Spice & Seasoning Industry Insights
Practical insights for food manufacturers, procurement teams, product developers, private-label brands, and commercial food operations. Explore guidance on seasoning formulation, ingredient performance, sourcing, food safety, market conditions, and production at scale.
Allspice Is Not a Blend: The Story Behind One of the Most Misunderstood Spices
Allspice has a name that makes it sound like a seasoning blend. It isn’t. Allspice comes from the fruit of Pimenta dioica , an evergreen tree native to parts of the Caribbean, Mexico, and Central America. The berry develops an aroma that can remind people of clove,…
A blend is not just a mix of ingredients.
In food manufacturing, a seasoning blend is expected to do more than combine flavors. It needs to perform consistently from batch to batch, move efficiently through production equipment, and deliver the same result in the finished product every time. The challenge is…
FDA Import Enforcement Is Putting More Attention on Contaminants in Spices
For food manufacturers, spice sourcing is not only about price, flavor, or availability. It is also about whether ingredients can move through the supply chain with the right documentation, testing, and compliance controls in place. Recent FDA import alert activity…
Ingredient Supply Chains Are Moving Away from Single-Source Purchasing
Why diversifying ingredient sources requires more than finding another available supplier For years, ingredient purchasing was often built around a relatively simple priority: identify a supplier that could consistently meet the required specifications, volume,…