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Are you ready to scale up your homemade recipes, or are you just curious to learn what goes into making food at large scale?
If so, you’re in the right place. Here we gather all our posts that explain just how that works. Whether you need to convert your recipes for a factory, choose a production process, need to make labels, or struggling to select packaging, we’ve got something to get you going.
Not sure where to start? Start with our introductory article!
So, you’ve decided you’re ready to scale up your small food production business. Those homemade cookies, jams, or jars are simply flying off the shelf, and you’re itching to make more for your adoring fans. But, when you’re talking to…
Yes, you can determine the nutritional value of a product, by sending it to a laboratory. But, there are other (cheaper) ways to do so. For instance, you can use some simple math, as well as trustworthy literature sources.
You’ve successfully started a small food business. You’re selling your delicious products to friends, family, and a growing group of happy customers. But, you can no longer keep up with the demand. It’s impossible to continue making the food at…
Making food at scale vs making food at home, presents a set of challenges. How do you store your ingredients? What does it take to ensure even baking in a huge oven? How do you produce freshly smoked meat on…
This is a guest post by a fellow food scientist with ample experience in various categories of new product development: Nathan Silva. Feel free to connect with him on LinkedIn. So you have a food or beverage product that you…
This is a guest post by a fellow food scientist with ample experience in various categories of new product development: Nathan Silva. Feel free to connect with him on LinkedIn. What flavor is Mountain Dew? How does someone make a…
Cooking a pie in the oven is always a delicate balancing act. You don’t want the pie to dry out and become tough. But under cooking is probably worse, with raw liquid filling being left in the pie. Imagine how…
How cold does your freezer need to be for freezing that piece of fish in less than 2 minutes? How fast does your cooling water need to flow to keep a pipe full of soup at temperature? If you’re designing…
It’s still a mostly brown and grey world, with just a light dusting of snow covering the fields and forests. The grass hasn’t started to grow yet, the trees haven’t yet budded and people only come outside when they need…
Labels on food generally have two very important functions: 1) make the product look appealing and make people want to buy it and 2) tell the (legal) details of your food. You both want to make sure people know what…
When talking with an equipment manufacturer to scale up your food production business. The question might come up. Are you planning to run continuously or in a batch-like manner? Often, you’ll use some form of continuous production if you’re planning…
Dreaming of scaling up your grandmother’s cupcake recipe? Or are you running a food production company and looking into a new product? Chances are that you will have to scale up your recipe or any new product you’ve developed. Scaling…