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Food Product Development Consultant | Tallow and Shun

Taking a food product from kitchen concept to commercial reality is a complex journey — but it is one that Tallow and Shun knows well. Our product development service helps food entrepreneurs, established brands and supermarket buyers bring new food products to life, from initial recipe ideation through to production-ready formulation.

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Who Is This Service For?

Our product development clients include food entrepreneurs with a great recipe idea, established food brands looking to extend their range, restaurant and chef brands exploring retail products, supermarket and foodservice buyers seeking development partnerships, and food businesses needing to scale existing recipes for production.

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What We Offer

Recipe Formulation and Development

We work with you to define the product concept and develop a recipe that achieves the right taste profile, texture, shelf life and nutritional requirements. We conduct multiple rounds of testing and refinement until the product is exactly right.

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Scaling for Production

A recipe that works in a domestic kitchen does not automatically work at scale. We understand the changes in flavour, texture and structure that occur during scaling and reformulation — and how to address them. We work with you to scale your recipe to production volumes without losing what makes it special.

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Food Safety and Compliance

All food products sold commercially in the UK must meet strict food safety, allergen labelling and HACCP standards. We advise on compliance requirements and help you put appropriate controls in place from the outset — saving time and cost later.

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Nutritional Analysis and Labelling

We can provide nutritional analysis and label guidance to ensure your product meets UK and EU labelling regulations.

Market Positioning and Briefing

Beyond the product itself, we help you think about how it will be positioned in the market — price point, packaging concept, competitive differentiation and retailer requirements.

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Our Approach

We believe the best food products are built on a foundation of genuine culinary skill combined with technical knowledge. Tallow and Shun brings both — ensuring your product not only passes compliance checks but actually tastes outstanding.

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Get in Touch

If you have a food product idea you would like to develop, we would love to hear about it. Contact us today to arrange an initial conversation.

Services

  • Concept Creation & Trend Spotting:

    • Identifying culinary and market trends.

    • Generating product concepts.

  •  Recipe & Formulation Development:

    • Creating, testing, and refining  recipes with a focus on high-quality ingredients.

    • Optimising recipes for flavour, texture, and nutritional target compliance.

  •  Process Optimisation & Scale-Up:

    • Developing robust processing instructions and specifications (SOPs).

    • Translating recipes into cost-effective, high-volume production at co-manufacturers or in-house facilities.

  •  Cost & Ingredient Management:

    • Managing the ingredient sourcing pipeline alongside Procurement for quality and cost efficiency.

    • Conducting formulation costing and analysing ingredient supply chain risks.

  •  Quality Assurance & Regulatory Compliance:

    • Establishing shelf-life protocols and conducting stability testing.

    • Ensuring all product specifications, labeling, and ingredients meet current food safety and regulatory standards.

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