agricultural · input

Hardwood Smoke / Liquid Smoke (Flavoring)

Hickory, mesquite, or fruitwood smoke for flavor development; liquid smoke condensates as alternative; no single-source dependency.

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Source countries

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Companies

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Goods affected

0

Claims on record

What depends on it

Goods that need this input

1 essential American goods rely on hardwood smoke / liquid smoke (flavoring) somewhere upstream in their supply chain.

Where it comes from

Source countries

Share of global supply, by country.

CountryShare of supply
USUnited States88%
NLNetherlands7%

Who makes it

Supplier companies

5 companies produce hardwood smoke / liquid smoke (flavoring).

B&G Foods, Inc.(BGS)

HQ US35% share

U.S. branded shelf-stable food company; owns Wright's Liquid Smoke, a leading consumer liquid-smoke brand.

Besmoke Ltd.

HQ GB15% share

Natural smoke & grill flavour specialist; operates the world's largest natural-draft SmokeCreate smoking chambers for food ingredients.

Azelis Group(AZE.BR)

HQ BE12% share

Specialty chemicals & food-ingredients distributor; distributes liquid smoke and smoke flavorings into food manufacturing.

Baumer Foods, Inc.

HQ US5% share

U.S. food maker (Crystal Hot Sauce); produces liquid smoke / smoke flavorings.

Kerry Group

HQ IE

Irish taste and nutrition company; €8B revenue; major supplier of seasoning systems, flavor enhancers, and functional ingredients to processed meat processors globally. Kerry's Taste division creates proprietary spice blend systems for sausage, deli meat, bacon, and ham products. Not a primary spice farmer/trader but a downstream formulator who combines spices with flavor enhancers (yeast extracts, nucleotides, process flavors) into complete seasoning systems. Kerry supplies flavor systems to most of the world's major processed meat companies. Founded by Irish farmers as a co-op in 1972; now trades on Euronext Dublin.