Emulsifiers in Food: What Are They?
Food emulsifiers play a crucial role in some of the world’s favorite dishes – and many food emulsifiers are natural. Food is a careful and considered combination of many ingredients. When those ingredients don’t interact precisely the right way, manufacturers often turn to food emulsifiers to bring the product and the flavor together successfully. Food…
The Principles of Quality Control of Food
At every link in the supply chain, the health and safety of consumers rely on businesses maintaining strict food quality control. Delivered food products are also only as good as the ingredients they’re made from, and that final product is more than the sum of an ingredients list. SQF-certified companies like Tilley offer their customers…
Carrageenan: What Is It, and What Else Should I Know?
For nearly two decades now, carrageenan has been caught up in safety-related conversation and controversy. Despite reams of new research supporting this food ingredient’s use—and important questions raised about the validity of the previous studies that deemed it harmful—both general consumers and some food manufacturers remain hesitant about utilizing this natural ingredient. Carrageenan Quick Facts …
Tilley-Phoenix Group Acquires Callahan Chemical
Here at Tilley-Phoenix Group, we are excited to carry the momentum we started in 2021 into a new year. We closed Q3 and Q4 with the transformative acquisition of Ingredients Solutions, LLC and an important merger with flavor and fragrance leader Phoenix. Today, Tilley-Phoenix acquires Callahan Chemical Company, a leading regional supplier and distributor providing clients…
Tilley Distribution Completes Merger with Phoenix Aromas and Essential Oils
2021 has been a year of accelerated transformative change here at Tilley Distribution. We added decades of experience and technical knowledge with the acquisition of Ingredients Solutions, Inc. further strengthening our food and beverage product offering. We have just completed another exciting merger with Phoenix Aromas and Essential Oils. The merger establishes the combined companies…
Food Ingredient Functionality Options to Provide More Solutions
Food Ingredient Functionality Options to Provide More Solutions From creating new food and beverage options to filling gaps created by ongoing supply chain challenges, our expanded food ingredient functionality and growing beverage ingredients list offer more solutions that better meet the diverse needs of a food industry that has always relied on innovation to drive…
Food Ingredient Solutions for Today’s Supply Chain Challenges
Food Ingredient Solutions for Today’s Supply Chain Challenges Alongside most industries in today’s world, food and beverage companies have faced ongoing supply chain challenges since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Truthfully, the pandemic exacerbated problems we already understood to exist within the industry. We don’t expect supply chain issues to improve soon, and that’s…
FDA Updates Guidelines for Emergency Hand Sanitizer Production
FDA Updates Guidelines for Emergency Hand Sanitizer Production On October 12, 2021, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the Withdrawal of Temporary Hand Sanitizer Guidelines. Those guidelines were introduced in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic to allow manufacturers from many industries to step up and help meet the needs of millions…
Tilley Distribution to Attend Pet Food Forum 2021
As a top supplier of high-quality pet food ingredients, Tilley Distribution is eager to join other industry leaders in Kansas City, Missouri, for the Pet Food Forum on September 22 to 24. Like so many events, last year’s Pet Food Forum was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, the event is bringing the best…
Tilley Acquires Ingredients Solutions Inc. to Lead Distribution of Hydrocolloids
Tilley Distribution has acquired Ingredients Solutions Inc., a Maine-based distributor and blender of hydrocolloids, in a deal that significantly enhances the company’s portfolio of value-add specialties and ingredients. The deal, which closed Wednesday, Sept 1, makes Baltimore-based Tilley the largest North American independent distributor of hydrocolloids — molecules that are used as functional ingredients in…
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