{"id":26850,"date":"2025-07-15T10:48:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T14:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/?page_id=26850"},"modified":"2025-09-09T07:11:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T11:11:46","slug":"holdbac-protective-cultures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/es\/food-beverage\/food-bioscience\/cultures\/dairy-cultures\/holdbac-protective-cultures\/","title":{"rendered":"HOLDBAC\u00ae PROTECTIVE CULTURES"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"m-banner m-banner--small  theme-v1 layout-v2 parallax media-flip hero-simple has-overlay order-default\" >\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"m-banner__container container-fluid\" style='--overlayOpacity: 45%;--columns-ratio: 75%;'>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"m-banner__media\">\n\t\t<picture class=\"m-banner__picture\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1500px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/shutterstock_1772694503-1.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/shutterstock_1772694503-1.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 300px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/shutterstock_1772694503-1-768x512.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/shutterstock_1772694503-1.jpg\"  alt=\"shutterstock_1772694503 (1)\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\"\/>\n\t\t<\/picture>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"m-banner__inner container flex-left style-dark\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"l-banner  l-gt-d l-gb-d\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"l-banner__text\">\n\t    <div class=\"l-banner__inner text-left\">\n\n        <div class=\"c-heading -h1\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1  class=\"c-heading__title\">HOLDBAC\u00ae<\/h1>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"m-block  --bg-blue-light --decor-blue parallax txt-img-v2 l-content-2\"  >\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"m-block__container container\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"l-dcbl l-dcbl-v1\">\n\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"c-block order-reverse\" style=\"--c-block-radius:0px; --c-block-gl: 0%;--c-block-gr: 0%;--c-block-gt: 0%;--c-block-gb: 0%;--columns-ratio: 50%;\">\n\t<div class=\"c-block__col c-block__text text-left align-center\" style=\"--c-txt-gl: 0%; --c-txt-gr: 0%; --c-txt-gt: 0%; --c-txt-gb: 0%;\">\n\t\t<div class=\"c-block__inner\">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"c-heading -h2\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2  class=\"c-heading__title\">Protecting cheese, dairy and dairy alternative freshness <\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t<div class=\"c-heading__description is-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Your specialized, consumer-friendly label protective culture solution.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For cheese, dairy and dairy alternative manufacturers, it\u2019s a new era. On one hand, consumer tastes are changing. People want more cheese, more fermented dairy, and healthier ingredients that they recognize. Now, there\u2019s a massive opportunity for manufacturers to deliver on the delicious, healthy cheese and dairy options that consumers are loudly clamoring for.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">But in order to win here and meet consumers where they really are, manufacturers must first contend with the new, shifting shelf-life hurdles of the market.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t            \n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n            \n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"c-block__btn\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block__col c-block__media\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-image front-h-left front-v-center main-h-full main-v-center r-none is-image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-image__media c-image__primary\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-image__src\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/shutterstock_1051189967-768x512.jpg\"  alt=\"3 pots of velvety yogurt\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\"\/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"m-block  gt gb l-content-simple-1\"  style='background-color: #e0eef9;'>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"m-block__container container\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"l-heading text-left l-heading-v3\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"l-heading__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-heading__description is-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Preserving freshness is now the challenge to overcome. <\/strong>That\u2019s why we\u2019re introducing the latest generation of HOLDBAC\u00ae, a consumer-friendly label, cutting-edge bioprotective culture for extended freshness in dairy and cheese. That means achieving:<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"m-block  gt gb l-content-simple-1\"  >\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"m-block__container container\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"l-heading text-left l-heading-v2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"l-heading__content\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"c-heading -h2\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2  class=\"c-heading__title\">Great Consumer Experiences<\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t<div class=\"c-heading__description is-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Delicious product that meets best-before-date labeling expectations.<\/li>\n<li>Significantly reduced food waste by ensuring freshness for longer.<\/li>\n<li>Delivering on natural and clean label requirements<\/li>\n<li>Fewer consumer complaints as they can make a conscientious and responsible purchase<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"c-block__btn\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HOLDBAC\u00ae-infographic_desktop.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"c-btn -normal -primary has-icon icon-right\"><span class=\"c-btn__txt\">View Infographic<\/span><span class=\"c-btn__ico\"><svg width=\"30\" height=\"30\" class=\"icon icon-lib-icon-arrow1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\"><use xlink:href=\"#lib-icon-arrow1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"m-block  gt gb l-content-simple-1\"  >\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"m-block__container container\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"l-heading text-left l-heading-v2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"l-heading__content\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"c-heading -h2\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2  class=\"c-heading__title\">The Highest Product Quality Without Any Compromises<\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t<div class=\"c-heading__description is-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Easy to use together with your starter culture.<\/li>\n<li>Unique properties to keep your products fresher longer<\/li>\n<li>Results of decades of knowledge and science-driven by the power of fermentation.