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Food service innovation consulting

Sagentia Innovation works with some of the world’s leading brands to navigate the changing food service landscape and to be at the forefront of innovation in this space.

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Food service disruption

Food service is undergoing unprecedented change, driven by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the short term and by changes to consumers consumption habits – including meals on-the-go, the desire for experience, and the impact of digitisation and automation – in the longer term.

We are delivering R&D insights and new product development that reduces the disruption of food services, from personalisation to product innovations, dispensers to vending systems, data analytics to user experience. We are supporting new consumer experiences at point-of-sale with autonomous next-generation vending machines, while keeping a focus on sustainable and functional packaging that is shifting the conversation around waste and re-use across the circular economy and we’re seeing a steady increase in the number of food and beverage brands approaching us to discuss novel delivery technologies.

We work at every stage of the R&D process, from planning more effective research programmes and generating meaningful hypotheses for testing, through to faster iteration in laboratories and leveraging digital technologies for product development and deployment. Our specialists in chemistry, nutrition, sensors, and fluidics combine to form a bespoke team that can adapt to and solve the most complex product challenges around food service disruption such as plant closures, increased demand, and panic buying. 

How do we meet consumer needs better and faster?

Phil Mackie, Managing Partner - Food and Beverage, shares his thoughts on how industries can use predictive data in product development.

Technology for today and tomorrow

Technology for today and tomorrow

We provide both breadth and depth in technology and scientific expertise to our clients and their projects. By pulling together the best experts we’re best placed to drive cross-sector learning.

 

From physical, chemistry, and life sciences, to digital skills, and from electrical and mechanical engineering, to sensory science, we can drive more efficient project understanding, innovation, and development.

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What’s special about us?

Why do we do it?

Where we add value

What’s special about us?

  1. Innovation. We mix technical depth with a broad range of scientific, commercial, and user-focused skillsets to tackle our clients’ toughest problems. We deliver strategies and solutions that disrupt the status quo
  2. Insight. We bring intellectual rigour and experience to our clients’ work; we challenge and drive return on investment
  3. Speed. We work fast, with teams focused on end-goals, quality and time-to-market, operating in markets we know and understand
  4. IP. We put our clients first. If we work on a patentable piece of technology on behalf of a client, our clients always get the IP
  5. Regulatory. As part of Science Group PLC we have access to >100 regulatory and compliance specialists

Why do we do it?

  1. Because it matters. We seek to help our clients make a difference to real lives
  2. To raise the bar. By sharing our breadth of expertise and experience across the markets we know we can facilitate and accelerate successful innovative growth and business strategies
  3. For our clients. When we work with our clients they see us as their partners. Their success is vital to us and we are genuinely excited and delighted when they select us to be part of their journey to research and develop
  4. We love it. We’re fascinated by science and technology, the world in which we live and the macro trends and issues which are changing our lives. We want to help shape transformation

Where we add value

  1. If something seems an impossible task, we can deconstruct it and come up with a plan
  2. We will take on – and deliver against - moonshots
  3. We believe we have one of the widest skills bases anywhere and can take on some of the more unusual or challenging projects. If it’s a weird one, give us a shout
  4. We’ll always tell our clients if we can’t help, or if we think there’s someone better for the job
  5. If you are responsible for looking at macro trends in your businesses that might pose a threat or create an opportunity and you need to do more digging – we can dig for you. And more than that we’ll make sense of what we find and give you next steps
  6. We enjoy our work. And we think you’d enjoy working with us too
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