Codchem manufactures and markets food ingredients in the following product categories:
- Food Flavourings
- Blending of food colourings
- Beverage emulsions and cloudifiers
In addition, the company imports and trades in a variety of food chemicals used in food processing and beverage manufacturing including preservatives, stabilisers, acidifiers and sweetener blends.
Our products are used mainly in sugar confectionery, beverage manufacture, bakeries, dairies as well as in other applications.
Main Products
- Wide range of liquid flavors e.g Raspberry, Strawberry, Creamsoda, Orange, Vanilla, Grape, Banana etc.
- Beverage Emulsions and Cloudifiers.
- Wide variety of colour to match flavour products e.g. Apple Green, Raspberry Red, Strawberry Red, Pineapple Yellow, Orange.
OTHER PRODUCTS
Codchem also stocks various food chemicals that have wide usage in food processing and beverage manufacturing. Product groups are stated below:
- Food preservatives
- Artificial Sweeteners and blends
- Food thickeners/ Stabilisers
- Acidifiers
Codchem Food Ingredients Division
Most food processing and beverage manufacturing will require the use of “food additives” some of which Codchem supplies; therefore all food and beverage processors constitute a potential market. The following are the main application areas of our products:
PRODUCT APPLICATION – BY FOOD SECTOR
EXAMPLES OF CURRENT RANGE OF FLAVOURS | APPLICATIONS |
Cherry, Cherryplum, Creamsoda, Grape, Orange, Pineapple and raspberry | BEVERAGES
Cordials, Freezits, Carbonated Lemon/Lime, soft drinks, juice based drinks, squashes, syrups. |
Almond, Butter, Butterscotch, Caramel, Coconut, Tutti-Frutti, Strawberry, Vanilla.
| SUGAR CONFECTIONERY
High Boilings, Fat Boilings, Toffees, Chewing gum, Jellies and Gums.
|
Butter, Coffee, Lemon, Raspberry, Strawberry. | BAKERY AND GENERAL USE
Biscuits, Cakes, Bakery fillings, Biscuit creams. |
Butter, Cheese, Strawberry, Peach, Vanilla. | DAIRY FLAVOURINGS
Milk drinks, Dressings, Ice Cream, Margarine, Yoghurt. |
Banana, Orange, Pineapple, Lime, Vanilla
| DESSERTS
Custard, Gelatine desserts, Mousse, Puddings, Jellies. |
Raspberry, Strawberry | PHARMACEUTICALS
Cough Syrups, Throat lozenges. |
NB: Codchem supplies products to the local industry as well as regionally to Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and Botswana.