Flavor and color manufacturer Flavorchem Corporation has debuted a new logo and refreshed its brand identity, symbolizing the company’s commitment to innovation, clean-processing and evolution to better serve its local and global clients. 

Bell Flavors & Fragrances has promoted several team members at the company’s headquarters in Northbrook, Ill.

Synergy Flavors, Inc. is constructing two new primary schools in Antsirabe Nord and Menagisa, Madagascar, which join four previously built facilities funded by the company in partnership with the Madagascar Development Fund.

Flavor Producers, LLC has acquired Flavormatic Industries, Inc. of Wappingers Falls, N.Y. 

Madagascar vanilla crops this year are of higher quality and similar in size to recent years but prices remain difficult to predict, Nielsen-Massey Vanillas concluded its its recent crop report.

Archer Daniels Midland Co. will acquire Rodelle Inc., an originator, processor and supplier of vanilla products.