Meet the acacia experts in Paris during Food Ingredient Europe 2025!
We work at the crossroads of natural ingredients, nutrition, sustainability, and research.
Let’s meet at the Food Ingredients Europe in Paris Porte de Versailles at Hall 7.1 booth F10 to discover our innovations!
Our whole team will be there to attend. Together, let’s make a healthier tomorrow happen!
Why visit us at FI EUROPE 2025?
On our booth, we’ll be sampling several application concepts to inspire you and demonstrate the incredible versatility of natural gums. Feel free to stop by to taste our products and discover more about the innovations we’ll be focusing on:
BEYOND ACACIA®
This new range also showcases Alland & Robert’s commitments to the environment: The transformation used to make high-density granules produces a much lower volume of carbon emissions. The Beyond Acacia® range enables direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced by 51.1% (scopes 1 + 2), and a reduction by 13.5% of emissions upstream and downstream in the value chain (scope 3).
The Beyond Acacia® range’s improved solubility and dispersion capacity enables a reduction in energy use during the end user’s industrial process, as their production phase will require less time and energy to complete. The granules dissolve completely without being heated, even at high levels of concentration. The range new granularity ensures excellent hydration properties (superior to those of a standard gum), which maximize the efficiency of the dispersion process. The occurrence of foam during this process is reduced, as are quantities of particles, which also improves fluidity and reduces the occurrence of lumps. With Beyond Acacia®, the volume of acacia gum required to obtain a net weight of 100 grams is 32% lower than with an instant acacia gum, bringing additional carbon reductions in packaging, freight, storage and waste.
GELATIN SUBSTITUTION WITH SYNDEO® GELLING
Composed of 100% natural and plant-based hydrocolloids and acacia gum, Syndeo® Gelling is ideal to substitute gelatin or other gelling agents in vegan formulations. Syndeo® Gelling offers a choice alternative for vegan candy recipes, mousses and healthy food supplements such as “gummies”. The combination of Syndeo® Gelling ingredients, 100% plant-based hydrocolloids, provides a compromise between gelatin and pectin. While gelatin provides high elasticity and reduced stickiness, pectin helps achieve firmer, stickier textures with little or even no elasticity. Syndeo® Gelling offers both low hardness and higher elasticity than pectin, without creating any stickiness.
Syndeo® Gelling offers a choice alternative for vegan candy recipes and health food supplements. This market, currently booming, is not immune to the quest for healthier products. Whether it is to adopt a vegetarian diet, out of concern for the environment, to combat intensive farming, or out of religious conviction, an increasing number of consumers are looking for products formulated with plant-based ingredients to substitute those of animal origin. This is one of the challenges facing the food industry, and in particular manufacturers of confectionery. Syndeo® Gelling provides an innovative and multifunctional solution.
NUTRITION AND HEALTH
Alland & Robert products are designed to answer specific nutrition needs such as vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, keto, no-gelatin or low-FODMAP diets. Alland & Robert recently announced that gum acacia received the FODMAP-friendly certification. In addition, gum acacia can be used as an ingredient in food formulations to help improve certain aspects that contribute to better nutrition, such as fiber enrichment or sugar and fat content reduction.
Alland & Robert works to explore all the possibilities of natural gums by carrying out research, hand in hand with all industrial sectors, in a virtuous model for the planet and humans alike.
ALLAND & ROBERT SERVICES
From new ideas to product development, Alland & Robert provides wide-ranging expertise and technical proficiency in the food and dietary sectors, and will support your Research & Development needs such as product formulation, ingredient substitution, nutritional improvement, emulsion and encapsulation improvement, applied research and more!
Stop by booth 7.1F10 and have a chat with us !
Come and visit us during Gulfood Manufacturing 2025!
In 2025, Alland & Robert is celebrating 141 years and is more than ever focused on innovation. Let’s meet at the Gulfood Manufacturing in Dubai in the French pavilion, booth R-H50.
Our team will be there to show you how to add value to your products with our innovative ingredient solutions that combine health, convenience, and deliciousness. Together, let’s innovate for a healthier tomorrow!
Why visit us at Gulfood Manufacturing 2025?
BEYOND ACACIA®
This new range also showcases Alland & Robert’s commitments to the environment: The transformation used to make high-density granules produces a much lower volume of carbon emissions. The Beyond Acacia® range enables direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced by 51.1% (scopes 1 + 2), and a reduction by 13.5% of emissions upstream and downstream in the value chain (scope 3).
