FlavorScience from FlavorSum

Solving the Reduced Sugar Challenge: Optimizing Taste in Lower-Sugar Formulations

Join Phil a’Becket, Senior Consumer Insights Manager, Casey Rhodes, Applications Scientist, and Pete Sauer, Flavor Development Manager, as they explore how to balance function and flavor in reduced-sugar formulations. Learn how to optimize taste in reduced-sugar products foods and beverages.

The Art of the Prototype: Tasting as You Go with Bob Mira

Join Product Manager Brooke Hutton and Sr. Applications Technologist Bob Mira as they explore the role of prototyping in beverage development. Learn how teams test and refine concepts, balance bench creativity with production realities, and use structured tasting to guide final formulation decisions.

Seasonal Flavors: From Insights to Application

Join Phil a’Becket, Senior Consumer Insights Manager, and Casey Rhodes, Applications Scientist, as they explore how seasonal flavors can drive innovation across food and beverage. Learn how to build timely, trend-forward flavor strategies that resonate with shoppers and create momentum throughout the year.

Regulatory Updates Shaping Food & Beverages in 2026 with Holly Griffin

Join Product Manager Brooke Hutton and Sr. Regulatory Specialist Holly Griffin as they discuss how regulatory shifts are shaping food and beverage development in 2026. Learn how evolving GRAS oversight, labeling updates, and ingredient scrutiny may impact development decisions.

The R&D Reset: What Every Developer Should Prioritize in 2026 with John Wrubel

Join Digital Marketing Manager Brooke Hutton and Sr. Flavorist John Wrubel as they discuss how R&D priorities are shifting in 2026. Learn how evolving definitions of clean and natural, lessons from recent reformulations, and smarter development strategies can help teams move faster without creating downstream issues.