11. MELES culture 

Let us bring you a different world. 
We want to make a positive contribution to the world. We want to create and share healthy lives and natural technology that touch the lives of billions of people. 
This desire is at the core of MELES's mission—it's our essence, our company's philosophy, and our every move and breath. This characteristic permeates every aspect of our business, guiding us in how we structure and take action. 
Our DNA transforms into a desire to be "inspired, daring, and wholeheartedly dedicated" in every task we undertake. We Move Forward with Courage 
At MELES, we foster a rigorous and open environment—a place where we create and share innovative ideas, verify, test, and challenge the boundaries of wellness. 

We dare to Challenge… 

At MELES, we approach challenges with the best mindset, viewing them as opportunities for growth. We anticipate future trends, question traditional thinking boldly, and welcome debates. 

We act with Wisdom and Soul...

At MELES, we are passionate about discovering nutritional and healthcare technology that enhances the lives of consumers worldwide. We build genuine partnerships, as we are dedicated, passionate, and always genuine. We take responsibility for our actions, acting with empathy and enthusiasm. 
Discover what we offer our employees and how we invite them to "impact your world." 

II. Food and Nutrition 1. Culinary experience

Today, people seek healthier culinary experiences more than ever. 
This marks the shift from a traditional product economy to an experience economy. Food is no longer a mere functional role—the food industry needs to adapt to this new landscape. 
MELES's Food and Nutrition Department is dedicated to going beyond taste, creating culinary experiences that promote both physical and mental well-being and are environmentally friendly. We plan to take a leading role in this area by staying closely tuned to the latest developments, providing a comprehensive range of solutions, and helping clients address various complex challenges. Defining the Culinary Experience 
MELES has a unique definition of culinary experience: the various sensations experienced by consumers' senses throughout the entire consumption process. From shopping at the supermarket to preparing and enjoying food or beverages at home, the culinary experience offers immediate and lasting physical and mental benefits for consumers. Now, join us to create the culinary experience consumers seek.
 
  • 1.Incredible culinary experience
With sophisticated high-end craftsmanship, retaining the freshest and purest food ingredients, we've created the "incredible" culinary experience that consumers love. 
From delectable taste to appealing aesthetics, shelf-life management, and purity, we've crafted surprising and delightful usage experiences. 
 
  • 2. Healthy Natural Culinary Experience
Leveraging our renowned natural solution portfolio, we provide a culinary tasting experience that enhances physical and mental well-being. MELES's solutions enhance the nutritional value of food, promote healthy living, and offer consumers more natural health benefits.
  
  • 3. Exotic culinary experience
Through integrated holistic solutions and innovative projects, MELES continuously surpasses itself, envisioning new culinary experiences. Leveraging cutting-edge insights and foresight, MELES collaborates with clients to explore new high-value opportunities. 
 
  • 2. Product Portfolio
Mind, Body, and Earth: The food of the future will not only offer pleasurable sensory experiences and boost happiness, but also fulfill our aspirations for goodness. MELES's comprehensive culinary solutions will create new consumer experiences for you. 
 

MELES Culinary New Solutions

 
  • Texture
Excellent flavor and texture solutions create culinary experiences that consumers love. 
Taste is one of humanity's most sensitive and profound senses, evoking deep emotional resonances, recalling childhood memories, or pure joy. 
Considering the diverse dietary preferences of different consumer groups, MELES focuses on in-depth research into all aspects of flavor and texture, rooted in consumer needs. We are dedicated to uncovering and understanding specific taste preferences around the world and their reasons. Our ultimate goal is to use our team's expertise and insights to develop unique product formulas that smoothly present culinary solutions for different products, creating exceptionally delicious food and beverage experiences for consumers. This process requires creativity, patience, insight, profound knowledge, and a lot of innovative thinking. And the result? Simple satisfaction for the palate! 
With the growing demand for authentic natural flavor products, MELES has introduced a new premium seafood extract series, infusing your products with authentic seafood profiles loved by consumers. The seafood extracts are available in both liquid and powder forms, with the option for customers to add salt. All products are concentrated versions and come with clear label declarations (e.g., tilapia fish skin collagen). This series includes crab, clams, cod, haddock, scallops, shrimp, lobster, salmon, langoustine, oysters, and tuna, among others. 
Seditiv's seafood extracts capture the essence of the ocean. They remind me of my time as a chef on the west coast of Canada, inspiring my creations and bringing the authentic taste of the sea to our dishes." 
Head Chef of MELES's Development Department 
 
