Brookside Flavors & Ingredients

What Brookside Flavors & Ingredients does

Brookside Flavors & Ingredients (BFI) is a U.S.-based custom flavor development and ingredients company serving food, beverage, and nutraceutical manufacturers across six horizontal application categories: alcoholic beverages, non-alcoholic beverages, confectionery, alternative proteins, savory, and nutrition/functional foods. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Addison, IL with operations in Branchburg, NJ, the company specializes in clean-label, natural, and organic flavor formulations, with documented expertise in flavor compound chemistry (terpenes, pyrazines, esters, aldehydes) and alternative protein taste modulation.

BFI's core offering is custom flavor development and co-development, supported by a dedicated MAKE IT HAPPEN team that backs the company's No Sleepless Nights service pledge, and operationalized through the Made Better Studio customer innovation center at its renovated 84,000 sq ft headquarters. The business runs a direct sales model with regional account executives covering U.S. enterprise and mid-market CPG customers, supported by a content-led marketing approach and an educational Flavor 101 program. Pricing is quote-based with low minimum order quantities designed to support both innovation testing and full commercial production. The company is a portfolio company of Brookside Equity Partners LLC and has executed two acquisitions since 2022 (Flavor Advantage in August 2022 and Sterling Food Flavorings in January 2024), reflecting a programmatic buy-and-build strategy under PE ownership.

Name

Brookside Flavors & Ingredients

Legal name

Brookside Flavors and Ingredients LLC

Website

https://brooksideflavors.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Brookside Flavors & Ingredients is a U.S. custom flavor development and ingredients company serving food, beverage, and nutraceutical manufacturers across alcoholic beverages, non-alcoholic beverages, confectionery, alternative proteins, savory, and nutrition categories with clean-label and natural formulations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food & Beverage Flavor Ingredients

NAICS

Flavoring Syrup and Concentrate Manufacturing (31193), Flavoring Syrup and Concentrate Manufacturing (311930), Food Manufacturing (311)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Flavor Houses & Compound Flavor Manufacturing (AFAJADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Flavorings & Extracts (Natural & Artificial) (CRADAOAA), Ingredient Blends & Systems / Custom Formulation (Seasoning Systems, Functional Blends) (CRADAOAO)

Keywords

• Food flavor development
• Beverage flavor solutions
• Clean-label flavors
• Alternative protein flavors
• Nutraceutical ingredients

Headquarters

HQ city

Somerville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Flavor and Ingredient Sales: BFI generates revenue through the sale of custom and standard flavor compounds, ingredients, and formulations to food, beverage, and nutraceutical manufacturers. Revenue is driven by product sales, co-development fees, and ongoing formulation partnerships with CPG companies.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Brookside Flavors & Ingredients designs and manufactures custom and standard flavor compounds, ingredients, and applications for food, beverage, and nutraceutical manufacturers. The company delivers bespoke flavor creation and co-development services from concept through commercialization, supported by a dedicated MAKE IT HAPPEN service team, clean-label and organic capabilities, and TTB-compliant formulations for alcoholic beverage categories.

Product overview

Brookside Flavors & Ingredients is a premier provider of custom food, beverage, and nutraceutical flavorings serving both sweet and savory end markets. Its core offering is custom flavor development and co-development, delivered through an integrated suite that includes the 'No Sleepless Nights' service pledge (backed by a dedicated 'Make It Happen' team), the Flavor 101 educational program, and the Made Better Studio — a customer-facing innovation center at its Addison, IL headquarters. The product portfolio spans six application categories: Alcoholic Beverage Flavors (TTB-compliant formats for spirits, beer, wine, hard seltzers, and RTDs), Non-Alcoholic Beverage Flavors (functional, carbonated, fermented, and novel beverages), Confectionery Flavors (including vegan, plant-based, and keto-friendly options), Alternative Protein Flavors (for plant-based meat and dairy alternatives), Savory Flavors (seasonings, sauces, marinades, and meat/plant protein applications), and Nutrition & Functional Food Flavors (certified organic, prebiotics, probiotics). In early 2024, the acquisition of Sterling Food Flavorings expanded the portfolio further. The company also offers a specialty focus on organic real dairy coffee creamer flavors, partnering with Aurora Organic Dairy to serve the premium organic creamer space.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Flavor Development & Co-Development Bespoke flavor creation and applications development for food and beverage brands, from concept through commercialization, leveraging in-house flavorists and applications experts.
• No Sleepless Nights Pledge A service commitment backed by a dedicated MAKE IT HAPPEN team that provides end-to-end support, including supply chain navigation, meeting tight deadlines, overcoming resource limitations, and delivering rapid turnaround times for food and beverage manufacturer customers.
• Flavor 101 Educational Program An educational service program where customers taste, learn, and build flavor systems alongside Brookside's team, covering topics such as replacing flagged ingredients, delivering clean-label compliant flavors, and aligning with consumer expectations.
• Made Better Studio A customer-facing innovation center located at Brookside's Addison, IL headquarters that provides immersive, sensorial collaborative sessions to accelerate go-to-market speed for new food and beverage products.
• Alcoholic Beverage Flavors TTB-compliant water-soluble, clear, colorless, or near-colorless flavorings designed for spirits, cocktail mixers, wine, beer, cider, hard seltzers, and ready-to-drink beverages.
• Non-Alcoholic Beverage Flavors Flavor compounds for functional, carbonated, still, fermented, and novel non-alcoholic beverages, including sugar reduction and superfood-enhanced formulations.
• Confectionery Flavors Flavor compounds for confectionery products including vegan, plant-based, and keto-friendly options, spanning classic profiles to novel superfruit, floral, and spice flavors.
• Alternative Protein Flavors Flavor profiles and taste-modulation support for plant-based and alternative protein products, addressing flavor challenges in meat alternatives and other plant-based applications.
• Savory Flavors Flavor systems for seasonings, sauces, marinades, and meat or plant-based protein applications, leveraging ethnic and cross-cultural flavor profiles that combine low, middle, and top notes.
• Nutrition & Functional Food Flavors Flavor solutions incorporating certified organic ingredients, alternative proteins, prebiotics, and probiotics for functional food, beverage, and supplement manufacturers.
• Organic Real Dairy Coffee Creamer Flavors Flavor innovation targeted at the premium organic dairy creamer segment, supporting brands with vanilla, caramel, and seasonal flavor offerings aligned with clean-label and organic credentials.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99% of standard regulatory docs turned around in 24hrs or less
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Aurora Organic DairycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 May 2026Strategic partnership between Brookside Flavors & Ingredients and Aurora Organic Dairy to support the emerging organic real dairy coffee creamer market segment. Brookside provides flavor innovation while Aurora supplies organic dairy bases, combining expertise to help brands succeed in the premium organic creamer space. The $5 billion U.S. coffee creamer category is growing at 5-6% annually, with organic dairy creamers identified as a fast-growing emerging segment.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A2 records

Investments

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

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