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Innovating substitute meat
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Summary
Dalepak Foods engaged the Yorkshire Forward funded Appetizing Innovation to assess its recipe formulation for a planned meat-substitute range aimed at the growing market for healthier food options.
The strength of Appetizing Innovation’s experience and unrivalled knowledge of the food industry guaranteed the Northern Foods subsidiary a clear analysis of their product and practical recommendations on further developments.
Following an initial assessment, Appetizing Innovation consortium member Sheffield Hallam University puts its panel of product and taste experts to work over two months on a series of stringent tests to assess the product’s texture, taste and sensory attributes.
Dalepak was determined that its meat substitute would get as close to a real meat experience as possible to rival the well-known brand of one of its main competitors.
A Dalepak spokesman said that Appetizing Innovation had been very responsive to its needs and that the exercise had proved extremely useful. Appetizing Innovation innovation consultant John Stanford said “By breaking down the real meat experience we are able to identify the product attributes that were really important and so direct Dalepak’s efforts for future R & D.”
