Why Choose Food Research Lab's FRL as Your Food Product Development (FPD) Consultant and Partner?

There are several options in almost every product area in today’s market, and the difficulty is in coming up with unique items that stand out and connect with customers. Food Research Lab's Food Research Lab (FRL) takes a holistic approach to creating food and beverage products. We define, demographically target, and build effective goods through a sequential process for category selection and comprehension. The client can visit the lab to learn the process. We offer unlimited rounds of revisions to ensure customer satisfaction. The final product prototype, along with the documentation process, including the video (through email), will be shipped to the client, and in case the client is not satisfied with the video, a food technology consultant will visit the place for the product demo at the client’s costs.

What are the different forms that you deliver the Food Product Formulations?

The food industry is witnessing a new form of consumption. Keeping that in mind, we can formulate the products in the form of ready-to-eat, ready-to-drink, ready-to-mix, ready-to-serve, and ready-to-cook food products. We use ingredients that offer an added value to the development and improve its indulgence and sustainability in terms of its functional ingredients, plant-based food dyes, and natural preservatives with a clean label.

What are the sectors Food Research Lab cover?

We cover a wide range of sectors such as soups, sauces and dips, chips, tortillas, dry beverage powder, plant-based products, masalas, puddings, instant mixes and many more.

How is sensory testing been carried out?

Our sensory examination leads to the precise formulation and recipe recommendations. We develop data-driven design models based on sensory research and customer insights. The fact-based design methodology used by Food Research Lab reduces risk and gives our clients market confidence while cutting development time in half. With our dedicated sensory lab facility, our team takes satisfaction in creating and optimizing successful products in the marketplace, generating a favourable return on investment, and developing brand advocates.

Custom Recipe Development

Our goal is to make your dream concept a commercial product, integrating our strong knowledge of ingredients and techniques to help you make the right decisions

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Custom Recipe Development

Engaging a skilled specialist is critical when designing and testing custom recipes for your restaurant. We have the proper equipment and methods, and we can come up with innovative dishes that will set your restaurant apart. Our recipes are creative, simple to make and provide something unique to the market with a new flavour. Food Research Lab’s FRL culinary specialists study foods and procedures, shop for ingredients, test the dish or drink numerous times, document every step, and provide easy-to-follow directions (Recipe standardization and writing). We either start from scratch or use an existing food item and reverse-engineer the ingredient that matches your specifications and tastes.

Steps Food Research Lab’s FRL follows to help develop the right custom recipe for your restaurant

Signing a confidentiality and non-disclosure agreement.
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Product samples or competitor’s samples
Pecipes and ingredients, brand preferences and
Packaging requirements.

We perform a cost analysis and determine whether its line with your requirement. Develop a recipe prototype.

We have experts who can help you formulate and write recipes that suit cuisines worldwide, such as India, Mediterranean, Mexican, Japanese, Thai, etc. We also update ourselves with the latest and some of the most ancient cooking methods. Even after the standardization of the Recipe, the cooking method influences the final output of the product. Hence we clearly state how and how the cooking should be done. Indigenous items such as gravy, sauces, dips, pickles, etc., are also our speciality.

Scientific evidence suggests that the prevention and treatment of several chronic diseases can be beneficial with a low glycaemic index and reduced glycaemic and insulinaemia response. With Food Research Lab's contract research clinical laboratory, you can get the food (Carbohydrates rich) products tested with the exact methodology used, GI values and rating, and graphical interpretation of the results approved by scientists.

We provide an immersive, real-time approach at Food Research Lab's Food Research Lab to help you get from idea to commercialization to brand grow faster.
From a small idea to a full-flavoured reality
Take a dish from inception to widespread application.
Procedures are efficient and quick with support from a team of development chefs and a network of approved vendors.
Culinary advice for individuals with or without in-house chefs or an R&D team Solutions for food and beverage producers and restaurants.

Too frequently, companies employ culinary advisors to receive a few nice menu item suggestions. The fact is that good idea aren't enough, and you'll need brilliant concepts that also operate in practice.

At Food Research Lab, we'll work with you to come up with great ideas, develop recipes, and then follow up to ensure that all of your recipes are successful in your manufacturing facility or restaurant. Our work isn't complete unless we can prove that the formula is repeatable and lucrative in the long run.

Healthy Recipes to meet client specifications, from low-fat dishes to diabetic-friendly means, or a 1,800 calorie, heart-healthy diet that meets USDA / Canada / NIN or any other guidelines? And even special occasion desserts by incorporating more sustainable ingredients without compromising the taste of the meal.
Healthy menu description that highlights healthy, nutrient-dense and sustainable components Recipe Book (recipes & pictures of plate presentation)
Recipe Book (recipes & pictures of plate presentation)

Standardization and Writing

Recipe Standardization: We standardize recipes for accuracy of ingredient amount, taste and flavour, process, cooking time, quality and yield.

Our team use best practices to write the Recipe

We use a standardized format to present your Recipe
Listing out all ingredients, accurate measurements and description
Description of preparation methods
Number of servings, portion sizes and size of servings
Including preparation and cooking time
Additional information and serving suggestions

We work closely with

Bed & Breakfasts, Restaurants, and Cafes
To enhance or create a fresh menu with new or updated concepts

We customize our service to meet client needs and is priced based on service fee plus the grocery expenses

Research and planning
Concept development
Ingredients shopping
Recipe development and refinement plus two tests
Recipe writing, editing, formatting of the final Recipe
Nutrition analyses

We also partner with other professionals for

Food photography
Food styling

We save you costs and help optimize your resources to bring about the best recipe development process possible. Below are some ways in which we provide our assistance.

Research and development of recipes, products, and menus.
Restaurant auditing for optimization and increased productivity.
Betterment of Guest experience by modifying signage, menus, etc.
Design of Kitchen layout with the selection of equipment and tools.
Staff training with training manuals and continuous guidance.
Recipe evaluation to minimize the cost of food production.
Nutritional analysis for all the recipes developed to ensure recipes meet standards

Menu Development

Your menu serves as the primary point of contact between your customers and your company. A menu that pushes customers to your higher-profit products boosts up-sells and encourages repeat business, and referrals are made up of various variables. Food Research Lab's professionals are menu specialists, analyzing and developing them, so they become successful selling tools, from menu design and layout to seasonal foods, legal compliance, and technical concerns.

Steps Food Research Lab's FRL follows to help develop the right menu for your restaurant