Spice World Opens New R&D Kitchen – The Ann Caneza Culinary Innovation Center

ORLANDO – Spice World, America’s leading fresh garlic provider, announces the opening of its expanded R&D kitchen at its company headquarters in Orlando. Named for the company’s cofounder and matriarch, the Ann Caneza Culinary Innovation Center will provide a new space for collaboration and ideation focused on driving next-level innovation.

The new, state-of-the-art facility will help support Spice World’s vision as the preeminent garlic provider in North America focused on helping consumers elevate their meals with fresh, convenient flavor. The space is equipped with state-of-the-art preparation, cooking, and testing capabilities. The space will also provide internal and external Chefs and R&D professionals a high-quality space to enhance and create new on-trend flavor innovation. It also opens the door for direct consumer interactions to listen and learn.

“We’ve designed a space that fuels innovation, experimentation and bold flavor exploration,” said Chris Kiser, CEO of Spice World. “While at its core it is a kitchen – it’s also a creative laboratory where our teams can explore prototypes and push boundaries of flavor originality. Our resident culinary experts will work alongside other food technologists to design, cook and taste-test multiple concepts in a single setting. With more than 75 years of experience in garlic, the center underscores our continued commitment to meet or exceed our customer’s expectations and envision tomorrow’s needs.”

Lisa Schwendner, Director of Research and Development, will lead Spice World’s innovation program. “I am thrilled for this new space and cannot wait to lead the next level of product and prototype development,” said Schwendner. The Ann Caneza Culinary Innovation Center is housed within the Spice World headquarters, a mainstay in central Florida since 1981.

About Spice World

Established in 1949 as a fresh garlic company, Spice World is dedicated to helping consumers elevate the way they eat by delivering innovative flavors that remove the common obstacles of prep time, seasonality, and clean-up. The wide variety of Spice World products allows home cooks to easily create rich, flavorful dishes for the entire family to savor. Anchored by the fresh bold flavor of garlic, Spice World’s offerings also include zesty ginger, Easy Onion, and hearty shallots, offered in fresh, ready-to-use, peeled and squeezable versions to help make meal prep and cooking more convenient. The Spice World line-up also includes fresh, ready-to-use Seasoning Blends. For more information about Spice World, please visit www.spiceworldinc.com.