TIC Gums developed a new product that can replace guar gum in powdered instant beverages.

Marking its 15th anniversary, SupplySide West, which took place Oct. 10-14 in Las Vegas, hosted 1,340 booths showcasing beverage, food, dietary supplement and cosmeceutical ingredient solutions.

Autocrat LLC announced that they now offer premium tea extracts in an effort to help customers increase share in the rapidly growing tea market.

NutraGenesis reformulated its Wellberry ingredient, which is a patent-pending, generally recognized as safe-affirmed functional superfruit ingredient. The new Wellberry ingredient combines superior, proprietary forms of two antioxidants: a multi-patented extract of Indian gooseberry and a new highly effective form of vitamin C called Transport C-Plus, which contains a blend of buffered vitamin C and alpha lipoic acid.

Glanbia Nutritionals – Ingredient Technologies offers a comprehensive range of innovative dairy, whey protein, whey peptide and flax ingredient solutions. Specialized whey proteins offer fortification and processing benefits, the company says. Novel whey peptides provide targeted health benefits and unique market positioning, it says.

D.D. Williamson, Louisville, Ky., launched a new brand image to reflect its expanded expertise in color solutions for customers. In the new logo, “DDW” replaces “D.D. Williamson” for a concise, contemporary image, the company says. “The Color House” tagline expresses a place where creativity blends with advanced technical capability to bring color ideas to life, it adds.

Robertet Flavors, the U.S.-based flavors division of the global Robertet Group, selected GeoPeak Energy LLC to design, install and service a high-efficiency solar energy system at its flavors manufacturing facility in Piscataway, N.J. The roof-mounted solar panels will span 115,000 square feet and will be operational by the end of 2011.

Sensient Colors LLC, a business unit of Sensient Technologies Corp., announced the development of Microfine Natural Colors, which optimize the natural color shades used in applications such as dry mix beverages.

Flavorchem Corp. introduced a line of flavor masking agents. Flavorchem’s highly stable masking flavors allow formulators the freedom to use functional ingredients at the usage rates they desire without the associated off notes, the company says.

Allen Flavors Inc., Edison, N.J., was founded in 1990. The company started as a one-room, two-person operation. Since then, the company has evolved into one of the largest privately held suppliers of flavor to the beverage industry.