  • Traceability and sustainability
For MELES, every step of a product in the supply chain, from sourcing to sales, is crucial. All seafood extracts can be traced back to specific fishing areas: 
Central and Western Pacific: Clams 
Northeast Atlantic: Haddock, cod, scallops, crab, shrimp, salmon, and langoustine 
Northwest Atlantic: Lobster 
Northwest Pacific: Oysters West Indian Ocean: Tuna 
As a healthy alternative to meat, fish and seafood products are increasingly popular with the public, but the global supply is limited. MELES follows a strict set of practices to ensure that raw materials come from reliable sources. Local suppliers we work with have strong business ethics and a thorough understanding of environmental requirements. By providing direct solutions sourced from the sea, we meet consumers' demand for health and natural products. Technological innovation 
MELES-BIOACT has developed a delicate natural extraction process that minimizes impact on the environment and produces 100% natural seafood ingredients, capturing the essence of each seafood.
 
  • Meeting Diverse Needs 
Consumers today seek healthy, delicious, natural, and minimally processed foods, reflecting traditional culinary principles. Our seafood extracts fulfill these needs and are versatile for various applications. 
These natural seafood extracts can easily be blended into a variety of local dishes. You can incorporate these products into ready-to-eat foods, soups, spreads, sauces, and even use them as base flavors for dishes like lobster bisque, brandade, fish soup, or crab and onion. MELES also offers customization, allowing you to gain consumer favor with uniquely tailored products. 
 
  • Perfect companions for Health, Natural Seafood Extracts, and Flavor Essences 
MELES food ingredients provide not only a delightful impact for consumers but also act as kitchen essentials favored by consumers. They embody centuries of culinary knowledge and are combined with strategically acquired delicious ingredients. We innovate the current formula based on customer needs, drawing inspiration from kitchens around the world. MELES's food and beverages extensively incorporate various kitchen materials such as herbs, spices, citrus, herbs, cheese, seafood, meats, and poultry—just the basics. 
 
  • Insight into Consumer Needs, Going with the Flow 
Understanding consumer needs and expectations is the driving engine behind our food and nutrition research. Our global research team follows trends, conducts ethnographic research, and conducts in-depth qualitative and quantitative research to understand consumer needs and gain new innovative inspiration. 
 
  • (1) Color Perception 
MELES' comprehensive coloring solutions present eye-catching foods using natural ingredients. Whether it's vibrant beetroots, striking carrots, or bright blue spirulina, colors can amplify the sensory experience of food and beverage products, allowing consumers to visually perceive the deliciousness of the food, whether on the shelf or on their plates. Drawing inspiration from the vibrant tones of nature, MELES transforms natural colors into a plethora of novel, clean-label solutions with a touch of imagination. 
 
  • Effectively Addressing the Challenges of Natural Colorants
Today, consumers are increasingly cautious in their choices of food and beverages. The demand for natural, sustainable, and easily recognizable ingredients is rising, while artificial colorants are becoming obsolete. Simultaneously, with the development of social media, visual appeal and delightful culinary experiences are more important than ever. To help our clients navigate these challenges and seamlessly integrate artificial and natural colorants, we offer a diverse range of solutions, allowing you to redesign your products without compromising taste or performance. 
 
We are ready to provide you with explanations and create perfect natural colorant solutions for your products: 
  1. Wide array of high-performance solutions. 
  2. Solutions boasting numerous green labels and natural origins, featuring exceptional vibrancy, transparency, and authenticity. 
  3. Botanical expertise ensuring reliable quality. 
  4. Expansive coloring application experience. 
 
  • (2) Texture Enhancement 
MELES employs industry-approved natural thickeners and emulsifiers to offer consumers an ideal texture experience without affecting the food's effectiveness. 
 
  • Solving Texture Challenges with Nature's Help 
Nature provides efficient and consumer-friendly texturizing and emulsification solutions that offer impeccable mouthfeel. Leveraging this, our experts have harnessed a variety of clean-label plant-based components extracted from oats and soapbark to significantly elevate the quality of your food and beverage products. 
 
  • Creating Perfect Natural Texture for Your Products 
Allow us to explain and tailor the perfect natural texturizing and emulsifying solutions for your products: 
  1. Safe and sustainable raw material supply. 
  2. Plant-based components proven through sensory and stability tests. 
  3. Tailored expertise to meet your performance objectives. 
  4. Regulatory assistance in label solutions. 
We offer comprehensive technical and application support using trusted clean-label oat and soapbark extracts, helping you overcome challenges in texture and mouthfeel. (3) Flavor Preservation 
MELES provides effective and consumer-friendly natural preservation solutions that ensure food quality throughout its shelf life, offering consumers a truly fresh food experience. 
 
  • Enjoy a Lasting Natural Sensory Experience 
Delicious, juicy, fresh, and tender: the quality of your favorite burger remains constant, while consumer demands for healthy foods continue to grow. Yet, their pursuit of visual appeal, taste, and quality remains unchanged. 
 
