R&D

R&D and Product Development Overview

Foran’s R&D staff is a team of experienced professionals whose credentials come from a wide variety of food science-related disciplines.  The diversity of their collective food industry expertise and their ability to solve problems collaboratively makes them uniquely qualified to craft creative, individualized solutions for each customer, whether a project calls for new development, matching or reformulation.

As a Foran customer, your company will have the opportunity to work with an R&D team member responsible for thoroughly understanding and achieving your specific goals, a close collaboration that ensures that you receive a “Personal touch in taste”.  Seamless partnership between your R&D team, a Foran R&D team member, and other members of Foran’s technical staff creates a cohesive impression of your needs in the development of both new and revised products, allowing Foran to focus on keeping you on the leading edge of flavor trends.  Our clients are even encouraged to work on-site alongside Foran’s technical team to develop custom seasoning blends!

Foran’s Technical Center provides a state-of-the-art resource that can accelerate the speed of development and speed to market for your business.  Our lab and test kitchen capabilities include snack food- and vacuum-tumbling, injection, dehydration, baking, frying, roasting, and blending.  In addition to being optimized for development, our Technical Center includes a cutting-edge Demonstration Kitchen.

Foran’s investment in our Technical Center means your business needn’t make an additional resource commitment in order to utilize a reliable and well-equipped product development lab and a highly knowledgeable food technology staff.

The R&D Lab’s Test Kitchen area.