Tastepoint by IFF, a Philadelphia-based product development partner, said it will soon complete a series of strategic growth initiatives to expand its footprint on both coasts.

National Flavors LLC, a Kalamazoo, Mich.-based flavor producer, welcomes Bonnie & Don Flavours (B&D), a Mississauga, Ontario-based creator of flavors, extracts and essential oils to the Riverside Flavor Platform — a group established by The Riverside Co, Chicago.

Flavorchem, a manufacturer of flavor, ingredient and color solutions, said it opened the SRS Center for Taste Innovation at its Downers Grove, Ill., headquarters campus.

To drive further growth and accelerate innovation within the plant-based foods market, AAK AB, Malmö, Sweden, said it joined the MISTA innovation platform, based in San Francisco.

Gnosis by Lesaffre, Lille, France, said it is striving to create a world that moves better, digests better, ages better, feels better and lives better thanks to microorganisms and biotransformation.

Kalsec, a Kalamazoo, Mich.-based producer of authentic spice and herb extracts, colors, antioxidants and advanced hop products for the food and beverage industry, said it achieved B Corporation (B Corp) certification.

Royal DSM, Delft, Netherlands, said it launched a new brand campaign targeting the human nutrition and health markets.

As the demand for natural colors continues to grow globally, Hørsholm, Denmark-based Chr. Hansen expanded and completely renovated its research and development (R&D) facilities for its Natural Colors Division in Montpellier, France.

Chr. Hansen, Hørsholm, Denmark, and the EQT IX fund, Stockholm, said that that EQT has agreed to acquire the Natural Colors Division, a subsidiary of Chr. Hansen.

CP Kelco, an Atlanta-based provider of nature-based ingredient solutions, said it launched a new virtual experience that allows customers, partners and other industry stakeholders to discover the company’s insights and unique portfolio of offerings through an innovative virtual reality environment.