웰니스, 맛, 식물성, 지속가능성과 같은 식품 트렌드는 빠르게 변화합니다. Caldic은 글로벌 소싱과 지역 연구소를 결합하여 맛있고, 기능적이며, 트렌드에 맞는 솔루션을 공동 개발합니다. 우리는 식품 브랜드가 더 빠르게 확장하고, 더 똑똑하게 리포뮬레이션하며, 소비자가 원하는 것을 제공할 수 있도록 돕습니다.
At Caldic, we are committed to sustainability in every part of our operations. This is why we take great efforts to ensure that the portfolio we offer for the life science markets, such as food and nutrition, is sourced and used responsibly. We also partner with customers and principal suppliers who share this commitment.
Pauline Lebrun, Product Manager at Caldic Ingredients France, plays a key role alongside her team. When Pauline and her colleagues develop new recipes and prototype samples, they bring their expertise to the table to evaluate taste, texture, flavor, and nutritional content. Their input is essential to ensure that each innovation meets both technical expectations and consumer preferences.
For example, a classic dish like the Pasta Bolognese can have the richest sauce, the perfect bite of the pasta and vegetables, but is incomplete without the meat. The team uses texturized soy protein as a substitute for the meat, and Pauline makes sure the dish is as delectable as the original.
“Since the product is created from scratch, we must be certain that it meets customer specifications and satisfies end consumers. When using a substitute, there should be no impact on its taste, and the texture must also be similar."
Our skilled teams continue to build an extensive portfolio to develop food solutions that are nutritious, help reduce waste, and support the transition to plant-based diets. Combining ingredients from different principal suppliers, our adept R&D team creates formulations using meat substitutes and other plant-based sources.
The suppliers we partner with often specify how the ingredients can be used. However, our team tests and tastes the end product. Varying from ‘chicken’ nuggets, ‘meaty’ burger patties, to dairy and egg-free muffins, the tasting process is arduous considering the number of parameters that must be assessed. Pauline ensures that the product samples developed by the food technologist meet commercial benchmarks and factor in local preferences.
“Since our formulations cater to the French consumer, we must consider their palate, especially with plant-based products. We don’t want a substitute to affect the overall experience of the food,” she says. If she and the team are dissatisfied, they turn to our vast portfolio of flavors, tweaking the recipe and taking into account flavor tonalities: the systematic guide to complementary ingredients.
To promote the portfolio to customers, Pauline and her team create demo kits with recipes and ingredients to demonstrate how the latter can be used in the end application. These kits also show how to incorporate the ingredients to create clean-label solutions—thereby ensuring we provide end-to-end support in improving the environmental profile of a product.
"Since our formulations cater to the French consumer, we must consider their palate, especially with plant-based products."
“It is not only about customer priorities; we recognize how our daily eating habits impact the environment. Replacing or reducing meat in traditionally meat-based recipes can be challenging because the impact can be quite evident in the taste and even the stability of the end dish because of the protein content. But we make sure that we minimize it as much as possible while also cutting down its environmental footprint.”
웰니스, 맛, 식물성, 지속가능성과 같은 식품 트렌드는 빠르게 변화합니다. Caldic은 글로벌 소싱과 지역 연구소를 결합하여 맛있고, 기능적이며, 트렌드에 맞는 솔루션을 공동 개발합니다. 우리는 식품 브랜드가 더 빠르게 확장하고, 더 똑똑하게 리포뮬레이션하며, 소비자가 원하는 것을 제공할 수 있도록 돕습니다.
건강과 웰빙에 초점을 맞춘 세상에서, 신뢰할 수 있는 영양 성분에 대한 수요가 증가하고 있습니다. Caldic은 과학적으로 검증된 영양소, 포뮬레이션 전문성, 추적 가능한 글로벌 네트워크를 활용합니다. 우리는 브랜드와 협력하여 효과적이고, 규정을 준수하며, 소비자에게 공감받는 제품을 출시합니다.
