What do you want to create next?

The world of food & beverages is constantly moving. Consumers demand products that are natural, nutritious and sustainable. They also expect delicious. Team up with us to create new products and better recipes, and stay ahead of the competition.

Four ways to appeal to modern consumers

By working with us, you benefit from our expertise and fresh thinking. Make the most of our unique ingredients portfolio and discover new ways to create appealing products. Bakery boosters or chocolate confectionery ingredients, toppings for desserts or aromatic spice blends for ready meals—the choice is yours.

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Discover indulgent sensory experiences

Enhance the taste experience, improve texture, delight the senses. Use our natural ingredients derived from cocoa, coffee, dairy, nuts or spices to create delicious new products or refresh existing ones.

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Develop plant-based alternatives

Develop new plant-based recipes such as cashew cheese and nut-based chocolate drinks. Compete in the vegan and vegetarian sector, and tempt consumers who have switched to plant-based foods.

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Deliver on wellness and nutrition needs

Engage the wellness market and nutrition-conscious consumer. Harness the health benefits of dairy ingredients, spices and nuts to create tasty, nutritious products that consumers love.

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Go natural and clean label

Celebrate naturalness and move away from ultra-processed ingredients. Create clean-label recipes with fewer, simpler ingredients. Source organic and GMO-free ingredients with no artificial flavours or preservatives.

Global commitment to innovate, ideate and co-create 

Wherever you are, you can be certain we’re nearby. Our global network of innovation & application centers is a hive of fresh thinking, great ideas and ingredient expertise.

 

Totally in tune with local tastes and food preferences, we are constantly looking for new ways to deliver value, quality and sustainability. 

Our global network and local chefs and food scientists will help you explore taste experiences and create recipes that delight consumers.

Find us near you!

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Discover traceable, nutritious & delicious category formulations

It’s easy to make something taste amazing. It’s much harder to fill it with nutritional benefits too. And what about making sure it’s ethically sourced and right for the planet?

With a common thread through consumption and category trends, our ingredients enable a myriad of opportunities to create naturally good food & beverage products for your consumers. Our fresh ideas fit well with applications for bakery, beverages, confectionery, desserts - just to name a few attractive consumption categories. Also, offering many opportunities for those plant-based options that have become so popular.

Bakery

Your next cookie filling, cake topping, pie crust, biscuit crumb or bread mix starts with our playground of ingredients. Let’s get busy combining tastes, textures and colors that not only delight consumers, but also the people and planet around them. Give sweet treats a natural twist by combining our cocoa powder and nut pastes to create indulgent center-filled cookies with a premium texture. 

Beverages

From cold brewed spiced coffee to golden milk made with dairy powder or nuts to suit modern consumer preferences. Even the most basic ingredient can make a real difference. With us, you can customize and co-create from plant to palate to find taste, texture and nutritional profiles that make your hot, cold, or plant-based beverages unique.

Chocolate & Confectionery

The world loves cocoa, in chocolate, confectionery, ice cream, bars and desserts. The need to make these better for our bodies and planet has never been greater. We’re bringing lots of fresh thinking to the table – like reducing sugar and sodium in recipes with clever cocoa creations and vegan, organic and traceable solutions. How about creating delicious vegan ‘milk’ chocolate bars with our gluten-free and grain-free cashew flour?

Dairy & Desserts

Emerging flavor trends in milks, yogurts and ice-creams are a real opportunity to create healthy, tasty, formulations that consumers can indulge in. Why not try new twists on familiar pairings, such as chocolate doughnut and coffee flavored ice cream? In cocoa alone, our R&D specialists can help tackle challenges in both dairy and plant-based desserts: from a unique methodology to pair cocoa powders with pea, nut, or oat bases to address taste, to reducing bitterness of FMP formats with our Fresco Cacao.

Savory & Culinary

It’s great when you can respond to trends. It’s even better when you spark them yourself. Together, we can create sauces, nut-based cheeses, and spice blends that fulfil existing desires or even feed new ones. How about putting a new spin on traditional dishes with trend-led ingredients like our choco mole sauce inspired by the Oaxaca region of Mexico? Using authentic spices and premium cocoa, this sauce is rich in antioxidants with a deep color and enticing aroma that will delight the senses.  

Snacking

Join our search for the next trail mix, cereal, or snack bar hit. Together, we can find new ingredient combinations that fulfil consumer desire for taste, texture, nutrition, and traceability. One idea? Take consumers on a journey through the world’s most vibrant cuisines with seasoned nut recipes drawing on our Blends of the Americas spice range, including Blanched Almonds with Spicy Citrus Coast and Candied Cashews with Warm Sedona Sunset. 

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Events Feb 21, 2025
Meet ofi at Aahar 2025

We are thrilled to announce that ofi will be participating in Aahar 2025, one of the most prestigious and influential food and beverage events in South Asia. As a global leader in natural ingredients and innovative food solutions, we are excited to showcase our expertise and connect with industry leaders, partners, and customers at this premier event.

