Product innovation
Prototypes in the technical center
Product Innovation for Market-Ready Products: From Concept to Prototype
Customized product innovation and development, from sensor technology and analytics to contract manufacturing
The division’s promise: Tailored product development and product innovations. For food producers and startups, understanding and meeting the needs of the market and customers is a fundamental prerequisite for targeted product development and innovation, as well as for establishing these products in the market. Through targeted and efficient work, we develop high-quality products with outstanding sensory properties.
While formulation development takes place on a laboratory scale, several pilot plants equipped with modern apparatus and contract manufacturing facilities are available for the production of product prototypes. The prerequisites for developing marketable product innovations are established through internal sensory evaluation by the trained DIL panel, as well as comprehensive analytical testing. Thanks to its certification as a food production facility in accordance with applicable EU regulations, DIL is able to manufacture sensitive products such as meat and dairy products, as well as samples for a test market.
For us, product innovation means: developing products based on scientific principles, implementing them in a practical way, and always keeping the market’s needs in mind.
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We offer a state-of-the-art technical facility for scalable processes and robust prototypes under real-world conditions
With the support of in-house analytical services, a state-of-the-art technical center, and the option to incorporate nutritional aspects, the Product Innovation division has become the preferred partner for food producers in many sub-sectors.
Our Services
- Identify market and customer requirements and translate them into product concepts
- Targeted Product Development and Product Innovation for Food Producers and Startups
- Efficient Development of High-Quality Products
- Optimizing sensory characteristics to ensure high market acceptance
- Formulation Development on a Laboratory Scale
- Manufacturing of product prototypes in several pilot plant areas
- State-of-the-art equipment and facilities for prototyping and contract manufacturing
- Internal sensor testing by a trained DIL panel
- Comprehensive Analytics for Quality and Product Evaluation
- Ensuring the Conditions for Marketable Product Innovations
- Production as an approved food production facility in accordance with applicable EC regulations
- Production of sensitive products such as meat and dairy products
- Production of samples and batches for test market applications
- Incorporating Nutritional Aspects into Product Development
- A combination of analytics, a state-of-the-art pilot plant, and product expertise for cross-industry applications
