Our Company
Established in 1981, Target Flavors Incorporated is a full-service flavor house serving the Food, Beverage, and Pharmaceutical Industries. Our headquarters, laboratories, and manufacturing facilities are located in Brookfield, Connecticut, and Newport News, Virginia. Since its founding, Target Flavors has enjoyed steady growth in a very competitive market. The reasons are simple: We have provided quality products to our customers combined with age-old proven principles of integrity, reliability, personalized service, fair pricing, and… plain hard work.
In our early years, we provided development services to small companies, helping them to compete in local and regional markets by developing food and beverage prototypes patterned after major brands and, of course, containing our flavor systems. Today, as a full-service flavor house, our technical services are much more comprehensive in scope, but our goal remains the same – Serve our customers and help them succeed… with our flavors and technologies.
New Flavors – New Technologies – New Products – These are key to continued growth, both ours and yours. This continues to be the focus of our creative efforts. Today, many of our flavors and technologies are enjoying success in the marketplace and many new things are “in the wings”.
We invite you to learn more about Target Flavors – our products, our capabilities, our people and our ways of doing business.
Our History
1981
Established 1981Target Flavors is founded by John MacLean Sr. in a 2nd floor office & test kitchen in Morristown NJ. - offering flavor and beverage development services to the food and beverage industries.
1982
Target Flavors Pioneers Flavored Seltzer MarketTF introduces line of Natural Seltzer Flavors designed to impart sweet, juicy, and aromatic character.
1983
Building the FoundationTF establishes operations in Cedar Knolls, NJ.
1986
Welcome John MacLean Jr.John MacLean Jr. joins Target Flavors to oversee manufacturing operations.
1989
RelocationTF relocates manufacturing and R&D headquarters to Danbury, Connecticut.
1990
Welcome Bill MacLean Bill MacLean joins TF as General Manager
1992
TF Maintains Focus on Innovations TF Innovations Group develops Shelf-Stable Dairy Systems designed specifically for use in high acid food systems where milk or cream is a desired ingredient.
1996
Welcome James MacLean James MacLean joins TF as Finance Manager
1997
New Corporate Headquarters TF doubles its manufacturing capabilities by moving its operation to Brookfield, Connecticut
2004
Expansion TF constructs additional manufacturing & warehouse space to its existing facility while also adding a 2nd building to its Brookfield, CT campus
2008
Continued Growth Amidst economic downturn, TF enjoys steady growth within multiple food & beverage categories.
2015
New Horizons TF embarks on expansion plan, purchasing property in Newport News, VA.
2017
Virginia Expansion Project TF completes construction of second facility in Newport News, VA; unveiling significant increase in manufacturing and R&D capabilities while maintaining headquarters in Connecticut.
2019
New Flavor Modulators Target Flavors introduces new line of Flavor Modulators to address the growing need for blockers, maskers, and enhancers.
2020
Continuing our Commitment During a time of global supply chain issues and continued logistical challenges, TF demonstrates its ability to overcome obstacles, providing its loyal customer base with uninterrupted service and consistent products.
2022
Thank You for 40+ Years We thank our loyal customer base for their confidence in our ability to provide quality custom flavor systems that perform!
Our Facilities
With laboratories and manufacturing facilities in Brookfield, Connecticut as well as Newport News, Virginia, our team of professionals is well-equipped to offer innovative solutions and manufacturing capabilities to the food & beverage industries.
Brookfield, Connecticut
Newport News, Virginia
Taste Our Experience
We invite you to take advantage of our extensive experience and welcome the opportunity to demonstrate our capabilities.
