True Essence Foods

Excellent work, TEF team! We are back and ready for an even bigger 2026.

After Japan, several team members traveled to Macau, China, to help celebrate the launch of our newest Flavor Balanced product with Guotai: LAN—an oak-inspired baijiu that is hitting shelves in China as we speak.

We’re incredibly grateful for their time and support in bringing LAN to the Chinese market, and we look forward to sharing more soon.

Great job in China, Matt Rubin, Brian Van Flandern, Shaun Hughes, and Derrick Li.

And that’s a wrap on the winter show!

It was an incredible three days discussing Flavor Balancing, and all things / in Tokyo. Great job to Justin Otani, Marco Decca, Matt Rubin, Kojin Tashiro, and Shaun Hughes for the boots on the ground support.

Tokyo, let’s make something unforgettable.

Catch us at (Booth # 3-36, Dec 3–5) to see how our tech levels up taste and rescues out-of-spec beverage alcohol products without additives.

Premium taste in the glass. Reclamation when it counts.

Last week we attended the Food & Bev Product Recall Preparedness Event in Chicago. Our team shared practical insights on the reclamation of distilled spirits and how brands can prepare their communications in anticipation of a potential recall.

Thank you for hosting a world-class event!

Last week, Indianapolis hosted the Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC) — a global convening of founders, investors, policymakers, and innovation leaders from over 200 countries 🌎🌱

Sessions covered topics ranging from AI’s role in entrepreneurship to startup–corporate collaboration, access to capital, and building more inclusive innovation ecosystems.

With support from the and the , GEC put a global spotlight on Indiana’s growing role in the future of entrepreneurship. We were proud to attend and connect with peers shaping what’s next for business, technology, and economic development.