Moreover, the Beyond Acacia® range’s improved solubility and dispersion capacity enables a reduction in energy use during the end user’s industrial process, as their production phase will require less time and energy to complete. The granules dissolve completely without being heated, even at high levels of concentration. The range new granularity ensures excellent hydration properties (superior to those of a standard gum), which maximize the efficiency of the dispersion process. The occurrence of foam during this process is reduced, as are quantities of particles, which also improves fluidity and reduces the occurrence of lumps. With Beyond Acacia®, the volume of acacia gum required to obtain a net weight of 100 grams is 32% lower than with an instant acacia gum, bringing additional carbon reductions in packaging, freight, storage and waste.
TASTE SAMPLES MANUFACTURED WITH SYNDEO® GELLING
Composed of 100% natural and plant-based hydrocolloids and acacia gum, Syndeo® Gelling is ideal to substitute gelatin or other gelling agents in vegan formulations. Syndeo® Gelling offers a choice alternative for vegan candy recipes, mousses and healthy food supplements such as “gummies”. The combination of Syndeo® Gelling ingredients, 100% plant-based hydrocolloids, provides a compromise between gelatin and pectin. While gelatin provides high elasticity and reduced stickiness, pectin helps achieve firmer, stickier textures with little or even no elasticity. Syndeo® Gelling offers both low hardness and higher elasticity than pectin, without creating any stickiness.
Syndeo® Gelling offers a choice alternative for vegan candy recipes and health food supplements. This market, currently booming, is not immune to the quest for healthier products. Whether it is to adopt a vegetarian diet, out of concern for the environment, to combat intensive farming, or out of religious conviction, an increasing number of consumers are looking for products formulated with plant-based ingredients to substitute those of animal origin. This is one of the challenges facing the food industry, and in particular manufacturers of confectionery. Syndeo® Gelling provides an innovative and multifunctional solution.
ALLAND & ROBERT SERVICES
From new ideas to product development, Alland & Robert provides wide-ranging expertise and technical proficiency in the food and dietary sectors, and will support your Research & Development needs such as product formulation, ingredient substitution, nutritional improvement, emulsion and encapsulation improvement, applied research and more!
NUTRITION AND HEALTH
Alland & Robert products are designed to answer specific nutrition needs such as vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, keto, no-gelatin or low-FODMAP diets. Alland & Robert recently announced that gum acacia received the FODMAP-friendly certification. In addition, gum acacia can be used as an ingredient in food formulations to help improve certain aspects that contribute to better nutrition, such as fiber enrichment or sugar and fat content reduction.
Alland & Robert works to explore all the possibilities of natural gums by carrying out research, hand in hand with all industrial sectors, in a virtuous model for the planet and humans alike.
Stop by booth R-H50 and have a chat with us !
In 2025, Alland & Robert obtains the EcoVadis gold medal for the 2nd year in a row
Since 2024, Alland & Robert ranks among the top 5% of companies evaluated by EcoVadis, an renowned global ESG-rating agency.
Alland & Robert is extremely proud to report it has been awarded the EcoVadis gold medal for its CSR performance, for the second year in a row.
Rewarded for its Corporate Social Responsibility management system, Alland & Robert has continuously reinforced its dedication to sustainability since launching its first sustainability report in 2014. The company has since remained committed to reporting on its sustainable practices, with the recent publication of its 2025 report.
Our EcoVadis score places us among the top 5% of companies rated by the platform.
This rating assesses the CSR performance of companies according to four criteria:
Impact of the company’s activities on the environment
Labour and human rights
Business ethics
Sustainable procurement
Our Sustainable Journey to the Ecovadis Gold Medal
Being highly conscious of the social and environmental challenges humanity currently faces, Alland & Robert is working to establish a sustainable supply chain, and undertaking numerous initiatives in favour of an ethical production model.
The company commitments are aligned with its corporate vision:
“Alland & Robert seeks to offer natural, plant-based and low-carbon solutions for healthier and more sustainable foods.”
To achieve this, the company is committed to preserving traditional expertise and supporting the harvest of natural gums and resilient development for local communities. Alland & Robert has prioritized seven of the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) put forward by the United Nations: no poverty, good health and well-being, gender equality, decent work and economic growth, responsible consumption and production, climate action, and life on land.
We also strongly worked on the necessity of getting the entire supply chain involved in order for our strategy to bear fruit: all our partnership protocols with suppliers include social, ethical and environmental criteria, and our Quality department carries out annual audits and delivers training in best practices. In 2023, Alland & Robert obtained the “Fair For Life” fair trade certification, which is a first for the gum acacia sector, as Alland & Robert is currently the only company to have earned this recognition. .
