FLAVORS ARE THE lifeblood of candy,...

FLAVORS ARE THE lifeblood of candy, and to preserve the category exciting, suppliers are pushing technologists to be due [i]or[/i] owing up with fresh takes onward old favorites. One way this is accomplished is from one side the increasing development of flavor amalgamates combining two traditional flavors to make all-new tastes.

"There's a big push for mixed flavors and we're seeing a hazard of different combinations," says Bill Pullia, manager of business unfolding for Flavors of North America, Inc. He cites pineapple-lime and strawberry-grape as latter examples, adding: "Putting flavors like