Areas of Expertise
Business Strategy & Process
We’ll sit down and discuss your business goals, brand, and mission. We’ll use this to build a framework for product development objectives, timelines, and deliverables.
Ideation & Concept Development
Do you have a great idea, but don’t know where to start with turning it into a scale-able product? We’ll determine your goals for the product from desired trends, ingredients, nutritional values, certifications, claims, to sensory attributes, and so much more. The more you know at the beginning of development, the easier it will be to take your concept to a co-packer to manufacture your product.
Recipe & Product Development
Okay, you are ready to turn your idea into a reality! We will partner on how to scale your recipe from home kitchen (or whatever stage you may be at) to production environment. Further, we will devise a plan to test and capture qualitative & quantitative documentation for your recipe to ensure consistency and quality over time.
Ingredient & Manufacturing Partnerships
The quality of your product will only be as great as your ingredient and manufacturing partners. Finding long-lasting and quality partnerships can be overwhelming and uncertain. I’ll provide resources and a network of industry partners to best meet your production, costing, and product needs.
Scale-up & Specification Building
Product quality & consistency are key to a successful product & brand. We will build an action plan to test your product in a pilot and/or production scale environment. We will use this process to troubleshoot any necessary formulation adjustments and build the specifications key to producing a quality product every time.
Food Safety & Quality
The safety of the products you provide to your consumers is of utmost importance. You need to protect the health & well-being of your consumers, as well as the integrity of your brand. We will walk through food safety considerations for your product, how to create a Hazard Analysis Corrective Action Plan, and how to ensure your co-packer is employing Good Manufacturing Practices for optimal food safety.
Regulatory & Compliance
Food and beverage should be delightful and delicious. The last thing you want is to run into problems with labels & regulations! I will set you up with the organizations like those needed to certify your product and calculate nutritional values. We will also go through the ins-and-outs of product naming & ingredient listings, what sorts of claims you can make, and so much more!
Product Packaging
Consumers eat with their eyes first. How you package your product is key to quality and can significantly help promote your brand’s mission and integrity. We will choose packaging vendors and materials best suited to market and protect the quality of your product. Additionally, we will conduct trend analysis in sustainable and unique packaging solutions to set your brand up for success.
Consumer Testing & Sensory Validation
When launching a food or beverage product, it needs to taste good! However, how do you know what tastes, smells, and appears pleasingly to you will be a hit with your target consumer? We will obtain quantitative & qualitative sensory and consumer data to support the launch and success of your product.
Product Lifecycle & Maintenance
You’ve done it! You have a great formula and a successful product launch. The work doesn’t end there, though. We will set up your product for long-term success with product documentation, shelf-life, and quality monitoring. The more of a pulse you have on consumer feedback and perception of your product, the better your brand will be in the present and future plans to come.