Crafting Frozen Perfection: MANE Leads in Ice Cream Innovation
How MANE masters the art and science of ice cream creation
One of life’s simple pleasures, ice cream has become the hallmark of MANE Italy’s Flavour division, which produces a range of pastes and other products for industrial manufacturers and artisans.
Famous around the world, there is no doubting the popularity of Italian ice cream. Less well-known is the role MANE Italy plays in providing the essential ingredients for gelato to brands and manufacturers ranging from global food companies to domestic champions. With exports to the rest of Europe, Africa and Asia, the ice cream business accounts for most of the production by the site, which is located in the town of Bareggio, Milan.
MANE's expertise in ice cream focuses on creating innovative and high-quality flavours that cater to consumer trends and preferences. Here's an overview of their key strengths in this area:
Flavour Creation and Innovation
MANE places a strong emphasis on using natural ingredients to develop authentic and high-quality ice cream flavours. They leverage their vast library of natural flavours, extracts, and ingredients to create diverse and innovative ice cream profiles.
MANE keeps a close watch on global consumer trends, such as the demand for healthier options, plant-based products, and unique flavour combinations. They integrate these trends into their development to offer cutting-edge solutions for the ice cream industry.
Technical Expertise
MANE's technical teams provide extensive support to ensure their flavours perform optimally in ice cream applications. This includes ensuring flavour stability, compatibility with other ingredients, and maintaining quality throughout the product's shelf life.
Beyond flavour, MANE also focuses on enhancing the overall sensory experience of ice cream. This includes improving texture, creaminess, and mouthfeel, which are crucial aspects of the consumer experience.
Clean Label Solutions
As consumer demand for clean label products grows, MANE has developed a range of natural flavours and ingredients that align with clean label requirements. This includes the reduction of artificial additives and a focus on transparency in ingredient sourcing.
Sustainability
MANE is committed to sustainability, sourcing ingredients responsibly and implementing environmentally friendly practices throughout their production processes. This aligns with the growing consumer interest in sustainably produced ice cream products.
Global Reach and Local Expertise
With a presence in multiple countries, MANE combines global expertise with local market knowledge. This enables them to cater to diverse consumer preferences across different regions, making them a versatile partner in the ice cream industry.
Collaborative Partnerships
MANE often collaborates closely with ice cream manufacturers to co-create new products. This partnership approach allows for the development of flavours and formulations that are highly aligned with the client's brand and market goals.
MANE’s extensive expertise in flavour creation, technical application, and consumer trend analysis makes them a key player in the ice cream industry. Their ability to innovate and adapt to changing market demands ensures they provide valuable solutions to their clients in this competitive sector.
Check out some of our formulations using MANE's flavours and ingredients from Bareggio.
385 AM
A new flavour variant of our reduced fat and sugar ice cream. An indulgent tasting ice cream, which is lower in fat and sugar and in high fibre. The base recipe is a 30% reduced sugar and fat ice cream achieved using a soluble fibre to replace the sugar, increase dietary fibre and reduce the freezing point of the ice cream. Also containing a premium emulsifier that adds opacity, whiteness and improves management of the ice crystals. This version is a delightful tea and biscuit formulation using demonstrating Mane's new ice cream coating range. Sisterna® SP70: a speciality emulsifier providing enhanced mouthfeel and added perceived whiteness. It also has the benefit of managing the ice crystals, so key to the quality of ice cream. PROMITOR® SGF 70H L: a versatile soluble fibre that imparts no colour or off flavour. In ice-cream it reduces the freezing point Biscuit coating: Speciality flavoured coating ingredients from MANE's centre of excellence for ice cream solutions. Tea extract STD 609: Tea extract from Kenya with the characteristic taste of fermented black tea.
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386 AM
A new flavour variant of our reduced fat and sugar ice cream. An indulgent tasting ice cream, which is lower in fat and sugar and in high fibre. The base recipe is a 30% reduced sugar and fat ice cream achieved using a soluble fibre to replace the sugar, increase dietary fibre and reduce the freezing point of the ice cream. Also containing a premium emulsifier that adds opacity, whiteness and improves management of the ice crystals. This version is a fun and tasty popcorn and vanilla formulation using demonstrating Mane's new ice cream coating range. Sisterna® SP70: a speciality emulsifier providing enhanced mouthfeel and added perceived whiteness. It also has the benefit of managing the ice crystals, so key to the quality of ice cream. PROMITOR® SGF 70H L: a versatile soluble fibre that imparts no colour or off flavour. In ice-cream it reduces the freezing point Popcorn coating: Speciality flavoured coating ingredients from MANE's centre of excellence for ice cream solutions. Vanilla paste L1000247: Speciality flavouring product from MANE’s ice cream centre of excellence in Milan. Based on natural bourbon vanilla flavouring.
GMO free
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361 AM
This version of our reduced sugar and fat ice cream includes ingredients from Mane's ice cream centre of excellence in Bareggio, Italy. The site near Milan has a long tradition in supporting both industrial and artisanal manufacturing needs. The white chocolate paste gives high performance at lower dosage in a convenient easy-to-use format.. The raspberry ripple effect, from one of Mane's Variegati range, contains real fruit pieces. The base recipe is a 30% reduced sugar and fat ice cream achieved using a soluble fibre to replace the sugar, increase dietary fibre and reduce the freezing point of the ice cream. Also containing a premium emulsifier that adds opacity and improves management of the ice crystals. True healthy indulgence for a guilt-free treat.
GMO free
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