product development – "It's Only Biscuits…"

Lesson #5 If only machines were as gentle as our fingers !

Scaling up a recipe can create quality defects that are not visible on bench or pilot plant. The cookies were beautiful and everyone was so excited about them. They ticked all the boxes. Plenty of chocolate pieces, lovely melt in the mouth texture, a balanced aroma of chocolate mixed in with vanilla and baked biscuitContinue reading “Lesson #5 If only machines were as gentle as our fingers !”

Best Food Films: A Touch of Spice

Sometimes unique ingredients can give a dish its signature and make the difference between a good dish and a great one. This film holds a very special place in my heart, as I recognise a lot of the food and the family idiosyncrasies, even some of the accents, of my father’s family in it. MyContinue reading “Best Food Films: A Touch of Spice”

Innovation tools #2: Coming up with ideas

How many brainstorming techniques are there ? Probably as many as grains of sand on a beach

Innovation tools #1: Practice Makes Perfect

You can become more creative if you turn idea generation into a habit.

Lesson #4 Is there such a thing as “Too much chocolate” ?

Optimising recipe and process so that we can deliver on the product’s promise.

Best Food Films: Babette’s Feast

A product developer’s role is to create food with great ingredients, imaginatively prepared and beautifully presented. Their food can be transformative.