What Edlong Dairy Technologies does

Edlong Dairy Technologies, founded in 1914 and headquartered in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, is a privately held B2B flavor house specializing exclusively in dairy and dairy-free taste technologies. The company develops and sells proprietary flavor ingredients spanning Butter, Cheese, Cream, Cultured, Milk, and Sweet Dairy profiles, augmented by functional technologies including Sweet Brown flavors, saltiness enhancement (enabling 20-30% sodium reduction), mouthfeel solutions, masking technologies, and sweetness enhancement. Edlong also operates product lines for plant-based dairy alternatives and better-for-you reformulations under brands such as Edlong Organics, Simply Dairy, and Sweet Spot, and provides custom formulation services through collaborative R&D with customer teams.

The company operates a quote-based B2B pricing model with multi-year contracts, selling custom and catalog flavors directly to enterprise and mid-market food and beverage manufacturers through enterprise field sales and inside sales teams. Distribution is supported by offices in Elk Grove Village (US/Canada HQ), Fermoy, Ireland (European lab and production facility serving EMEA and APAC), and Querétaro, Mexico (LATAM HQ), with channel partner ALFA Group covering Chile and broader Latin America. Customer segments span bakery, beverages, snacks, dairy, seasonings, and emerging applications including GLP-1 companion foods.

Edlong is the only certified woman-owned flavor house in the food manufacturing industry (WBENC-certified) and is led by CEO and Owner Laurette Rondenet alongside President Michael Natale. The company recently acquired Brisan Group (November 2024), announced a $10 million investment and new operations center (June 2026), formalized its ALFA Group distribution alliance (August 2025), and added senior leadership in sales and finance during late 2025. There is no disclosed use of AI/ML in core flavor development; R&D is grounded in sensory science and partnerships with organizations including the Monell Chemical Senses Center and the NIZO-led Flavor and Texture Consortium.

Name

Edlong Dairy Technologies

Legal name

The Edlong Corporation

Website

https://edlong.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1914

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Edlong Dairy Technologies is a privately held B2B flavor house founded in 1914 that develops and sells proprietary dairy and dairy-free taste technologies, including custom formulations, to global food and beverage manufacturers across bakery, beverages, snacks, and plant-based applications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Flavor Ingredients

NAICS

Flavoring Syrup and Concentrate Manufacturing (311930)

SIC

Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090), Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Dairy Alternatives (Plant-Based Milk, Yogurt, Creamers) (CRADACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Plant-Based Barista & Foodservice Formulations (Foaming/Steaming Milks, Culinary Creams) (AFAHAJAG), Flavored & Sweetened Milk Drinks (Chocolate/Strawberry, Malted Milk) (AFAHAIAA)

Keywords

• Dairy flavor solutions
• Taste technology platform
• Plant-based flavor systems
• Salt reduction flavors
• Flavor masking solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Elk Grove Village

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Flavor Ingredients & Custom Formulations: Edlong generates revenue by selling proprietary dairy and dairy-free flavor ingredients to food and beverage manufacturers. Solutions are sold as custom formulations tailored to specific customer applications, as well as through an extensive catalog of off-the-shelf flavor profiles. Pricing is quote-based, reflecting the customized nature of solutions and application-specific requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Edlong Dairy Technologies develops, manufactures, and sells proprietary dairy and dairy-free flavor ingredients to food and beverage manufacturers worldwide. The company's portfolio spans authentic dairy profiles (Butter, Cheese, Cream, Cultured, Milk, Sweet Dairy) and functional flavor technologies including sweet brown taste, saltiness enhancement, mouthfeel, masking, and sweetness enhancement, alongside custom formulation services and clean-label sub-brands (Edlong Organics, Simply Dairy, Sweet Spot).

Product overview

Edlong Dairy Technologies is a global taste technology house specializing in the art and science of dairy and dairy-type taste technologies, offering the world's largest portfolio of authentic dairy and dairy-free flavors. The company's core product lines include Butter, Cheese, Cream, Cultured, Milk, and Sweet Dairy flavors, complemented by functional technologies such as Sweet Brown flavors, Saltiness Enhancing, Masking, and Mouthfeel solutions. Edlong Organics, Simply Dairy, and Sweet Spot provide clean label and better-for-you options, while Custom Formulations and the Flavor Explorer digital tool enable customers to access tailored solutions. Founded in 1914 and certified woman-owned, the company operates globally with expertise in plant-based alternatives, sugar/fat/sodium reduction, and indulgence-focused applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dairy Flavors (Butter, Cheese, Cream, Cultured, Milk, Sweet Dairy)
• Sweet Brown Flavor
• Dairy-Free and Plant-Based Flavors
• Masking Solutions
• Mouthfeel Solutions
• Saltiness Enhancing Flavor Technology
• Better-For-You Solutions (Edlong Organics, Simply Dairy, Sweet Spot)
• Custom Formulations

Quantifiable outcome

• 20-30% sodium reduction with similar saltiness perception
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ALFA GroupcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 27 August 2025Edlong formalized a strategic alliance with ALFA Group as its official distributor in Chile on August 27, 2025. The partnership builds on over 30 years of collaboration between the two companies and formalizes distribution of Edlong's dairy and dairy-free flavor products to food and beverage developers throughout Chile and Latin America. ALFA Group operates state-of-the-art facilities in Chile and Argentina and specializes in customized ingredient solutions for the meat, dairy, bakery, beverage, retail, and foodservice industries.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Synergy Flavors: A specialist flavor and extract house with a strong dairy and culinary flavor portfolio serving food & beverage manufacturers, directly overlapping Edlong's dairy and dairy-free flavor focus and B2B custom-formulation model.
• First Choice Ingredients: A dedicated dairy flavor manufacturer supplying natural dairy and cheese flavors to CPG and foodservice producers, making it one of the most directly comparable specialists to Edlong's dairy taste niche.
• Edlong's category rival Comax Flavors: An independent flavor house developing custom and library flavors, including dairy and indulgent profiles, for food and beverage brands, competing in the same mid-sized custom-flavor space as Edlong.
• Bell Flavors & Fragrances: A privately held global flavor house providing custom flavors, masking and taste solutions to CPG manufacturers, closely comparable to Edlong's independent custom-flavor model.

Broad incumbents

• Kerry Group: A global taste & nutrition leader with extensive dairy and savory flavor capabilities; overlaps Edlong's offerings but as part of a far broader ingredients portfolio and global scale.
• Givaudan: The world's largest flavor and fragrance company, offering dairy and dairy-free taste solutions among a vast portfolio; competes with Edlong on flavor technology but at multinational scale.
• International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF): A global flavors and ingredients giant with taste-modulation, masking and dairy flavor platforms that overlap Edlong's technologies within a much wider product range.
• Symrise: A leading global flavor and ingredient supplier with savory, dairy and taste-balancing solutions, competing with Edlong's reformulation and masking offerings at far greater scale.
• Sensient Technologies: A diversified flavors and colors manufacturer serving food & beverage producers with custom flavor systems, overlapping Edlong's B2B flavor formulation business.

Regional players

• Prova: A France-based flavor house specializing in sweet brown notes (vanilla, cocoa, coffee, caramel) for food and beverage makers, overlapping Edlong's Sweet Brown taste technologies but anchored primarily in EMEA.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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