<\/li>\n<li>A consumer-friendly label solution respecting the signature of your products, delivering great consumer experience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"c-block__btn\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HOLDBAC\u00ae-infographic_desktop.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"c-btn -normal -primary has-icon icon-right\"><span class=\"c-btn__txt\">View Infographic<\/span><span class=\"c-btn__ico\"><svg width=\"30\" height=\"30\" class=\"icon icon-lib-icon-arrow1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\"><use xlink:href=\"#lib-icon-arrow1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div 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src=\"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/section2-benefit3-e1752152977919.jpg\"  alt=\"section2-benefit3\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\"\/>\n\t\t<\/picture>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"m-banner__inner container flex-left style-dark\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"l-banner  l-gt-d l-gb-d\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"l-banner__text\">\n\t    <div class=\"l-banner__inner text-left\">\n\n        <div class=\"c-heading -h1\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\n\t\t            <div class=\"c-heading__description is-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>This new generation of HOLDBAC\u00ae\u00a0is the culmination of decades of our fermentation experience \u2014 and the perfect solution for an era where food freshness has never been more important.<\/strong><\/h3>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"m-block  --bg-white --decor-blue parallax txt-img-v2 l-content-2\" 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Learn more http:\/\/www4.iff.com\/holdbac-protective-culture-repositioning?utm_source=YouTube&amp;utm_medium=Video&amp;utm_campaign=Repositioning&amp;utm_id=Holdbac+Protective+Culture\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px auto;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"m-block  gt gb l-content-simple-1\"  style='color: #00416b;'>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"m-block__container container\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"l-heading text-left l-heading-v2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"l-heading__content\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"c-heading -h2\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"color:#00416b;\" class=\"c-heading__title\">Managing food waste<\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t<div class=\"c-heading__description is-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pressures over food waste and emissions are mounting \u2014 and justifiably so. 40% of all food produced is wasted.<\/p>\n<p>HOLDBAC\u00ae\u00a0Protective Cultures help manufacturers play a critical role in reducing food waste by keeping products fresh for longer. By extending shelf-life just one week, yogurt waste can be reduced by up to 30%.<\/p>\n<p>At IFF, we place a huge importance on sustainability. We\u2019re currently supporting the United Nation Sustainable Goals (UNSG 12.3) to reach 2030 goals and help our customers reach their sustainability targets. We are also a partner to Champions 12.3.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"m-block  gb --bg-white l-content-2\"  >\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"m-block__container container\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"l-dcbl l-dcbl-v1\">\n\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"c-block order-default is-vertical\" style=\"--c-block-radius:0px; --c-block-gl: 0%;--c-block-gr: 0%;--c-block-gt: 0%;--c-block-gb: 0%;--columns-ratio: 100%;\">\n\t<div class=\"c-block__col c-block__text text-left align-center\" style=\"--c-txt-gl: 0%; --c-txt-gr: 0%; --c-txt-gt: 0%; --c-txt-gb: 2%;\">\n\t\t<div class=\"c-block__inner\">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t            \t                <ul class=\"c-list__items\">\n\t                    \t                        <li class=\"c-list__item\">\n\t                            \n\t                            \t                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www4.iff.com\/l\/946632\/2022-04-04\/9v6yd\/946632\/1649065671pmE166eN\/DUP22959_IFF_Holdbac_Infographic.pdf\" >Download Full Infographic\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"30\" height=\"30\" class=\"icon icon-lib-icon-arrow1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\"><use xlink:href=\"#lib-icon-arrow1\"><\/use><\/svg>\t                                <\/a>\n\t                            \t                        <\/li>\n\t                    \t                <\/ul>\n\t            \n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n            \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block__col c-block__media\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-image front-h-left front-v-center main-h-full main-v-center r-none is-image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-image__media c-image__primary\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-image__src lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Food-Bioscience-CO2_Infographic_Download-Teaser-2.png\"  alt=\"Food Bioscience HOLDBAC\u00ae Protective Cultures Infographic\" width=\"1286\" height=\"857\"\/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"m-block  gt gb l-content-simple-1\"  >\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"m-block__container container\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"l-heading text-left l-heading-v2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"l-heading__content\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"c-heading -h2\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"color:#00416b;\" class=\"c-heading__title\">Meeting clean label demands<\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t<div class=\"c-heading__description is-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>It\u2019s clear that consumers are veering more towards products with recognizable ingredients. But more and more major retailers are following suit, some opting to blacklist certain ingredients from their shelves.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to formulating cheese and dairy, there\u2019s a razor-thin margin for error. Partnering with IFF and HOLDBAC\u00ae\u00a0helps manufacturers meet the clean label demands of the modern era while also benefiting from the world-leading fermentation expertise of our team.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"m-block  gt gb l-content-simple-1\"  >\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"m-block__container container\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"l-heading text-left l-heading-v3\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"l-heading__content\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"c-heading -h2\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"color:#00416b;\" class=\"c-heading__title\">Preserving food freshness across complicated cold-chain logistics<\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t<div class=\"c-heading__description is-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Retailers are also turning up the pressure to extend product shelf life when it comes to cheese and dairy. 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