General Info

Butter Buds Food Ingredients, based in Racine, Wis., is a family-owned business that offers a variety of diary products. The company s products include Butter Buds, Cheese Buds, Cream Buds, Buttermilk Buds, Cocoa Butter Buds and Dried Beer Extract. The Butter Buds products are natural butter concentrates produced by releasing the fatty acids in butterfat and then encapsulating the product into a water-soluble powder by spray drying. The Cheese Buds are natural cheese flavors produced from cultured and enzyme modified cheese that is spray dried into a shelf-stable, free flowing powder. The Dried Beer Extract product is a powdered beer flavor, free of alcohol and is used in food applications, ranging from snack seasonings to processed meats. It also offers organic products and butter bases.