Formulation
We monitor ingredients and trends and offer support for tasting and sensory evaluation. We oversee trials from the laboratory to industrialisation. We provide impartial sourcing of technical ingredients while ensuring compliance with your specifications, formulation goals, and nutritional claims targets.
Product innovation, nutritional improvement, sustainability, personalised health, safety and efficacy.
Evolving consumer expectations with a drive for product reformulation strategies,
The growing consumer demand for healthier, more nutritionally balanced products is pushing companies to rethink their product development strategies. Current expectations around nutrition, wellness, and transparency offer a unique opportunity to reposition product ranges by enhancing their nutritional value while preserving authenticity. This shift represents a strategic lever for businesses seeking to align their product offerings with market trends, meet emerging regulatory requirements, and strengthen their competitiveness.
Ingredients: the cornerstone of a successful project,
The ingredient brief: a vital roadmap,
Before starting the development of a new formulation, establishing an ingredient charter is essential. This document serves as a strategic roadmap to ensure compliance with regulatory, nutritional, and ethical standards.
Setting ground rules,
A clear and structured ingredient brief helps define key criteria:
- Clean Label: Consumer interest in “clean label” products continues to grow. Though not legally defined, the concept reflects expectations for transparent, authentic, and ethical formulations. Each company must strike a balance between consumer expectations and technical feasibility by establishing internal guidelines for preferred and excluded ingredients.
- Organic Ingredients: For formulations positioned as organic, strict adherence to relevant regulations is required. The approved list of additives and processing aids provides a framework for selecting compliant ingredients.
- Specific Customer Briefs: Depending on distribution channels or target markets, additional regulatory or contractual constraints may apply. The brief helps identify these requirements from the outset, ensuring the formulation is aligned accordingly.
- Nutritional Claims and Nutri-Score: Defining nutritional objectives at the beginning of a project ensures consistency throughout development. This is crucial to support specific health claims and/or meet scoring criteria such as Nutri-Score or similar national labeling systems.
Formulation and process: a critical duo,
The success of a product hinges on the synergy between formulation and manufacturing process:
- New Product & New Process: A well-defined brief enables the development of a tailored manufacturing solution.
- New Product on Existing Lines: When adapting a new product to an existing production setup, formulation must anticipate scale-up constraints to ensure performance in terms of throughput, cost-efficiency, and working conditions.
Early integration of equipment and process constraints is a key factor in successful product industrialisation.
In conclusion,
Behind every successful project lies meticulous upstream work. Defining an ingredient charter and anticipating technical and regulatory constraints are essential steps in developing innovative, compliant products tailored to evolving market demands.
While these steps may appear rooted in common sense, they require a structured methodology, hands-on industry experience, and strong technical expertise.
Nutrition & Health-Focused Baking
We conduct sensory evaluations and consumer testing at key stages. Our approach balances health benefits with traditional texture, appearance, and flavour.
Absolutely. From gluten-sensitive and diabetic-friendly products to plant-based or allergen-free ranges, we guide product creation with a deep understanding of formulation and nutritional balance.
Yes. We provide regulatory guidance and product development to support EFSA or FDA-compliant claims, and help you communicate clearly to your target market.
We reformulate recipes using whole grains, sprouted flours, seeds, fibres, and natural fermentation processes. We also advise on reducing salt, sugar, and fat content without compromising on taste or structure.
We conduct sensory evaluations and consumer testing at key stages. Our approach balances health benefits with traditional texture, appearance, and flavour.
Absolutely. From gluten-sensitive and diabetic-friendly products to plant-based or allergen-free ranges, we guide product creation with a deep understanding of formulation and nutritional balance.
Yes. We provide regulatory guidance and product development to support EFSA or FDA-compliant claims, and help you communicate clearly to your target market.
We reformulate recipes using whole grains, sprouted flours, seeds, fibres, and natural fermentation processes. We also advise on reducing salt, sugar, and fat content without compromising on taste or structure.
Competitive & Technology Watch
Our global exposure means we can spot successful innovations abroad and help you adapt them locally faster and with fewer risks. Clients benefit from actionable intelligence and tested practices that offer a competitive edge.
Absolutely. Through our scouting missions and partnerships, we identify next-gen flours, enzymes, fermentation starters, and processing equipment that enhance functionality, sustainability, or nutritional value.
Yes. We offer competitive audits by analysing formulations, sensory profiles, and production methods of market-leading products in your target countries. This helps position your products strategically.
We attend leading international trade shows and conferences (e.g., IBA, Europain, Gulfood, Modern Bakery, SIAL…), collaborate with ingredient & equipment suppliers, and monitor academic research and patent filings to identify trends early.