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Food Manufacturing & Product Development Capabilities

From the first idea and recipe development to manufacturing and market-ready products, CCE helps food businesses develop products that taste good, work commercially and can be produced at scale.

i.

New Product Development

An idea is only the beginning.

  • Turning an idea, market opportunity or business need into a clear product concept.Turn an initial product idea, market opportunity or operational requirement into a defined product concept.
  • Recipe & Product DevelopmentFlavour, ingredients, format, portion, texture and application development.
  • Prototype & SamplingProduct trials and sample development.
  • Product OptimisationRefining taste, consistency, kitchen performance and commercial viability.
  • Scale-UpMoving from the development kitchen to repeatable production.
  • CommercialisationPreparing the product for launch across QSR, foodservice or retail.
ii.

Food Manufacturing

Developed by chefs. Built for production.

  • Protein ManufacturingProtein products developed and manufactured for QSR, retail and foodservice, built around each project’s format, volume and operational needs.
  • Sauce ManufacturingSauces, dressings, gravies and dips, from custom flavour development through to commercial production for QSR, food service and retail.
  • SeasoningsCustom seasoning blends developed and manufactured for QSR, food service and retail.
  • Prepared Food ComponentsFillings, soups, bases and ready-to-use components developed for professional kitchens and food service operations.
iii.

Retail Solutions

Good food has to work beyond the kitchen.

  • Retail Food ProductsRetail-ready food products developed around the consumer, the shelf and the commercial brief.
  • Beverage DevelopmentBeverage concepts developed from first idea and flavour profile through to a retail-ready product.
  • Meals for RetailReady-meal solutions developed for retail partners, with taste, consistency and scale considered from the start.
iv.

Meal Solutions

Meals, made to scale.

  • Scalable Meal ProgrammesFrom a few hundred to larger recurring requirements, individually packed meals developed around the brief, the consumer and the operation.
Why CCE

Built for the real world, not just the drawing board.

One team, start to finish

Concept, development, manufacturing and commercialisation under one roof.

Built for scale

Products developed with repeatability, volume and real operating requirements in mind.

Culinary + commercial

Chef-led development backed by manufacturing experience and an understanding of what works in the market.

Have a product idea? Let's talk about how to build it.

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