  • Solving the Challenge of Natural Food Preservation 
Based on the experience of MELES' Naturex team, our experts and scientists have been exploring the depths of plant secrets for the past 35 years. Inspired by nature, MELES has developed a series of effective and clean-label preservation solutions that meet consumer expectations for product shelf life. 
Creating Perfect Natural Preservation Solutions for Your Products 
Allow us to create the perfect natural preservation solutions for your products: 
- Safe and sustainable raw material supply. 
- Application-proven components through shelf-life testing. 
- Exclusively tailored solutions to meet your quality requirements. 
- Regulatory assistance in label solutions, ensuring consumer peace of mind. 
  
  • Natural Preservation Applications in Various Food Sectors 
Our food scientists work in specialized application labs around the world, employing our comprehensive natural solutions in various products to address our customers' clean label preservation challenges.  
Contact us to delve into how we naturally maintain the flavor, color, and texture of your next food or beverage product. Nutrition 
"Mind and Body Beneficial" culinary experience solutions that reduce undesirable components in products and add health-beneficial nutrients. 
From low-sugar chocolate bars to functional foods and nutritional beverages enriched with vitamins and minerals, today's consumers favor products that combine nutrition with deliciousness. 
MELES guides clients in crafting delectable food products while meeting consumers' health requirements by reducing sugar, salt, and fat, or by adding vitamins, minerals, and fiber. We have also developed deliciously authentic meat alternatives and plant-based foods, including plant-based seafood and dairy alternatives. Our survival is rooted in innovation and co-creation, consistently exploring current and future trends to keep brands ahead of the curve. Scroll below to learn more details.
  
  • Nutrient Tree 
Nutrient Tree supplements natural nutrients for specific benefits, supporting a healthy lifestyle alongside dietary choices. Consumers today seek foods and beverages that provide specific benefits for their bodies, beyond just satisfying hunger. MELES' "Nutrient Tree" combination offers a plethora of natural functional vitamins, minerals, and fiber, delivering a cutting-edge health experience. These nutrient elements provide essential whole-food nutrients, ranging from superfruits to super grains, and from agricultural products to fermented goods. Promoting inner-out health, consumers are increasingly looking for additional nutritional supplementation to enhance their overall well-being, preferring whole-food nutrient-rich foods and beverages for a comprehensive healthy diet. Different life stages, dietary preferences, and local culinary structures require diverse dietary approaches. Manufacturers are exploring ways to enhance nutritional content in products. By transforming specific vitamins' "natural sources" or "rich sources" and enriching food and beverage products with preferred nutritional elements, the industry can provide consumers with their desired nutritional compounds. In this new era, where food serves beyond satiating hunger, MELES allows you to add nutrients to your products. We ensure coordination between your products and consumers' lifecycles, dietary choices, or geographical locations to meet the growing demand for whole-food vitamins, minerals, and fiber. Our impactful nutritional element solutions enhance nutrient content in all food and beverage products, effectively addressing common nutritional deficiencies and boosting the nutritional density of products, safeguarding consumer health. 
 
  • Mineral Sources 
MELES produces zinc and iron through patented koji fermentation processes. These products provide vegetarian-friendly, digestible, bioavailable whole-food minerals, representing breakthrough nutritional solutions in the functional food market. 
 
  • Super Fruit - Vitamin C from Acerola Cherry 
Acerola cherry, a super fruit grown in northeastern Brazil, is one of the richest natural sources of vitamin C, phytonutrients, and antioxidants. It is a flagship ingredient in MELES' arsenal. In line with our commitment to sustainability, we partner with local producers to source directly from small-scale farms in Brazil, ensuring precise traceability, meeting environmental management standards, and fulfilling social responsibility. 
 
  • Super Grain - β-Glucan from Oats 
Fiber and protein are essential components of a healthy diet. Informed consumers now understand their importance in reducing the risk of various diseases, including high cholesterol and heart disease. This is why we anchor our nutritional element combination with plant-based ingredients rich in fiber and protein. One unique nutritional component is β-glucan, sourced from oats. With fewer calories and strong adaptability, it complements products perfectly, demonstrating its health benefits on labels. With high β-glucan content, it slows digestion, lowers cholesterol and blood sugar levels, and promotes gut health. 
 
  • The Power of Nature 
Driven by our love for nature, MELES aims to create a happier and healthier life, closely aligned with our nutritional element combination. Rooted in innovation and creativity, and based on natural ingredients, MELES is committed to providing your products with perfect whole-food nutritional solutions. Combining our expertise in taste and comprehensive sensory solutions, we can craft the perfect nutritional experience, bringing consumers enjoyment, happiness, and peace of mind.