Services
Product Development
1. New Product Development
Bringing creative new ideas and concoctions to the table, whilst ensuring it remains nutritious, commercial and delicious.
Concept creation workshops
Food excursions, trends & inspo
Recipe development
Product improvement
Ingredient sourcing
Costing
Nutritional analysis
Shelf life and quality setting
Project management
Problem solving
2. Upscale and Launch
Delivery of product upscale from millilitres in the kitchen up to tonnes in the factory, ensuring the right machinery is used, the correct processes to ensure the product can reach the consumer safely and tastily.
Factory selection
Product scale up
Trial management
Launch
3. Best Practice tools
Developing tools for setting quality standards and processes at HQ and factory enabling consistent, smooth and efficient delivery of product.
Project management tools for product launches & optimised team communication
Setting quality benchmarks and training HQ employees and factory staff
Shelf life management tools
Sensory Training
Tastebud Tickler runs sensory training workshops to help employer/ees become closer to the products they sell. Workshops can be tailored to the client needs and can include the following:
Bespoke 1 hour up to 1 day interactive workshop
Understanding the science behind our senses
Establishing levels of accuracy by screening each sense for lowest threshold of sensitivity
Developing Sensory language
Learning to identify and articulate sensations
Setting up expert panel of sensory trained employees to help sign off new recipes quickly, understand quality standards and spot quality issues
Learning sensory mindfulness tools to improve focus, digestion and calm at work
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