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Flavours to delight, excite, optimise

Natural & Organic,
flavourings & extracts supplier to the UK food & beverages industry

Discover Uren's exceptional portfolio of natural flavourings and extracts, designed to deliver outstanding taste sensations.

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Our flavour portfolio

Explore our flavourings & extracts

Crafted from fruits, botanicals, herbs and spices, our natural flavourings and extracts deliver authentic, impactful taste experiences across food and beverage applications.

  • Natural, Organic, Kosher & Halal High-quality ingredient solutions you can trust.
  • Multiple Formats Liquid, Powder, Spray-Dried & Granulated. Suitable for a wide range of applications.
  • Flexible Pack Sizes Available from 25kg to 1,000kg to suit your manufacturing needs.

Through our close partnership with Aromatech, we offer an exceptional portfolio of natural and organic flavourings and extracts, for sweet and savoury applications.

From bright and juicy fruits, delicate florals to indulgent dessert notes, rich savoury profiles and complex spice blends, our collection covers every taste direction.

Available in liquid, powder, spray-dried and granulated formats; our flavour solutions can be tailored to the needs of your application, including beverages, tea & coffee, bakery & desserts, dairy & ice cream, supplements, savoury foods and more.

Whether you’re seeking a bespoke flavour creation, looking to match an existing flavour profile or require technical support with your finished product recipe; our experienced development team are here to help.

We’d love to bring your ideas to life.

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Flavours by category

Can't find what you're looking for? We create bespoke flavours tailored to your exact needs.
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Latest from the lab

News, trends and insights

Stay ahead of the trends with Uren.

  • Trending Global Flavours: Suya, Ube and Balkan
    Ingredient Trends

    Trending Global Flavours: Suya, Ube and Balkan

    The rise of fast food delivery apps means consumers are becoming increasingly discerning when it comes to authentic global cuisine. They can tell the difference bet…

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  • Why Functional Mushrooms are Trending
    Ingredient Trends

    Why Functional Mushrooms are Trending

    Mushrooms used to be somewhat of a savoury afterthought, thrown into sauces or stir-fries. In recent years, this has all changed. Nowadays, mushrooms are one of the…

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  • How 'Swicy' is Reshaping Snacks, Sauces and Desserts
    Ingredient Trends

    How 'Swicy' is Reshaping Snacks, Sauces and Desserts

    From McVitie's Hot Honey Jaffa Cakes to mango-habanero crisps and chilli-caramel desserts, the flavour profile known as "swicy" has moved from social-media shorthan…

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Work with us

Working with our Flavours Team

From a first sample to a launched SKU, Uren is a complete flavours supplier: applications guidance, formulation, regulatory and Halal/Kosher cover, pilot batches and full-scale supply, all from one accredited Wirral site.

Why Uren

130 years, family-led, UK ingredients supplier

Six reasons UK NPD, technical and supply teams choose Uren.

  1. UK formulation depth

    Our Innovation Kitchen and Beverage & Liquid Products laboratory prototype against your matrix, not a generic carrier.

  2. Sample-to-launch speed

    Standard portfolio samples in 2 to 3 working days. Bespoke samples in 5 to 10. Most bespoke briefs reach pilot stage in 4 to 6 weeks; pilot batch runs from there typically inside a fortnight.

  3. MOQ flexibility

    25 kg, 100 kg and 1,000 kg minimum order tiers. Bench, pilot and production run by the same team.

  4. Accredited & certified

    Soil Association, FLO Fair Trade, Halal and Kosher certifications on file. Reformulation and HFSS support included.

  5. BRCGS AA accreditation

    All Uren factories certified to GFSI-benchmarked standards, with full traceability across the supply chain.

  6. 130 years in business

    Supplying UK food & drink since 1895. Today our ingredients reach the major UK retailers via the manufacturers who buy from us. Tesco and Sainsbury's included.

Worked examples

Case studies

Real outcomes from buyers, NPD and technical teams across UK food and beverage. Names redacted where NDAs apply.

