Are you considering product lines that use discarded material? Do you want to better understand the opportunities related to waste valorization? Do you need help finding value in by-products or remaining materials from a manufacturing process. Learn how we work with clients to do so.
Are you struggling to resolve the hurdles of using plant-based ingredient in your portfolio? What’s the impact to consumers of inconsistency in plant-based ingredients? Does the emerging science complicate new product development with these ingredients? And is it important to have multiple stakeholders involved as you look for solutions to the challenges of plant-based ingredient use? Read on for answers.
As scientists and innovation advisors, we weigh consumer perceptions and fears about health effects of emerging contaminants, not only with the science and actual risk but also with our concerns as parents. This was the case with earlier work on perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs).
Our medtech client was interested in growth areas. We helped them understand if there was an opportunity to develop the next generation of ventilation.
Our innovation work with food clients often focuses on how to formulate products to meet consumer preferences, tastes, or trends. Want to reduce sugar? Incorporate clean label ingredients? Use alternative proteins? Introduce natural colors? Or do you want to meet another consumer demand? Regardless of the goal, our clients share similar questions and challenges. How …
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How can food manufacturers accelerate the development and delivery new products with plant-based ingredients? And in doing so meet the consumers’ desires for protein alternatives that support health, provide dietary variety, encompass sustainability, and taste great? Read on for answers.
As innovation advisors, a design thinking approach underlies our work. We know design thinking improves the product development process and helps innovators develop solutions that have a more meaningful impact. Why? Because design thinking enables us — and our clients — to start with the customer or end-user. We identify problems that they’re having and …
