Plant based solutions

Due to increasing consumer considerations around sustainability, ethics, and health, the demand for plant-based products is soaring. This is a major opportunity for the food and drink industry to develop their plant-based offering through new vegetarian, vegan, and meat-free products.

A solution tailored to your needs

Our team of product developers and food scientists have already contributed to the success of many vegan, vegetarian and meat-free products. From start-ups to international business expansion, wherever you are in your plant-based product development journey, we can help you with:

• Consumer needs and sensory characterisation
• NPD and characterisation
• Nutritional assessment and enhancement
• Processing and safety
• End-use consideration and unlocking new potential for ingredients
• Regulatory support

Consumer needs and sensory characterisation

There’s a growing demand for plant-based food products. Our Consumer Insights team can assist with tailored study designs that deliver successful solutions to:

• Identify consumers’ attitudes to, and expectations of, plant-based ingredients - as well as product concepts
• Conduct taste assessments for consumer acceptance, sensory characterisation, and concept fit
• Identify the most effective claims for on-pack use while proposing clear routes to sensory claim substantiation

NPD and characterisation

With our ingredient functionalities knowledge across various categories, we can support with:

• Characterisation of meat-free and plant-based ingredients
• Product development and formulation optimisation
• Provide advice on processing and shelf-life stability

Nutritional assessment and enhancement

From maximising nutritional profile to achieving claims or meeting regulatory requirements, we help you deliver nutritious plant-based products by:

• Determining nutritional content
• Offering nutritional solutions, such as protein content and/or quality, to enhance your plant-based food’s profile to satisfy your product ambitions

Processing and safety

Extensive food safety data, shelf-life data, and predictive models for food safety exist for animal-based products, but the same cannot be said for plant-based foods. We can assist you with the technical challenges to formulate safe and high-quality plant-based meat alternatives with:

• New, adapted, or optimised food production processes to ensure stability (quality and microbiological)
• Plant-based products performance comparison with meat-based alternative (during processing and over shelf-life)
• Support with use of new technologies, such as HPP for protein texturisation, to create more functional ingredients
• Allergen’s consideration
• Microbiological shelf-life assessment

End-use consideration and unlocking new potential for ingredients

Our experts can help you to understand more about your ingredients and potential products that they could be used in, namely by:

• Identifying factors that may affect the performance of your product such as incorporation with other products, variation in cooking times or methods
• Determining any functional properties of waste streams

Regulatory support

Understanding and closely following governmental regulations for plant-based products can be a very daunting and complex task. Our global regulatory team can help you:

• Ensure your products are compliant with all local and international regulatory agencies
• Stay informed of regulatory news and developments in plant-based foods
• Anticipate regulatory scientific challenges

Partner with the experts in plant-based products at Campden BRI

Working with us means partnering with a dedicated team of experts in plant-based food and drink. Our focus is to build, maintain, and improve customer experience throughout the entire product life to give you a competitive edge.

Contact us to find out how we can help you succeed in your plant-based food and drink journey.