Alland & Robert’s climate strategy is aligned with the 2015 Paris Agreement, and the company stands to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2025. Among the recent advances, Alland & Robert launched the Beyond Acacia® range of gums, whose carbon footprint has been highly reduced compared to a standard gum acacia.
EcoVadis, a plateform to manage ESG risks, ensure compliance with these issues, as well as achieve CSR objectives.
The EcoVadis assessement is one of the most trusted business sustainability rating. It highlights Alland & Robert commitment to put ambitious sustainability policy and objectives first, and our dedication to hard work in order to implement concrete actions and practices in our company and with our stakeholders.
The EcoVadis rating platform was created to assess CSR performance. It is based on 25 criteria and 4 main themes which are: Environment, Social and Human Rights, Ethics and Responsible Purchasing via an examination of the integration of the principles of sustainable development within the activity of each company.
This methodology is based on international sustainable development standards, in particular the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the United Nations Global Compact and the ISO 26000 standard. The objective is to set up an effective CSR management system, consisting of policies, actions and results reporting. In order to fully take into account the real impacts of a company, the assessment framework is adapted to each company according to its sector of activity, its size and its geographical location.
Download our Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2025
Alland & Robert has released its 2025 Corporate Responsibility report.
Discover Alland & Robert’s sustainability policy as well as our actions to support our stakeholders and preserve the environment.
Exciting News!
We are thrilled to announce the release of our comprehensive 2025 CSR Report, a detailed 80-page document that delves deep into our Corporate Social Responsibility strategy.
This report is a culmination of extensive consolidation work and aims to answer many questions from our customers and stakeholders. It showcases our commitment to sustainability, environmental stewardship, and ethical business practices. Comprehensive data and indicators reflect an in-depth work in corporate responsibility.
As the leading company in sustainability and ethics in the gum acacia industry, Alland & Robert is taking responsibillity for crafting and communicating a clear vision for a sustainable future and an ethical industry. This involves setting ambitious, achievable goals and developing comprehensive strategies to reach them. We work hard to ensure that our organization remains at the forefront of sustainability and durability.
We are proud to be able to share the vision the Alland & Robert will be deploying in the future:
A family business specializing in acacia gum, Alland & Robert offers natural, plant-based and low-carbon solutions for healthier and more sustainable diets.
Alland & Robert preserves traditional know-how by supporting the acacia gum harvest and the resilient development of local communities.
Here’s a sneak peek of our CSR Report
Introduction: The report begins with a heartfelt introduction by our CEO, Charles Alland, followed by an overview of Alland & Robert business and core values.
CSR Approach: We provide clear explanations on our sustainability approach and how we prioritized the key CSR issues. We detail the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals we focus on as part of our membership to the United Nations Global Compact.
4 Main Sections enter in further details:
- Protect the Planet: Our strategies and policies focused on environmental protection.
- Have a Positive Impact: Initiatives aimed at creating a positive societal impact.
- Local Communities: Efforts to support and engage with local communities.
- Support Each Member of Our Team: Policies and programs dedicated to the well-being and development of our team members.
- Each section includes our company policy, key issues and relevant indicators.
At the end of the report, a comprehensive list of additional documentation is available for clients seeking more detailed information.
We believe this report will provide valuable insights and answer many of our stakeholders questions about our CSR initiatives.
Thank you for reading and for your continued support in making a positive impact!
AGENDA: All the 2025 tradeshows !
AGENDA OF THE YEAR 2025
Join the Alland & Robert teams and meet us on the below trade shows all over the world:
♦ JANUARY 14-15: COSMET’AGORA
Paris, Lavollée booth (booth 39-40)
♦ MARCH 4-6: CFIA
Rennes, Firmalis booth (stand 4C48)
♦ MARCH 17-19: FI CHINA
Shanghai, DKSH booth (Hall 3, C40/D41)
♦ APRIL 8-10: IN COSMETICS
Amsterdam, Lavollée booth (1B10)
♦ MAY 29-31: IFTECH PAKISTAN
Lahore, Far Eastern Impex booth
♦ JUNE 3-4: SUPPLIERS’ DAY
New York, DKSH North America booth (level 3 -1332)
♦ JULY 14-16: IFT
Chicago, Farbest Brands booth
♦ AUGUST 26-28: FISA SOUTH AMERICA
Sao Paulo, Barentz booth (D20)
♦ SEPTEMBER 17-19: FI ASIA THAILAND
Bankgok, DKSH booth
♦ OCTOBER 29-30: SUPPLY SIDE WEST
Las Vegas, Farbest Brands booth
♦ NOVEMBER 5-7: GULFOOD MANUFACTURING
Dubaï, booth TBA
♦ DECEMBER 2-4: FI EUROPE
Paris, booth 7.1F10
Contact us to book a meeting and discuss your next project with natural gums ! Or ask us anything at info@allandetrobert.fr.