  • Flavours Division
    Flavours

    Flavours Division

    Uren provide continuing support with the creation of exciting flavour formulations and continued supply of established flavours for baked goods

    • Baked Goods
    • 5 days
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  • Alcohol & Spirits
    Flavours

    Alcohol & Spirits

    The customer approached us, with the idea to create an authentic tasting gin liqueur.

    • Alcohol & Spirits
    • Glass bottles (500ml/700ml)
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  • Beverage Development
    Juices & Purees

    Beverage Development

    We helped an established UK beverage brand with a new concept for a new range of drinks.

    • Beverage Development
    • Ongoing
    • Ambient stable packaging 1 Litre cartons
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FAQ

Flavour FAQs

Ten questions UK NPD, technical and supply teams ask before sending the first brief.

What's the difference between natural and nature-identical flavours?

Natural flavours are derived directly from plant or animal sources using physical, enzymatic or microbiological processes. Nature-identical flavours are chemically the same molecule, produced synthetically. For UK labelling, "natural flavouring" requires at least 95% of the flavouring component to come from the named source. Uren supplies both. We default to natural where the label claim, cost-in-use and sensory profile support it, and recommend nature-identical when one of those three constraints needs to give.

What flavour formats does Uren supply?

Three primary formats: liquid (water- and oil-soluble), powder (spray-dried and plated) and granules. Paste, emulsion and full flavour systems are available within specific applications. We match the format to your process (HTST, retort, blast bake, cold-fill) rather than the other way around.

What's the minimum order quantity?

Samples ship from 250g and pilot batches from 1 kg. Production MOQs vary by category: most liquids and pastes start at 25 kg, powders from 100 kg, full flavour systems from 250 kg. We'll confirm at sample stage so there are no surprises at scale-up.

How quickly can Uren turn around a flavour sample?

Standard portfolio samples (anything from our 100+ named Uren house flavours) normally ship the next working day. Aromatech-sourced samples from the wider 15,000+ pool typically follow within 2 to 3 working days from brief approval. Bespoke samples take 5 to 10 working days for a first shot, with one or two iterations included before pilot.

What regulatory and labelling support do you provide?

Full specifications, allergen declarations, organic and Halal/Kosher status on file. Our technical team supports HFSS reformulation submissions, naturalness claims, country-of-origin questions and label-side reviews. We don't bill for the first round of regulatory support; it's part of how we work.

Can Uren develop a bespoke flavour to a brief?

Yes. Bespoke development is a third of our flavour book. Brief us with the matrix (pH, brix, fat, process), the target sensory profile and any label or cost-in-use constraints. We'll bench a first shot, run a small sensory panel internally, and ship samples for your team. Most bespoke briefs reach pilot in 4 to 6 weeks.

What's Uren's approach to salt and sugar reduction?

Branded as Sensalt (−25% sodium) and Sensugar (−25% sugar), both developed in-house, formulated without KCl, Stevia or metallic off-notes. Pilot-validated in dairy, bakery, ready meals and beverages. We share full reformulation panels under NDA. See the Sensalt & Sensugar page for the technical detail.

How does Uren handle sourcing and sustainability?

We dual-source the high-risk botanical inputs (citrus oils, vanilla, cocoa, coffee), publish annual carbon disclosures and run a Sedex and Ecovadis programme across the supplier base. Where origin matters to the brand story, we offer single-estate sourcing for an agreed list of flavours.

What's the UK supply lead time?

Standard portfolio items ship from UK stock within 5 to 7 working days. Made-to-order liquids and pastes typically run 2 to 3 weeks from PO; powders 3 to 4 weeks. We hold buffer stock on the 30 highest-volume SKUs and offer call-off arrangements for repeat business.

How do I get started with Uren?

Send a brief through the form at the bottom of this page or email Georgie.English@uren.com. Tell us the application, target sensory profile, format if you know it, and any regulatory or label constraints. A flavourist replies within one working day to confirm next steps and ship the first sample.

  • The Honey Association
  • BRCGS Certificated
  • British Fruit Juice Association
  • British Frozen Food Association
  • Aromatech
  • The Nut & Dried Fruit Trade Association
  • Soil Association
  • British Soft Drinks Association
  • The Society of Independent Brewers