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25 services

A plant that does not know its real weight loss or its cost per kilo does not have a flavour problem: it has a control problem. That is always where the work starts.

International

Food technology consulting

01

Cost-down reformulation

Redesigning the formula to produce cheaper without the customer noticing: lean-fat-water ratio, functional proteins, phosphate system and thermal yield.

Deliverable
New formula costed side by side with the current one, showing the saving per kilo and the sensory trial proving no quality was lost.
Format
Short project. The service that pays for itself fastest.
02

Export compliance

What has to change in formula, process, packaging and labelling for the product to enter the destination market: European Union, United States, Gulf states, Mercosur or the Andean Community.

Deliverable
Gap report against the destination regulation and a closing plan, with the technical dossier that authority requires.
Format
One project per destination market.
03

Halal and kosher production

Bringing formula and plant in line with halal or kosher requirements: replacing critical ingredients, line segregation, traceability and preparation for the certifying body’s audit.

Deliverable
Compliant formula, segregation manual and a dossier ready for the certifier.
Format
Project. The certificate is issued by the body; we get the plant ready to pass.
04

Shelf life validation

Determining real shelf life by trial — microbiological, physicochemical and sensory — instead of copying a competitor’s date.

Deliverable
Study with the deterioration curve, a defensible expiry date and the storage conditions you must declare.
Format
Trial whose length is set by the product itself.
05

Clean label: less sodium, nitrite and allergens

Cutting salt, nitrite, phosphates and allergens without losing microbiological safety or texture. It is the requirement advancing fastest in every market’s regulation.

Deliverable
Reformulated product with the safety barrier recalculated and a simplified label.
Format
Project, with mandatory microbiological validation.
06

Turnkey livestock projects

Sizing a poultry, pig or cattle operation: stock numbers, housing, feeding plan, health programme, and the figure almost nobody calculates properly — the feed conversion ratio.

Deliverable
Project with phased investment, feeding plan per production stage and a real break-even point.
Format
Project, supported through the first production cycle.
07

Compound feed mill

Design of your own feed mill: grinding, mixing, pelleting or extrusion, and the dosing system that makes every tonne come out like the last one.

Deliverable
Equipment list, flow, real throughput and a formulation programme by species.
Format
Project. Making your own feed usually cuts cost per kilo of meat more than any other lever.
08

Least-cost ration formulation

Calculating the ration that meets the nutrient requirement for the species and stage at the lowest possible cost with the raw materials available in your region — not the ones in the textbook.

Deliverable
Formulas by species and stage, recalculated whenever raw material prices move.
Format
Recurring service: the optimal formula changes when the market changes.
09

Full by-product recovery

Turning into saleable product what you currently pay to dispose of: meat and bone meal, blood meal, tallow and fats. Sizing, equipment and route to market.

Deliverable
Feasibility study with available volume, investment, and the specific markets for each output.
Format
Project. It is a second invoice on raw material you already bought.
10

Pet food development

Formulation and process for extruded dog and cat kibble: nutrient profile, extrusion parameters, palatability and coating.

Deliverable
Formula compliant with the reference profile, line parameters and an acceptance trial.
Format
Project, with pilot run and animal acceptance panel.
11

Sauce and dressing development

Mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, hot sauces and dressings: stable emulsion, safe pH, target viscosity and shelf life without a cold chain.

Deliverable
Formulation, process parameters and shelf-stability validation.
Format
One project per product.
12

Precooked flour and pasta lines

Setting up or fixing a precooked corn flour, bakery blend or dry pasta line: gelatinisation, flaking, drying curve and particle size.

Deliverable
Process parameters, per-batch quality control and diagnosis of the existing line.
Format
Project or one-off diagnosis.
13

Plant diagnosis

Full process review with the numbers in hand: yield per batch, real weight loss, cost per kilo, points of loss.

Deliverable
Report naming the three bottlenecks costing the most money and the order in which to attack them.
Format
Remote with data and video, or on site.
14

Product development and scale-up

From concept to production: target formulation and its translation into an industrial batch, with the salt, phosphate, ice and fat adjustments the jump in scale demands.

Deliverable
Formulation sheet, process curve and shelf life trial.
Format
Documented pilot run before committing raw material.
15

Line design and equipment selection

What equipment the target capacity needs, in what order to buy it, and the real throughput of the whole line rather than the number on the manufacturer’s sheet. Includes used equipment appraisal.

Deliverable
Equipment list with capacities, plant flow and a phased budget.
Format
Project, with payment milestones per deliverable.
16

HACCP and regulatory dossier

HACCP plan with real critical limits, not copied from a template, and assembly of the dossier for whichever registration the country requires.

Deliverable
Manual, technical sheets and a dossier ready to file.
Format
Project, supported until the licence is issued.
17

Labelling and nutrition declaration

Nutrition panel calculation, ingredient list in the correct order, allergens, and the claims the destination country allows or forbids.

Deliverable
Label compliant with the target market regulation, ready to print.
Format
Per product and per market.
18

Expert witness and second opinion

Independent technical opinion when there is a rejected batch, a dispute with a supplier, or a claim to argue with an insurer.

Deliverable
Expert report with the root cause substantiated and documented.
Format
One-off engagement, under written confidentiality.
19

Plant team training

Training for the people who actually handle the batter: temperature control, order of addition in the cutter, reading defects, and why each step sits where it sits.

Deliverable
Online or on-site programme, with materials and assessment.
Format
By modules, in any of the six languages.
20

One-off technical enquiry

A specific question with a specific answer: why the emulsion broke, what dosage applies, why pH will not drop, whether an ingredient is legal in a given country.

Deliverable
Reasoned written answer, citing the regulation where relevant.
Format
By email or short video call, from any country.
Venezuela

Sausages and dry-aged meat

01

Co-packing and private label

We produce under your brand so you can have a catalogue without building a plant: you bring the brand and the market, we bring production and the technical sheet.

Deliverable
Finished product, labelled and with batch traceability.
Format
Contract with minimum batch agreed up front.
02

Technical inputs for charcuterie

Starter cultures, natural and collagen casings, curing salts, phosphates, spice blends and noble mould. What is hard to source in Venezuela and without which there are no cured products.

Deliverable
Supply with a technical sheet and storage conditions for each input.
Format
Direct sale and scheduled resupply.
03

Ageing chamber by the batch

For the producer who knows how to make the product but cannot fund a humidity-controlled chamber: we rent the full cycle with recorded weight loss.

Deliverable
Aged batch with its curve documented.
Format
Per cycle, on a booked calendar.
04

Private label for retail chains

Developing a supermarket or restaurant chain’s own line: product to their specification, at their target price and under their label.

Deliverable
Product developed, costed and with committed resupply capacity.
Format
Annual agreement with minimum volume.
05

On-site training in Zulia

Plant workshop for butchers, charcutiers and hotel kitchens: fresh, scalded and cured, hands in the batter.

Deliverable
Workshop with materials and certificate of attendance.
Format
Small groups, at our plant or yours.
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