There’s a global shortage of vanilla beans, most of which come from Madagascar. That wouldn’t have been a problem a few years ago when many food companies relied on synthetic vanilla flavor.
But as Irina Zhorov (@zhorovir) of WHYY’s The Pulse reports, customer demand for natural vanilla is leading to a spike in prices — and a search for alternatives in the flavor industry.
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