AGENDA: All the 2025 tradeshows !
AGENDA OF THE YEAR 2025
Join the Alland & Robert teams and meet us on the below trade shows all over the world:
♦ JANUARY 14-15: COSMET’AGORA
Paris, Lavollée booth (booth 39-40)
♦ MARCH 4-6: CFIA
Rennes, Firmalis booth (stand 4C48)
♦ MARCH 17-19: FI CHINA
Shanghai, DKSH booth (Hall 3, C40/D41)
♦ APRIL 8-10: IN COSMETICS
Amsterdam, Lavollée booth (1B10)
♦ MAY 29-31: IFTECH PAKISTAN
Lahore, Far Eastern Impex booth
♦ JUNE 3-4: SUPPLIERS’ DAY
New York, DKSH North America booth (level 3 -1332)
♦ JULY 14-16: IFT
Chicago, Farbest Brands booth
♦ AUGUST 26-28: FISA SOUTH AMERICA
Sao Paulo, Barentz booth (D20)
♦ SEPTEMBER 17-19: FI ASIA THAILAND
Bankgok, DKSH booth
♦ OCTOBER 29-30: SUPPLY SIDE WEST
Las Vegas, Farbest Brands booth
♦ NOVEMBER 5-7: GULFOOD MANUFACTURING
Dubaï, booth TBA
♦ DECEMBER 2-4: FI EUROPE
Paris, booth 7.1F10
Contact us to book a meeting and discuss your next project with natural gums ! Or ask us anything at info@allandetrobert.fr.
Happy new year 2025 from Alland & Robert!
On behalf of the whole Alland & Robert team, we wish all our stakeholders a prosperous, successful, and fulfilling year ahead.
Thank you for your continued support ! We look forward to working with you in 2025!
2025 ambitions – A message from our CEO:
Dear friend of Alland & Robert,
As 2025 unfolds, we at Alland & Robert would like to take a moment to reflect on our journey through 2024, a milestone year celebrating 140 years !
Our ambition remains to create value for our stakeholders and future generations, as a responsible & sustainable family business. To achieve this, we constantly strive to improve and innovate. In 2024, this frame of mind has given rise to a clear vision for our future:
“As a family acacia gum business, we provide natural, plant-based, low-carbon solutions for healthier, more sustainable lifestyles. At the same time, we continue to preserve traditional know-how by supporting acacia gum harvesting and helping local communities become more resilient.”
In 2025, we will keep working hard for our customers. All our teams are ready to take up challenges, whether social, environmental or societal, capitalizing on our company’s expertise and know-how.
Many thanks from everyone at Alland & Robert to all of you who follow our adventure and support our projects.
A very Happy New Year to you all !
Charles Alland
CEO of Alland & Robert
Download the white paper: How to use BEYOND ACACIA® ?
Alland & Robert’s Beyond Acacia® range is the fruit of over two years of research and development, with the aim of meeting market expectations and combining environmental exemplarity with technological excellence.
Beyond Acacia® is a unique range of acacia gum with low carbon footprint and high dispersion ability. The range brings high-density granulometry to the table, enabling the creation of an innovative and sustainable range of acacia gum. It allows our clients to positively affect the planet while using a highly technological and expert product.
Complete the form at the end of this page to receive the white paper.
Technological excellence
The high density granules Beyond Acacia® are manufactured thanks to an innovative process, which makes them highly soluble, energy-saving and easier-to-use. The physical form of the powder and the characteristics of the granules provide an excellent wettability compared to standard gum, which maximizes the efficiency of the dispersion process thanks to quick hydration.
All acacia gum functional properties are preserved : once dissolved, the quality is identical to regular and instant qualities. Alland & Robert is able to meet customers’ expectations by manufacturing all acacia gum qualities as part of the Beyond Acacia® range.
ENVIRONMENTAL EXEMPLARITY
Alland & Robert has priorized the improvement of energy performance during the manufacturing process, which represented the majority of gum acacia emissions. Other emissions were targeted as part of an ambitious action plan.
Beyond Acacia® is the only range with a comprehensive and genuine approach to the reduction of direct and indirect emissions (including scopes 1, 2 and 3 of the Green House Gas Protocol).
All GHG emissions calculations for the Beyond Acacia® range are verified by an independent consulting firm specialized in carbon emissions.
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