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Our solutions

Focused solutions for every stage of food development

From an initial idea to commercial production, we offer development solutions tailored to the technological, business and manufacturing needs of each project.

You can start at any stage

Solutions for entrepreneurs, startups and brands

Have an idea for a new food product?

We help turn ideas into viable products, with professional guidance from concept evaluation through to pilot and production readiness.

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Illustrative image for the service: Research and feasibility assessment
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Solutions for industry and food companies

Development, improvement and innovation for existing and new products — aligned with product requirements, the market and real production conditions.

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Illustrative image for the service: Improving existing products
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Production and pilot solutions

Connecting development and production

Successful development has to work outside the lab too. We guide the adjustments required to move to pilot and production, according to the product, the equipment and the manufacturing capabilities.

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Illustrative image for the service: Transfer and adaptation to production
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Illustrative image for the service: Finding manufacturers and production solutions

External R&D

For companies, brands and ingredient suppliers that need flexible development capacity without maintaining a full development team — NICO can act as an external extension of your R&D capabilities, as needed or on an ongoing basis.

Facing a development challenge?

Whether you are just starting out or looking for a solution to a technological or production challenge, tell us about the project and we'll work out the right starting point together.

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