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Suppliers of the orange, vanilla and other flavor and fragrance ingredients used in hundreds of foods, beverages and personal care products are putting their faith in microbes as new sources for these substances. That migration away from the natural plant oils used for centuries to delight the taste buds and nose is the topic of a story in the current edition of Chemical & Engineering News. C&EN is the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest...

WAUKEGAN, Ill., April 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Nielsen-Massey Vanillas, one of the world's leading vanilla and pure flavor extract producers, issued a statement today debunking a recent media report predicting a global shortage of vanilla beans and higher prices as a result of recent poor vanilla bean harvests in Mexico and India. The company said it does not anticipate any issue with supplies in the near future, and is not projecting near-term price increases. As a result,...

WAUCONDA, Ill., Sept. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Synergy Flavors has announced its acquisition of leading natural essence and extract manufacturer, Sensus, LLC (Hamilton, OH). The purchase provides Synergy with access to unique and innovative technologies for natural essence manufacture. This expansion also strengthens Synergy's capabilities in several key markets, including the rapidly growing tea and coffee sectors. "This acquisition offers significant benefits to our customers by providing...

BLOOMFIELD, N.J., Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Berje Inc., a global distributor of essential oils and aromatic chemicals with nearly 60 years of experience supplying the flavor, fragrance, pharmaceutical and allied trades, announced today that Whole Herb Company, a Sonoma, California-based supplier and distributor of botanicals, herbs, spices, extracts, essential oils, and vegetable and fruit powders, has become part of the Berje Inc. group of companies. This partnership allows Berje to offer...

U.S. actor Ben Affleck is in negotiations to co-star in a new comedy from "King of the Hill" creator Mike Judge, sources say. The show business newspaper Variety, citing unnamed sources, reported Thursday that Affleck would team with Jason Bateman in "Extract," a workplace comedy about trials and tribulations at a flower extract factory owned by Bateman's character. The film is being produced by Miramax. Clifton Collins Jr. has reportedly joined "Extract's" cast as a factory worker who...