Services:
Innovative Cost Reduction Audit
From the three cost reduction categories in the food industry, - Waste Prevention, Operation Analysis and Innovative Ideas-, the ingredient most frequently missing is the experienced input of innovative ideas from outside sources. To maintain competitiveness, companies must discover new approaches in order to survive. The Innovative Cost Reduction Audit is a special toolkit that focuses on cost reduction via innovative ideas without affecting product quality.. Read more...
European Food Technology Exploration
A specialized information service for the food development manager. It serves as a powerful tool to gather key product and process information for decision making and development plans. It is used to get a complete picture of the options available in Europe, with respect to material and equipment suppliers, technical specifications, innovations, potential research and industrial partners, and industrial knowledge. It helps the manager fill important know-how gaps and advance his projects rapidly and efficiently. A flexible and cost-effective tool, used for more than 10 years by leading food companies worldwide,to complement their internal resources. Read more...
Workshops and Trainings:
- "What you should know about Innovation Management in the Food Industry". Mini-course on the tools used by food multinationals and leading food companies to streamline, and increase chance of success and ROI in their food innovation programme. Send information..
- "Conquering New Frontiers". Workshop on how to develop industrial food products for export. Deals with common costly mistakes that end up good business opportunities. Send information..
- "Contracting-out Food R&D Projects". Mini-course on do's and don'ts of outsourcing (contracting-out) food development work to external parties. Send information..
- "Principles of EU food law compliance for product developers". Explains the system of food law in the European Union and deals with the horizontal food laws of relevance to the product developer. Send information...
- "The Functional Foods Dossier". Workshop on how to prepare the industrial dossier to substantiate EU health claims Send information...
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These workshops have been developed by experienced managers from different backgrounds (food industry, industrial associations, universities, research centers). They are specially designed to bring unique, updating knowledge and know-how in industrial practices. They constitute updating practical learning in the food industry and fill a gap for top level knowledge for food product development. They can be customized to fit specific company needs.