Introducing Cargill™ Indulgence Redefined

Confectionery alternative to chocolate 

The world around us is changing, with a rapidly growing population and an increasing demand for even more sustainable foods. It requires an evolution of current models. We need to develop a future-proof food model that is capable of efficiently replicating consumers’ favorite food products. 

While consumers love indulging in treats, they don’t want to compromise the planet. Over 50% of consumers want to incorporate more sustainable foods with a reduced carbon footprint into their diets.* 76% of the consumers want to buy more sustainable chocolate or cocoa-based products but are unsure how to go about it.**  

That’s why we’re proud to introduce Cargill™ Indulgence Redefined, a delicious range of innovative products, that provides a great sensorial experience and addresses customer demands on sustainability, scalability, and price volatility. The range, which was developed in partnership with food technology company Voyage Foods, is initially available as an alternative solution to cocoa, hazelnut and peanut based products for bakery, chocolate confectionery, ice cream, and cereals.  

The backbone of Cargill™ Indulgence Redefined is Voyage’s patented technology, gently roasting and processing lesser-used side stream raw materials into delightful solutions. Together with the global raw material and fats & oils expertise of Cargill, this partnership is the winning formula to develop and quickly scale more sustainable indulgence solutions globally.   

*Cargill’s sustainability consumer survey, 2023 
**Innova Market Insights trends, 2023 
 

What is our confectionery alternative to chocolate?

Inspired by nature, our Confectionery Alternative to chocolate is sourced from familiar, plant-based ingredients like grape seeds and sunflower kernels with the potential of using other raw materials in the future making it a very flexible sourcing model.

These ingredients are uniquely processed and roasted using conventional equipment and adaptive proprietary technology to create chocolatey taste without cocoa.

Broad application potential 

Cargill™ Indulgence Redefined can be used in any application across cereals, bakery, ice cream and chocolate confectionery. 

Filled confectionery with hazelnut taste

Filled Confectionery with peanut taste

Cargill is your partner to redefine indulgence: A broad range and the willingness to customize a signature recipe. 

• Easy to work with as it is a one-to-one replacement of regular chocolate recipes. 
• Cost-stable product less subject to market volatility – protecting your margin. 
• Double win on margin, as we equip you to capture higher value by using robust LCA claims. 
• Largely available raw materials make this product scalable. 

*Results presented indicate the upper bounds of reductions across the alternative products assessed when compared to conventional chocolate. For conventional chocolate products a representative commercial product with similar manufacturing conditions are determined. This is not intended to represent the totality of the chocolate industry but rather a realistic market average for indicative comparative assertations.  
**The underlying LCA study incorporates the European Commission-recommended PEF impact assessment method and is 3rd party panel review for ISO 14040:2006 and ISO 14044:2006 conformance. Ex-ante results are ISO 14044 certified, iterations in supply-chain configurations will be accounted for. Report available at: Voyage Foods. 
*** More information on claims can be provided on demand in further documentation.