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.

Sourcing and Procurement

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Sourcing and Procurement

Let’s make your idea into a Reality

Need help in sourcing and procuring items for every food, beverage, nutraceutical and herbal product?

The contract Research and Development (R&D) sourcing and procurement division of Food Research Lab (FRL) has vast experience in sourcing and procurement for functional food, nutraceuticals, cosmeceuticals and herbal preparation companies. By working directly with FRL sourcing expertise, you’re assured of getting a product or ingredient or packaging or machines of your specifications. We keep a close eye on food industry trends and assist manufacturing companies in gaining access to a vast, vetted network that can supply everything you need.

Food Research Lab (FRL) can be the right fit for your Sourcing and Procurement

Ingredient / raw material Sourcing from global and regional suppliers
- Food
- Beverages
- Nutrition and Nutraceuticals
- Functional Ingredients
- Cosmeceuticals
- Flavours
- Herbals
Packaging Material We source packaging materials across primary, secondary and tertiary packaging options. We source bottles, vials, labels, folding cartons, corrugate, flex films, and pallets are commonly sourced examples.
- Plastic
- Paper and Board
- Metal
- Glass
- Multimaterial
Sourcing of contract manufacturers (small to large scale manufacturers) that complies varied regulations.
Sourcing of Lab Testing Companies across the globe
Sourcing of Machines required for manufacturing (e.g., 3D machines, Twin Screw Extruders, and their dyes etc.)

Partnering with companies of more than 45 countries: We run dedicated, ambitious global partnering programs. We have partnered with producers in fair business, innovation and responsible sourcing projects to meet their expectations – like a premium partnership, joint ventures, majority shareholders or minority.
Sourcing: We Source and vet the right mix of global and regional suppliers. We work with you to identify the perfect food ingredient for new formulations
Negotiating: We negotiate their contract terms, including freight, payment terms, delivery time, quality etc, with a full understanding of market rates.
Comparative Quotes: We scrutinize the costs and get comparative quotes
Ingredient Specification scrutinization from the point of entry (tags), standards of expectations, supplier certificate of analysis, suppliers' past laboratory data on ingredients to be purchased, certificate of insurance, trace minerals, additives, and metal test will be scrutinized.
Ingredient Focus: We keep an eye on real, clean, fresh, organic, and authentic ingredients (such as free from an allergen, no pesticide/chemicals/toxins, non-GMO, organic, vegetarian, gluten-free, and minimally processed) that let you expand your product offerings to customers.
Quality Ingredients: Since the quality of ingredients varies from the same supplier from batch to batch or from month to month, we ensure to send our QC team to carry out the QC test or carry out small-scale screening in-house (e.g., using X-ray microanalysis, FT-IR) and monitor on continuous bases.
New Supplier Already Identified but Looking for Quality Check - If you’re planning to hire a new supplier, then we can help you to screen the ingredients to identify the presence of contamination in your product.
A suggestion of Alternative Ingredients: our team will suggest a cheaper alternative compromising the integrity of the manufacturers of the final product.
Network of Warehouses and Logistics Operations
We work closely and deliver the following information: supplier information, required number or type of supplier by item, items and their specifications, alternative material and their specifications, CSR factors of sourcing, contract term options, a varying unit of measures, minimum order quantity, varying capacity constraints by location, discounts by volume and bundled offers, detailing pricing breakdown and tiers, supplier preferences, contract term options and size of spends.

FRL reliable research & development network provides manufacturers with advanced scientific capabilities. Contact our experts to discuss the sourcing and procurement offerings and how we can help you.