Our Services
Our skills and experience can help you in many areas of food product development, quality systems management, production, packaging, and marketing.

Product Development, Labelling, Packaging

Food Technology Software Nutrition calculation and labelling, recipe management, formulation balancing, data analysis, and experimental design for product and process optimisation. Ingredient Labelling Ingredient listing, nutrition information and nutrition claims. Allergen alerts and characterising ingredients. Compliance with the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code, for locally made or imported products. Compliance with overseas legislation for export products.

New Product Development Development of new food formulations from concept to commercialisation. Product, ingredients, process, plant, packaging, quality systems, shelf life. Complete project management for product launches. Nutrition Information Panel - NIP Calculation of food composition and nutritional data using nutrition software and extensive food databases.

Packaging Solutions Packaging for food protection, storage, handling and transport, refrigeration, safety, shelf life, shelf life extension, presentation and display. Supplemented Foods Compliance with the New Zealand Supplemented Food Standard. Ingredients, composition, vitamin and mineral fortification limits, and claims, for food type dietary supplements.

Food Quality, Safety and Compliance

Allergen Management Identification of risks in products and processes, ingredients and formulations, reduction of cross contamination, labelling and more. Food Microbiology Identification of risks in products and processes. Assistance with sampling programmes. Challenge testing and interpretation of results.

Food Safety Programmes HACCP-based food safety regimes, FSP's, Risk Management Programmes (RMP's), WQA, BRC, internal audits, supplier audits, MSDS. Food Standards Compliance Advice on Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) Food Standards. Assistance with food hygiene standards. Code amendment submissions.

Quality Systems Documentation Improvements to quality system documentation to meet NZFSA and customer requirements. Integration of food safety, environmental and quality requirements into one documented system. Shelf Life Extension Assist in finding ways of extending the shelf life of your products without loss of quality. Test protocols and sensory evaluation.

Food Manufacturing & Production

Food Imports & Exports Regulatory requirements, labelling, composition and approved additives for foods for import and export. Food Manufacturing Identification of issues in food manufacturing processes. Advice on food process improvement for quality, safety, yield, or productivity gains.

Process Improvement Identification of inefficiencies, yield and productivity issues in manufacturing processes, cost reduction and quality improvement. Troubleshooting Identify problems and provide solutions. In supply chain, processing, quality, microbiology, packaging, storage

Business Development & Management

Business development Strategic planning, market development, and expertise in Operations, Quality Management, R&D, NPD, technology transfer, business communications. Marketing Market and product trends, market development, industrial marketing, market research, sensory evaluation, regulatory advice, preparation of press releases, copy for websites, maintaining blogs/FB pages etc.

Mentoring Ongoing assistance to ensure new procedures and processes are implemented successfully. Project Management Management and facilitation of international projects and New Zealand projects. Assistance with the design, stages, critical steps and timing of any project. Concept development, implementation, ongoing monitoring, evaluation.

Strategic Planning Business analysis and advice on utilisation of new technologies, market development, market and product trends. Training Training for professional development, food safety, hygiene and quality systems training, product development, software, microbiology.

Technical Writing Services Technical/academic writing for reports, brochures, websites, handbooks Editing - academic materials and general written material Print production management Copy for websites, experience in maintaining websites/online newsletters Networking.