Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) completes purchase of WILD Flavors". nutraceuticalbusinessreview.com.
- ↑ "Cognis Bolsters Position in Food and Beverage Industry Following Major Announcements" (PDF). June 25, 2006. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 4, 2010. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ↑ "WILD Flavors, Inc. and Diversified Natural Products Announce Partnership to Provide the Food and Beverage Industry - OligoFlex, a Revolutionary Ingredient for Joint Health". February 22, 2008. Archived from the original on June 2, 2008. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
- ↑ "Sunwin International and WILD Flavors, Inc. Announce Self-GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) Affirmation for OnlySweetTM Stevia Extracts". Marketwire. September 15, 2009.
- ↑ "Future Flavour Pathways" (PDF). March 2009. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2009.
- ↑ "Wild helps cut salt content and maintain taste". November 26, 2007. Archived from the original on September 24, 2008. Retrieved November 25, 2009.
- ↑ "WILD Ingredients, product concepts for healthy, natural food". November 18, 2005. Archived from the original on December 10, 2010. Retrieved November 25, 2009.
