Azelis brings a taste of global street food innovation to Food Ingredients Europe 2025

Azelis, the reference innovation service provider in the speciality chemicals and food ingredients industry, will showcase its latest Food & Nutrition innovations at Food Ingredients Europe (FiE) 2025, taking place from 2 to 4 December at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, France. At booth 4.0G120, Hall 4, Azelis will bring the lively world of street food to life, presenting a selection of creative formulations developed by its Food & Nutrition laboratories across Europe.

This year, Azelis’s presence is inspired by the creativity and comfort of global street food, reflecting consumers’ growing desire for accessible, affordable and indulgent foods with a modern twist. From quick bites to shareable treats, the showcase highlights new flavours, textures and formats that combine innovation with everyday enjoyment.

Visitors to the Azelis booth will benefit from:

• First-hand access to eleven new formulations developed by Azelis Food & Nutrition laboratories in Denmark, France, Greece, the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic, Belgium, Türkiye, Germany and Poland.

• Live kitchen demonstrations offering an interactive tasting experience inspired by street food trends.

• Insights from technical experts on affordability, convenience and better-for-you innovation.

Among the highlights are vegetarian empanadas, Dubai chocolate muffins, banana and cherry smoothie powder, alcohol-free vanilla-rum cream, pizza waffles, vegan nuggets, freeze-dried yoghurt bites, fire-kissed almonds and more.

Azelis has been selected to take part in the Innovation Tour on the first day (2 December, 11:00–12:30) in the Reformulation category. Led by industry experts, the tour will spotlight how companies are addressing major market trends at Fi Europe, with Azelis’s Food & Nutrition experts showcasing their innovative approach to creating smarter, more sustainable solutions for modern customers.

The event also marks the joint participation of the newly integrated Haarla and Hortimex teams within Azelis’s Food & Nutrition network in the Nordics and Poland, further strengthening its regional reach and technical capabilities across Europe.

Evy Hellinckx, chief executive offier Azelis EMEA, comments, “Food Ingredients Europe is a highlight in our industry calendar. This year, we are delighted to bring a vibrant, interactive experience that captures the spirit of street food – creativity, comfort and connection. Our teams across Europe have worked hard to deliver formulations that combine flavour, texture and innovation while addressing key market trends around health and affordability.”

With more than 24,500 expected attendees and 1,550 exhibitors from over 135 countries, Food Ingredients Europe 2025 provides an ideal platform for Azelis to engage with customers, principals and partners across the global food and beverage community.

Azelis’s innovation capabilities are driven by the deep technical expertise of its teams across EMEA, the Americas, and Asia Pacific. The group combines market trends with ingredient expertise and formulation know-how to develop innovative solutions. With this, it inspires and supports its partners in developing new, sustainable products efficiently. Through close collaboration between technical, sales, marketing, and business development specialists, Azelis translates ideas towards ready-to-launch concepts and is dedicated to staying ahead of customer-specific developments, pushing the boundaries of what's possible in innovation to support its customers in their business development journey.