Flavors
Ropella is dedicated to helping companies gain a competitive advantage
by providing customized and strategic talent solutions.
Our Involvement
We have served and developed relationships with leading companies in the industry, including:
We participate in industry associations and trade shows, including:
Look for our articles in Perfumer and Flavorist and other industry publications.
Ropella Industry Expertise
Although flavor seems a simple concept on the surface, it is actually quite complex. It comprises not just literal taste, but is also strongly influenced by other senses, including smell and sight. Foods actually have two separate (albeit related) flavor smells – one sensed through inhalation before ingestion, and one sensed through exhalation while the food is still in the mouth. The appearance of food can also affect our sensation of flavor, especially where coloration is concerned. Finally, expectation can influence the flavors we taste; as anyone who has bitten into something expecting something totally different can attest.
In recent years, the debate of natural versus artificial ingredients has taken the forefront of the flavor industry. In practice, though, there is often little to no difference between the two, except for the process through which it is obtained. In most cases, artificial flavors are at least as safe (if not safer, due to the controlled nature of the reactions that produce them) as natural flavors. Still, to keep up with shifting consumer demands, flavor companies must likewise shift their development processes towards more natural solutions.
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With 35+ years as a global search leader, Ropella has proven (many times over) to be well-versed at delivering the most advanced search execution capabilities, solving the most challenging needle-in-a-haystack searches, and managing talent selection and development as a primary asset for ROI.
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