Gilroy Foods

Gilroy Foods offers a range of specialty vegetables and vegetable products for food product manufacturers. Their product line includes veggies that are fresh, dehydrated, frozen or pureed. The company’s vegetable ingredients and follow-up services help streamline the formulation and production process for food manufacturers.

Spicetec Flavors & Seasonings Launched

Spicetec Flavors & Seasonings, a business of ConAgra Foods Inc., announced the launch of its new name and branding. ...More
August 12, 2010
Posted in News, Flavor, Sauces / Gravies / Soup
ConAgra Completes Gilroy Sale

ConAgra Foods, Inc., has completed the sale of its Gilroy Foods & Flavors dehydrated and vegetable product operations to Singapore-based Olam International. ...More
July 21, 2010
Posted in News, Dressing / Marinades, Flavor
ConAgra Sells Gilroy Foods & Flavors Operations

ConAgra Foods Inc. reached an agreement to sell its Gilroy Foods & Flavors dehydrated and vegetable product operations to Olam International for $250 million, subject to final working capital adjustments. The seasoning blends and flavors business and supporting plant ...More
June 8, 2010
Posted in News, Flavor
Boosting Nutrient Profiles

With nutrition labeling under increased scrutiny, developers need to incorporate nutrient-boosting ingredients, and look at ways to limit calories, fat, cholesterol and sodium. ...More
December 18, 2009 By Cindy Hazen
Posted in Articles, Fiber, Nutraceuticals
Getting Sauced: Pasta Sauce Formulating Secrets

The convenience of store-bought pasta sauce is a tribute to product-development savvy, but belies the tricky processing, formulation, distribution and storage paths a sauce travels from factory to fettuccine. ...More
November 17, 2009 By Kimberly Decker
Posted in Articles, Flavor, Sauces / Gravies / Soup
Touring Regional American Marinades

For many Americans, marinades for meat, poultry, seafood and vegetables offer easy-to-swallow points of entry to regional American cuisine, which is emerging as a whole new way of engaging with food. ...More
October 26, 2009 By Kimberly Decker
Posted in Articles, Dressing / Marinades, Flavor, Sauces / Gravies / Soup
Designing Effective Foodservice Shortcuts

Deciding which ingredients should be industrially sourced and what should be created in the back of the house makes the most of efficiency and leaves room for artistic creativity. ...More
September 22, 2009 By Kimberly Decker
Posted in Articles, Sauces / Gravies / Soup
Maximizing Flavor Delivery

The difference between a great meal and a ho-hum experience is more than a good recipe. Making the most of flavor not only requires balancing taste sensations and flavor notes, but examining the effects of the matrix, other ingredients, and the way a product is eaten. ...More
May 26, 2009 By Cindy Hazen
Posted in Articles, Bakery / Cereal, Flavor, Sauces / Gravies / Soup
FEMA Elects Joanne Ferrara President

Joanne Ferrara, senior director of research, quality & innovation at Gilroy Foods & Flavors™, has been elected president of the Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association (FEMA). ...More
May 13, 2009
Posted in News
Mainstreaming Authentic Hispanic Flavors

Products from Goya Foods, Inc., Secaucus, NJ, such as black beans, pink beans or chickpeas, demonstrate the migration of foods across aisles and into mainstream grocery baskets. “You probably wouldn’t have seen a Goya product in any abundance several years ago,” says Anton ...More
April 22, 2009 Cindy Hazen, Contributing Editor
Posted in Articles, Flavor