2020 is in the rear-view mirror and here we are, starting 2021 on a fresh note. With a new year comes new trends in the food and beverage industry! Below, we’ve compiled some of the top trends from industry sources. 2021 Food and Beverage Trends Transparency Trumps – Innova Market Insights, food trend specialists for […]
Our Bakery Ingredient Solutions
Baked goods – what would we do without them? From donuts, to cake, to crackers, to bread – the bakery category is filled with a variety of goods that are a staple in consumers’ kitchens. When it comes to sourcing ingredients for our bakery customers, we work closely with our manufacturing partner, DuPont Nutrition & […]
Spotlight: Matt Berry, Senior Account Manager
Being an Account Manager at Gillco Ingredients is no easy feat. Not only are they managing existing customer accounts, they are technical specialists for the ingredients we sell (and we sell a LOT of ingredients!). Matt Berry, Senior Account Manager, has a visible passion for the ingredient industry. His knowledge about Gillco’s product offerings paired […]
What is Isomalt?
Consumers are continuing to lean towards purchasing food and beverage products with lower sugar content, however, they aren’t having to sacrifice sweet taste. This is all thanks to low calorie sweetener options that are either used by themselves or used in combination with a smaller amount of cane sugar. We source these functional sweeteners (erythritol, […]
5 of Our Favorite Fall Dessert Recipes
It’s the most, wonderful time of the year. The weather is brisk, the leaves are colorful and it’s the season of delicious desserts. I don’t know about you, but to me, it doesn’t get much better than the smell of fall desserts filling the house. Whether you’re looking for Thanksgiving baking inspiration or are just […]
Trehalose: Enhancing Freshness, Flavor and Texture
As we’ve discussed in a prior blog post, Trehalose is a label-friendly, naturally occurring, multi-functional disaccharide (double sugar molecule) with unique functionality in many food and beverage applications. It isn’t the most well-known ingredient, which is why we want to share it’s incredible potential. We source our Trehalose from our manufacturing partner, Nagase. Where is […]
Spotlight: Charlet Cota, Systems & Operations Administrator
Information Technology (IT) plays a crucial role in how well any business operates. Charlet Cota, Systems and Operations Administrator at Gillco, ensures that every system we use is operating as efficiently as possible for every employee. Charlet’s role is an important piece to the Gillco puzzle – when our processes are operating as they should […]
Plant-Based Meat Ingredient Solutions
We’ve talked about what plant-based is made of and what our favorite plant-based meat products on the market are…now, we want to talk about how we can help get you the ingredients you need to make your plant-based product come to life. Ingredient Solutions Gillco Can Provide Check out the various ingredients and benefits below […]
Chocolate Compound Coatings – How Are They Made?
A chocolate coating is just what it sounds like – the chocolate coat or outside layer that covers some of our favorite treats such as candy or cookies. Chocolate coatings are made using a mixture of fat, emulsifiers, flavors and sweeteners. What is the difference between chocolate and compound chocolate? This is a good question! […]
Cargill Chocolate – Made with a Promise
Our manufacturing partner, Cargill, has just launched an amazing program called Made With a PromiseTM, which guarantees that “every time you buy one of your favorite Cargill chocolate brands1 from participating distributors you can feel good knowing the cocoa was sustainably sourced2 and is helping to improve the livelihoods of women in West Africa, the […]