Why Choose Guires'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. Guires 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 Guires 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.

Informative Food Packaging Concepts

08 Aug

Informative Food Packaging Concepts

by Food Research Lab

in What Science Can Do

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Packaging is just as crucial as the contents in the food industry. Food packaging promotes the product, extends its shelf life, and makes long-distance shipping easier. Keeping up with the newest food packaging trends will help you stay on track with your packaging choices.

In recent years, there has been a groundswell of opposition to plastic packaging and the harm it causes to the environment. Packaging, as fruit and vegetable processors are well aware, plays a vital role in product protection and shelf life extension, as well as serving as a marketing and branding tool.

Fig.1. Intelligent Packaging (Semantic Scholar.com)

Food packaging lies at the very heart of the modern food industry and very few foods are sold unpackaged. Good packaging prevents waste and ensures that the food retains its desired quality throughout its shelf life. Despite its important and critical role, packaging is frequently viewed as, at best, somewhat redundant, and, at worst, a significant waste of resources and an environmental hazard.

While food packaging is an important part of the food industry and helps to keep food and beverages in a sanitary manner, it may also be a source of food safety concerns. When heated, certain packaging materials, such as certain types of plastic, polythenes, and styrofoam, can produce toxins that are harmful to consumers. Irradiated packaging materials can introduce harmful nonfood chemicals into food. Food packaging uses a variety of materials, such as dyes for colourful label printing and glues and adhesives to hold the package tight. To adequately protect customers, the competent body certifies each of these food packaging materials individually, submitting them to stringent testing processes.