Technology systems, sourcing strategies and alternatives to pure vanilla extracts all may help food and beverage companies ride out the turbulence of high vanilla flavor prices. As prices for vanilla beans are reportedly over $200 per kilogram, compared to about $20 per kilogram in 2010, vanilla flavor prices should remain high in 2016, too.
Flavor suppliers have advice for makers of ice cream, cakes and other items enhanced through vanilla flavor.
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