Innovation For You
We’re always hungry for more.
While EFCO has always been synonymous with extraordinary dessert fillings and mixes, we’ve never rested on our laurels, never stopped enhancing and improving our traditional offerings while also developing creative new solutions for desserts and other areas in the food industry. That’s because innovation is at the heart of everything we do, from total technology in the food system to social and environmental changes. The final result is safe, quality food that satisfies nutritional, personal and social demands.
EFCO Sauces and Spreads are just one example of our innovative thinking, being an unconventional yet amazing alternative for cheesy foods like pizza, pastas, burgers, and more. We’ve also developed other outstanding and innovative products, like EFCO Nutrient Solutions, Cremedela, and our own version of clean choice products called Pure Choice. Check them out, below.
Our dependable food and quality professionals are ready to discuss endless possibilities in flavor, bake stability, texture, aroma, mouth feel and viscosity, and to formulate, evaluate and perfect your next idea.
EFCO Nutrient Solutions
The demand for enhanced food and beverage products is at an all-time high as today’s consumers seek greater nutritional options. Thankfully, EFCO has the solution!
EFCO’s Nutrient Solutions are a product line of functional liquid concentrates for foodservice and industrial applications that provide nutrient fortification and consumer benefits without changing the product’s flavor, color, or viscosity.
Drive traffic, growth & profitability
Drive Traffic: Nutrient Solutions have a higher draw for consumers to visit a chain restaurant just for this item than 97% of other food and beverages introduced by chain restaurants in the past five years.
Drive Growth: Consumers express a higher order frequency for Nutrient Solutions than 98% of other food and beverages introduced by chain restaurants in the past five years.
Drive Profitability: 90% of consumers say that Nutrient Solutions are an excellent, good, or moderate value when priced as an add-on for $0.79.
Operations friendly
Ready to Eat & Ready to Drink: Requires no advance preparation or heating, simply add Nutrient Solutions to existing food and beverage products.
Shelf Stable: Convenient to ship and store under ambient conditions.
Resilient Functionality: Nutrient Solutions are formulated to withstand a variety of hot and cold food and beverage applications.
Consumer feedback
Appeal Across Generations: 51% of Generation Z, 66% of Millennials, and 41% of Generation X say they definitely or probably would purchase Nutrient Solutions.
Family Friendly: 68% of households with kids say they definitely or probably would purchase Nutrient Solutions.
Products in this category*:
NUTRIENTS
Select a Single Nutrient or Combination
Select a Single Nutrient or Combination
- Protein
- Vitamins
- Minerals
- Antioxidants
- Prebiotics
- Probiotics
- Fiber
- Electrolytes
BENEFITS
Select a Single Benefit or a Combination
Select a Single Benefit or a Combination
- Immune Support
- Hydration
- Energy
- Gut Health
- Relaxation
- Cognition
Pack Types:
Available in Foodservice and Industrial Packaging Sizes
FOODSERVICE
- Portion Packs (0.5 – 2 oz.)
- Pouches (2 – 5 lbs.)
- Pumps (64 oz.)
- FlexPrep
- SmartDispense
INDUSTRIAL
- Pails (20 – 50 lbs.)
- Drums (300 – 600 lbs.)
- Totes (2,000 lbs.)
*Nutrient Solutions is not intended to diagnose, treat, or prevent any disease.
Cremedela™
GET INSPIRED BY SWEET AND SAVORY, SHELF-STABLE CREAM CHEESES
Cremedela ™; from EFCO, is an exhilarating, customer-pleasing line of sweet and savory cream cheeses that can be used as an inclusion, spread, dip and is even bake-stable and freeze/thaw-stable. Flavor never had so much versatility. No single ingredient can make as much impact on your menu than Cremedela™; because it gives food the texture and flavor that your patrons will crave time-and-again. Here’s why…
SWEET OR SAVORY
Cream cheese is a neutral base that is a great carrier for both sweet or savory flavors and provides unparalleled creaminess, texture, and mouth-feel.
SHELF-STABLE SAVES REFRIGERATOR SPACE
Cremedela is shelf-stable which means it doesn’t need to be refrigerated during distribution and storage and frees up your refrigerator space. This saves you money and impacts your bottom line.
VERSATILE FOR ALL DAY PARTS
New menu items that incorporate Cremedela can be created to increase per check averages for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
VARIETY FOR ALL TYPES OF FOODS
Cremedela can be used to re-invent everything from crepes and pancakes to artisan pizzas and pasta meals. Not to mention its use in desserts such as cakes, donuts, muffins and more.
BAKE & FREEZE/THAW STABLE
Cremedela is bake-stable and will maintain its stability under high heat. Cremedela also holds its flavor and characteristics during freeze/thaw cycles perfect for par-bake and other frozen foods.
Products in this category:
- Raspberry
- Chipotle
- Maple
- Spicy marinara
- Sun-dried tomato
- Roasted red bell pepper
- Roasted garlic
- Chipotle ranch
- Pumpkin
- Chocolate
- Strawberry
- Milk Chocolate
Pure Choice™
Pure Choice fillings from EFCO are a superior option for customers who are looking for baked goods that are made with simple, quality ingredients that deliver an exceptional flavor. Pure Choice is the right choice when you want to avoid artificial colors, flavors, and preservatives, and high fructose corn syrup, yet incorporate a delicious, more natural baking ingredient as part of your finished products.
These fillings are your best choice for an outstanding clean label product with an incredible texture and great performance. Free from unwanted ingredients with all the quality and functionality you need and expect from EFCO.
Custom Formulation
EFCO is here to exceed your expectations. Whether you have an existing need to fill or a new opportunity is brewing, our culinary arts team is ready to partner with you. Making more effective products that have meaningful impacts on your business, is our business.
At EFCO, it is all about innovation and finding solutions to maximize your returns. We engage our associates at every level and challenge them to bring your creations to the market. But we don’t stop there. EFCO continually improves processes to drive efficiencies throughout the organization which results in greater cost savings to our customers.
Our manufacturing expertise and world-class culinary team work hand in hand to produce quality products that EFCO is known for throughout the industry. Let EFCO help you bring your ideas to the market!