 

At ofi, we are known for our unique and complementary portfolio of cocoa, coffee, dairy, nuts, and spice ingredients, crafted with care from plant to palate and bean to blend. Our commitment to quality, sustainability, and innovation has positioned us as a trusted partner for food and beverage manufacturers, retailers, and food service providers worldwide.

 

This year, we are taking our legacy a step further by focusing on shaping the future of food and beverage solutions. At our stand, you’ll discover how we deliver value across industries through our innovative and on-trend products tailored for bakery, beverages, dairy, desserts, culinary, savory, and snacking categories.

 

What to Expect at Our Stand:

  • #MakeItReal Solutions Centre: Visit our dedicated space to explore transformative ideas that help you create fresh flavors and bold blends for products that are as delicious, delightful, and natural as possible.

  • Expert Insights: Meet our team of experts to discuss co-creation opportunities and explore how we can collaborate to bring your product visions to life.

  • Sustainability in Focus: Learn about our commitment to sustainability and how we are driving positive change across the food and beverage industry.

 

We invite you to join us at Hall no 5F Stall no 5B to experience our innovative solutions firsthand. Whether you’re looking to enhance your product portfolio, explore new trends, or discuss sustainable practices, our team is here to help you #MakeItReal.

 

ofi at Aahar 2025: Shaping the Future of Food

 

We are also proud to participate in the Aahar Leadership Summit, a platform that brings together the most influential leaders in the food and beverage industry. Join us at Aahar 2025 and let’s explore how we can work together to create a brighter, more sustainable future for the food and beverage industry.

 

Contact Us:
For more information or to schedule a meeting at the event, please reach out to us at salesindia@ofi.com .

We look forward to seeing you at Aahar 2025!

ofi – Innovating for a Better Tomorrow.

Articles Feb 17, 2025
CashewNuss: Advancing Sustainable Cashew Farming in Côte d’Ivoire

Guest Author: Maude Manoukian, Chief Community Officer, Forager Project

 

At Forager Project, our journey has always been about more than just food. We believe that small, thoughtful choices—what we eat, how we source ingredients, and who we partner with—can lead to a more sustainable future.

 

For years, cashews have been at the heart of what we do. They’re the foundation of our creamy Cashewmilk Yogurt, an essential source of protein in our plant-based shakes, and the star ingredient in most of the products we make. But behind every cashew is a farmer, a family, and a community working hard to make a living—often with limited resources and opportunities.

 

That’s why we asked ourselves: What more can we do?

 

The answer: CashewNuss, an initiative we’re launching with ofi and German development agency GIZ as part of our

One Small Step program. Through this partnership, we’re working hand-in-hand with 10,000 cashew farmers in Côte d’Ivoire to support sustainable farming, organic certification, business training, and community development.

 

Why this matters

 

For many cashew farmers in Côte d’Ivoire, their orchards are their only source of income. With just one harvest per year, it can be challenging to provide for their families, invest in their farms, or access the training and resources needed to grow their businesses.

 

Women farmers, in particular, face additional challenges—they often have less access to education, training, and markets, making it harder for them to build financial independence.

 

We believe sustainability isn’t just about the planet—it’s also about people. CashewNuss is about taking small but meaningful steps to support farmers, their families, and their communities in ways that create lasting change.

Press Release Feb 13, 2025
GIZ, ofi and Rikolto expand low carbon agriculture in Ecuador to boost cocoa farmer incomes and cut emissions

ofi, a global leader in food and beverage ingredients and solutions, international NGO Rikolto, and the German Development Agency GIZ (Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit), commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), have today announced a low-carbon agriculture project in Ecuador, which aims to support farmers to mitigate against and adapt to the impacts of climate change on cocoa production.

 

The consortium is co-funded by BMZ and ofi, with Rikolto leading the implementation for ofi’s sustainability programs, including those it delivers for its customers over a three-year period. It seeks to address the impact of unpredictable weather conditions on growing cocoa by training 2,800 farmers in climate-smart agriculture.

 

Climate change poses a significant threat to 1.7 million Ecuadorians dependent on cocoa, with approximately 60% of cocoa farmers relying on cocoa as their main source of income.1

 

The low-carbon agriculture project aims to help support farmers in creating more resilient livelihoods and increasing the efficiency of their cocoa production. By implementing agroforestry, a regenerative farming approach, cocoa can grow alongside other plant species. The technique can help farmers to improve cocoa yields and provide additional income from other planted crops, while sequestering carbon and promoting biodiversity.

 

The training will be delivered through 600 tailored coaching sessions or 'field schools'. Farmers, at least 20% of whom will be women, will be taught to integrate sustainability principles and agricultural standards into existing farming approaches, helping them to boost cocoa productivity and build climate resilience. The project will also produce 40,000 plants of the rare and native Nacional cocoa variety for distribution, housed within an organic cocoa production community nursery.

 

Insights from the project will be generated by leveraging ofi’s award-winning AtSource sustainability management system with best practices and learnings shared with national authorities, including the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment to help inform national climate policy. The project is aligned with Ecuador's REDD+ Action Plan "Forests for Good Living" 2016-2025.

 

1 Ecuadorian Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. 2019. Report on cocoa yields

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