by Shank's | Jan 7, 2019 | vanilla extract, Vanilla News
Vanilla Facts – Did you know The vanilla Bean Orchid takes three years to start producing beans and the flower stays open for only one day. Beans are hand picked and dried which can take 4-6 months. WOW! Vanilla is the only fruit-bearing member of the orchid...
by Shank's | Feb 28, 2018 | About Shank's, Products, Vanilla News
For over a century, Shank’s Extracts has been known for their exquisite extracts, flavors, and distillates—both commercially and residentially. Shank’s Extracts does so much more than just produce their infamous vanilla extract—we are a full turnkey operation with the...
by Shank's | Aug 10, 2017 | Vanilla News
We all know the familiar flavor of vanilla. From ice cream to baked goods, vanilla has been used to flavor our favorite sweet treats, but where does this delicious flavor come from. It all begins with the vanilla bean. Vanilla comes from a orchids of the genus...
by Shank's | Apr 29, 2017 | Vanilla News
With vanilla prices already at historically high prices, Cyclone Enawo struck the heart of the vanilla growing region in Madagascar on March 7. As a category 4 cyclone, it brought devastation to the region and put into question the 2017 vanilla crop as well as a...
by Shank's | Mar 22, 2017 | About Shank's, Vanilla News
Shank’s Extracts, a specialty supplier of natural flavoring components to ice cream, baking and beverage producers, received Non-GMO Project Verification for their Two-Fold Madagascan Pure Vanilla Extract. The Non-GMO Project is a mission-driven nonprofit organization...