Understanding and managing raw materials and ingredients has always been a hot topic in the consumer goods industry. On the supply side, consumers’ evolving demand may dictate innovation: for example, new “natural” or sustainable ingredients need to be developed, yet be expected to deliver against the same sensory benefits as existing offerings; on the other hand, new ingredients are expected to generate entirely new experiences. On the product manufacturing side, ingredient management is also of upmost importance. Small organizations on the rise, often face the challenge of ensuring ingredient inventory is sufficiently real time to ensure successful scale up and continue to deliver products consistent in their sensory quality. For larger corporations that produce iconic brands, consolidating supplies of raw materials and other ingredients across all finished products can yield significant cost savings. In all those cases, sensory evaluation constitutes a critical ally to ensure success.<br/>Three case studies are presented spanning different interests and across both the food and personal care industries. These case studies demonstrate how, in the context of ingredient portfolio management, sensory evaluation can play a critical role in supporting business decisions yielding significant competitive advantage in response to consumer changing demand, ensuring profitability through product consistency, and delivering significant cost savings via supply consolidation.

Managing your portfolio of ingredients: How sensory evaluation can be leveraged to yield significant returns

Macromolecular Chemistry: The Second Century

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