Partnering with Beverage Manufacturers: Expert Flavor Development & Innovation

Properties of Bickford's Flavors and Extracts for Beverages

As one of the leading beverage flavoring companies, Bickford’s solutions are crafted to deliver exceptional performance, ensuring vibrant, consistent, and clean flavor profiles. Here’s how our products stand out:

• Our products are stronger and more concentrated than traditional flavoring methods to ensure bold flavor profiles.
• Our water-soluble base ensures neutral flavor transmission and excellent stability under heat.
• Typically clear, our products add flavor without altering the appearance of your beverage.
• Our products are clean and natural - they’re free from additional salt and sugar and our collections offer vegan, kosher, gluten-free, GMO-free options.
  

Start Your Beverage Flavor Development Journey With Bickford Flavors

A strong commitment to customer service and the best flavors on the market are why we’ve been trusted for over 100 years as a preferred beverage flavor manufacturer. 
Here’s how you can get started with us:

Browse our beverage collection, a full line of flavors and extracts designed to bring your beverage vision to life. 

Learn more about our wholesale program, where you can enjoy benefits like preferred pricing, no minimum order requirement after one gallon, and faster-than-normal shipping. 

Explore custom flavor development tailored to your specific formulation needs. If you would like to sample our flavors to experience their quality firsthand, 1 oz. sizes are available for purchase directly on our website. 

Tailored Flavor Solutions for Every Beverage Market

Alcoholic Beverages

We offer a variety of TTB-approved flavors for your alcoholic beverage development. Our TTB-approved flavors ensure your products meet regulatory standards while delivering bold, innovative profiles. When you purchase our flavors, we can provide complete documentation, including Flavor Ingredient Data (FID) sheets.

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With our TTB-approved flavors ensuring compliance and creativity, we’re ready to help you elevate your beverage offerings, including:

• Ready-to-Drink Cocktails. Flavor innovation is key in the cocktail market. We provide flavors like passionfruit and gummy bear that enable brands to craft standout ready-to-drink cocktails.
• Wine. Enhance traditional wines with complementary flavors such as strawberry and peach. Our flavors offer the flexibility to create wine blends that appeal to evolving palates while maintaining the integrity of the original wine character.
• Beer & Cider. Modern consumers demand unique brews. We offer bold flavors like mango for IPAs, and apple cinnamon for ciders, meeting the growing craft beer and cider demand.
• Hard Seltzers & Spirits. Our extracts create vibrant profiles in seltzers and distilled spirits, from citrus bursts to indulgent dessert flavors.

Non-Alcoholic Beverages

• Enhanced Waters. Consumers seek hydration with a twist. Our clean, crisp flavors—like lemon-lime and mixed berry—help brands develop refreshing, flavorful enhanced waters.
• Coffee and Tea. From warm, comforting vanilla for lattes to bright, zesty lemon for iced teas, our extracts bring depth and innovation to hot and cold beverages.
• Juices and Smoothies. Whether it’s a tropical blend for smoothies or a tart twist for juices, our flavors—like guava and green apple—enhance fruit-based drinks with bold, natural taste.
• Functional Beverages. Nutrient-rich drinks need flavors that complement their benefits. We offer everything from soothing lavender to energizing citrus to craft functional beverages consumers love.
• Dairy and Plant-Based Beverages. Create indulgent dairy and plant-based drinks with flavors like chocolate hazelnut for oat milk or classic strawberry for protein shakes—crafted for creamy, smooth applications.
• Soft Drinks and Carbonated Beverages. From nostalgic cola-inspired flavors to unique, botanical-infused sodas, our flavors help brands develop refreshing, effervescent soft drinks that excite the market.
• Fermented Beverages. Kombucha, switchel, and other fermented drinks thrive on layered flavor complexity. Our flavors—like lemon-ginger and blackberry-lavender—add balance and intrigue to these beverages.

CBD & THC-Infused Beverages

• CBD Beverages. Flavor is essential in balancing the natural earthy notes of CBD, making each sip smooth and enjoyable. Whether you're developing a crisp citrus sparkling water, a soothing tea, or a vibrant berry smoothie, our flavors enhance CBD beverages with clean, complementary profiles.
• THC Beverages. THC-infused beverages are reshaping the cannabis market, offering everything from microdosed seltzers and mocktails to full-spectrum elixirs and tonics. Our flavors, like tropical mango, spiced cola, and creamy vanilla cake, help mask bitterness while enhancing the overall sensory experience. 

Beverage Flavor Profiles & Trends: Shaping the Future of Consumer Preferences

As the beverage industry continues to evolve, flavor trends are becoming more diverse and sophisticated. Consumers are increasingly seeking beverages that offer more than just refreshment—they want experiences. Flavor profiles are at the heart of this transformation. As a leading beverage flavor manufacturer, Bickford is here to provide the innovative flavor solutions that meet these shifting demands.

Emerging Flavor Trends in the Beverage Industry:

1. Bold & Exotic Flavors: Consumers are becoming more adventurous, opting for unique, unexpected flavors that transport them to new places. Tropical flavors like dragon fruit and passionfruit continue to dominate, while more obscure flavors like hibiscus, yuzu, and tamarind are emerging as favorites in both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.
2. Functional Ingredients & Wellness Flavors: There is a growing demand for beverages that offer more than just taste—they also provide functional benefits. As a result, flavor combinations that blend wellness benefits with delicious taste are gaining popularity. Think calming lavender for relaxation drinks, invigorating ginger-lemon for energy drinks, or gut-friendly apple-cinnamon for digestive health.
3. Plant-Based & Dairy-Free Flavors: With more consumers adopting plant-based diets, the demand for dairy-free and plant-based beverages is skyrocketing. Flavors like creamy coconut, chocolate hazelnut, and vanilla almond are helping elevate plant-based milks, protein shakes, and smoothies, giving them a rich, indulgent experience without dairy.
4. Classic Comfort Flavors with a Twist: Nostalgic flavors like vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry are getting a makeover, thanks to innovative twists like vanilla cake, chocolate almond, or strawberry guava. These familiar yet exciting profiles are captivating consumers who crave both comfort and novelty.
5. Botanical & Herbal Flavors: As interest in botanical infusions continues to rise, flavors like lavender, rosemary, and sage are making their way into beverages, especially in premium sodas, teas, and even alcoholic drinks. These earthy, aromatic profiles bring a sense of sophistication and depth to products.

Staying ahead of flavor trends is crucial for creating products that resonate with modern consumers, and at Bickford, we partner with beverage manufacturers to craft custom, innovative flavors that align with these trends and help your brand stand out in a competitive market.