GENEVA, Ill.FONA International announced the opening of a new innovation center in Guangzhou, China. The new facility in the APAC region will allow the company to better provide flavor solutions to customers around the world.

Our presence in the area allows us access to local consumer sensory, novel technologies and regional application expertise we can share with our customers around the world," said Luke Slawek, president of FONA International. Our Guangzhou facility is part of our larger vision of expansion throughout Asia Pacific to be onsite where our customers need us."

The new innovation center features new features natural light, spacious labs, a comfortable learning center and elevated gardens. Founded in 1987, FONA International creates and manufactures flavors for food, beverage, nutraceutical and pharmaceutical companies worldwide. It offers flavor solutions for the confection, grain, beverage, performance nutrition, OTC and emerging markets.