A storage and delivery system for a stable liquid composition, comprising: (a) a container containing the stable liquid composition, said composition for increasing the viscosity of an aqueous liquid or aqueous liquid solid mixture foodstuff, wherein the composition is stable for at least six months at room temperature and wherein the composition comprises a viscosity of less than 3000 mPa·s (cP) and a water activity of greater than 95%, wherein the composition comprises: (i) one or a plurality of thickening agents selected from the group consisting of agar, alginic acid, carrageenan, guar gum, gum tragacanth, gum ghatti, microcrystalline cellulose, methyl cellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, methylethylcellulose, gum karaya, locust bean gum, tara gum, psyllium seed gum, quince seed gum, a pectin, furcellaran, gellan gum, konjac, sodium alginate, xanthan gum and any combination thereof, wherein the concentration of said thickening agents is about 3% to about 30% by weight; and (ii) one or a plurality of polysaccharides or extracts thereof selected from the group consisting of scleroglucan, dextran, elsinan, soy bean polysaccharide, levan, an arabinogalactan, alternan, inulin, a gluco-oligosaccharide, pullulan, an arabinoxylan, curdlan, low viscosity carboxymethylcellulose, an Acacia gum, a Larix occidentalis polysaccharide extract, a Larix laricina polysaccharide extract, a Larix decidua polysaccharide extract, a Larix sibirica polysaccharide extract and any combination thereof, wherein the concentration of said polysaccharides or extracts thereof is about 3% to about 30% by weight; and (b) a pump dispenser sealingly attached to the container, said dispenser comprising a valve for inhibiting or preventing drying of the composition in the container. (a) a container containing the stable liquid composition, said composition for increasing the viscosity of an aqueous liquid or aqueous liquid solid mixture foodstuff, wherein the composition is stable for at least six months at room temperature and wherein the composition comprises a viscosity of less than 3000 mPa·s (cP) and a water activity of greater than 95%, wherein the composition comprises: (i) one or a plurality of thickening agents selected from the group consisting of agar, alginic acid, carrageenan, guar gum, gum tragacanth, gum ghatti, microcrystalline cellulose, methyl cellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, methylethylcellulose, gum karaya, locust bean gum, tara gum, psyllium seed gum, quince seed gum, a pectin, furcellaran, gellan gum, konjac, sodium alginate, xanthan gum and any combination thereof, wherein the concentration of said thickening agents is about 3% to about 30% by weight; and (ii) one or a plurality of polysaccharides or extracts thereof selected from the group consisting of scleroglucan, dextran, elsinan, soy bean polysaccharide, levan, an arabinogalactan, alternan, inulin, a gluco-oligosaccharide, pullulan, an arabinoxylan, curdlan, low viscosity carboxymethylcellulose, an Acacia gum, a Larix occidentalis polysaccharide extract, a Larix laricina polysaccharide extract, a Larix decidua polysaccharide extract, a Larix sibirica polysaccharide extract and any combination thereof, wherein the concentration of said polysaccharides or extracts thereof is about 3% to about 30% by weight; and (b) a pump dispenser sealingly attached to the container, said dispenser comprising a valve for inhibiting or preventing drying of the composition in the container.