Ingredients that can support fortification, functionality or positive nutritional benefits are of interest. KEY SUCCESS CRITERIA Ingredients that boost health credentials - Health (hard and/or soft) claims for metabolic markers, immunity, gut health, cognitive performance, edible beauty, etc; Ingredient technologies that enable the reduction of sodium, sugar, saturated fat Applicability to our mainstream product matrices (e.g. biscuits, chocolate, chocobakery, gums & candies, and when possible, powdered beverages); Suitable to use in different geographies (regulation) Preference for consumer-friendly ingredients Preference will be for commercially available / ready to deploy solutions
At this stage, we're open to various types of mutually-beneficial partnerships but would prefer ready-to-commercialize or late phase development solutions.