Everything you need to know about Food Consultancy

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT FOOD CONSULTANCY

An Academic presentation by Dr. Nancy Agnes, Head, Technical Operations, FoodResearchLab Group: www.foodresearchlab.com Email: info@foodresearchlab.com

TODAY'S DISCUSSION What Exactly Is Food Consultancy?

Why Do Food Companies Opt For Food Consultancy Services?

How To Select A Food Consultancy Firm For Your Company?

Consulting For The Food Service Industry

WHAT EXACTLY IS FOOD CONSULTANCY? A food and beverage consultant or food consultancy firm is a company that consists of one or more food consultants who provide expert advising services.

Through data-driven analysis, these services are projected at assisting and guiding a food business in reaching its core objectives and maximizing its market potential.

A Food consulting firm undertakes lucrative activities to provide service to clients.

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Food consultancies can provide problem-solving, and planning.

various

strategies,

Process development solutions are frequently included in the scope of work and provide actionable results.

Food Consultants are hired for their expertise and knowledge in the food and beverage industries.

A food consultant is a person who uses their expert knowledge in the food industry to offer direction and advice to a firm or an individual.

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The responsibilities of food consultants vary, but their main goal and objective are to use their skill set to seek answers and make recommendations.

Their overall purpose is to deliver solutions to specific business concerns to their clients.

These services might range from extending or improving a certain aspect of their company to requiring skills to expand into emerging areas.

WHY DO FOOD COMPANIES OPT FOR FOOD CONSULTANCY SERVICES? There are infinite points that a firm can opt for the services of consultant forms and want access to expertise on demand; these include.

Assist in solving problems in a food production or development process.

Provide unbiased help, such as during product formulations or food innovations.

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To obtain access to specialized technologies or services that aren't available within the company.

Have access to expert skills ranging from strategy and operations to food formulation skills To assist in improving business performance or to provide backup and assistance for entering a new food market.

HOW TO SELECT A FOOD CONSULTANCY FIRM FOR YOUR COMPANY? The best way to identify food industry consultants is to analyze client reviews and find the ones similar to your needs and requirements.

Most food consultancy firms offer generalized solutions, and it is advisable not to choose those consultancy firms since you might not get expert support and professional solutions.

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A generalist consulting firm offers various skills and services, from strategy to Consulting and operates across various sectors and projects.

Their services do not pertain to just the food industry, and rather they take up clients first and then plan the solution process according to their requirements with a standard general workforce.

A specialist consulting firm focuses its expertise on a single skill and industry, such as Food, beverage or nutraceutical.

CONSULTING FOR THE FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY Food product development consultants, or restaurant consulting firms, differ from food and nutrition consultants.

They focus more on the business side of food service than the dietary or nutritional side.

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These consultants may help with menu items, recipes, kitchen organization, architecture, ambience, business planning, personnel training, equipment purchases, and food safety assessments.

Although a food service consultant may work just in one place, many food service consultants travel extensively.

FOOD RESEARCH LAB - GLOBAL CONTRACT R&D FOOD, BEVERAGES & NUTRACEUTICAL LAB Food Research Lab provides a range of services to the food, beverage and nutraceutical industries.

We have expert food formulation consultants, and most of our clients approach us to formulate and develop new food and beverage products.

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Consumer habits are always evolving, and food businesses have to keep up with the changing market trends.

Many consumers prefer convenience food products-Ready-To-Drink, Ready-To-Eat and Ready-To-Cook food products.

To suit such trends, companies have to develop new products or enhance the shelf life of existing products not to lose the market.

Food Research Lab, along with new product development, provides other services.

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Major services include packaging consulting services, pilot plant contract manufacturing, nutrition testing, recipe and menu development.

We are also experts in functional food and nutraceutical product development services.

This service allows clients to tap the health food segment market. This and much more, Food Research Lab is a one-stop solution for all your Food businessrelated queries.

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