Our Development Centre
Our Development Centre
Innovative Concept Development Lab
Our concept development lab is fully equipped with an extensive range of ingredients and state-of-the-art tools to work on development projects for soft drinks, alcohol-based beverages, and powder blends. We offer laboratory-scale testing (1-3 liters or kilograms), enabling you to create prototypes with confidence. These small-scale trials provide you with the foundational insights needed to transition smoothly into the scale-up phase.
Commercial Laboratory and Pilot Testing
In our commercial laboratory, we conduct pilot testing for your products under UHT conditions, can sterilization, and small-scale contract packing for carbonated cans and bottles. Located in Shepton Mallet at the Rural Enterprise Centre, Royal Bath & West Showground, our facilities are easily accessible with excellent motorway connections and direct railway links from London.
Our concept development kitchen is where we have extensive ingredients and equipment for working on day to day developments such as beverages, powdered blends and snack bars. Here we can offer laboratory scale testing (1-3 litres) of your product in various formats such as cans, glass bottles, pouches etc that simulate factory processing conditions, giving you greater confidence to move to scale up.
The commercial kitchen where we can do large baking trials and other products such as ready meals. Our fantastic facilities are in Shepton Mallet at the Rural Enterprise Centre, Bath & West Showground which also has conference facilities and good connections to the motorway and a direct railway link from London.
FAQ
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
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Can I test my food or beverage recipe before full manufacturing?
Yes. We conduct pilot trials to assess flavour, texture, stability, and scalability before commercial production.
What equipment is used during product trials?
Our development facility includes pilot-scale equipment to simulate real production conditions and validate processing performance.
How do I know if my product will scale successfully?
We test formulations under realistic processing conditions to ensure stability, consistency and manufacturability at higher volumes.
Do you provide shelf-life guidance?
We advise on shelf-life strategy and appropriate validation processes to ensure product safety and quality over time.
Is small-batch testing suitable for retail launch preparation?
Yes. Small-batch pilot runs allow brands to validate performance before committing to larger manufacturing contracts.
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