Company Summary: Kalsec is a global producer of natural ingredients for the food and beverage industry, specializing in taste and sensory solutions, hops, colors, and antioxidants. With over 60 years of experience, Kalsec is a privately-held company headquartered in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA, and is committed to being the leading global provider of natural ingredient solutions. They focus on innovation, sustainability, and meeting diverse dietary requirements (e.g., Halal, Kosher, non-GMO, vegan). Kalsec emphasizes the power of plants to enhance consumer appeal and solve challenges for food and beverage manufacturers.
Main Markets: Kalsec primarily serves the global food and beverage industry, with a particular focus on helping manufacturers create appealing and stable products. Their solutions are used across various segments within this industry, including:
- Brewing: Hops extracts are a core offering for the beer industry.
- Beverages: For natural colors and antioxidants.
- Snacks and Savory Foods: For natural flavors and spices.
- Processed Foods: For color, flavor, and stability.
- Meat & Poultry: For natural spices, seasonings, and protection.
- Confectionery: For natural colors and flavors.
- Dairy & Plant-Based Dairy Alternatives: For natural colors and flavors.
Kalsec has a global presence with customers in more than 70 countries, supported by a network of regional offices and distributors.
Main Product Categories & Descriptions: Kalsec’s product portfolio is built around four key platforms of natural ingredients:
- Taste & Sensory Solutions (Natural Flavor Extracts & Spice Extracts): These are natural extracts of herbs and spices that deliver authentic and consistent flavor profiles to food and beverage products. They provide various flavor notes (e.g., savory, spicy, herbal) and can be used to achieve specific taste sensations. Examples include Aquaresin® spice and herb extracts, which are water-soluble for consistent flavor distribution.
- Hops (Hops Extracts, HopFlow™): Natural hop extracts for brewing, used to impart bitterness, aroma, and foam stability to beer. They also offer solutions to improve brewing efficiency and provide light stability to beer.
- Natural Colors: Plant-derived color solutions to enhance the visual appeal of food and beverages. Kalsec offers a vibrant range of natural colors that are stable and consistent, serving as alternatives to artificial colorants.
- Antioxidants (Herbal Extracts with Antioxidant Properties): Natural extracts from rosemary and other botanicals that help extend the shelf life of food products by protecting against oxidation, thus maintaining freshness, color, and flavor without synthetic additives. This includes the Duralox® Oxidation Management System.
