New Product Development (NPD) in the North of England.  

Though based in Manchester, I have travelled up and down the length of the country to work on various products. Working with bakeries in Manchester, Leeds and even down in Chichester, developing new burger recipes for Burger King in a NPD facility near Derby and manufacturing pizzas in Rochdale, it's safe to say i've moved around with my work! But a lot of the foundations start on a laptop and I am able to work on advancing NPD projects from right here in my Manchester home. 

I am an experienced product developer and/or NPD manager able to create bespoke products and see them through the entire NPD process or manage the development workflow alongside third-party manufacturers. I am in contact with a raft of specialist ingredients contacts and suppliers able to help with issues ranging from:

• HFSS
• Sugar/carb reduction
• Texturising (Gums, hydrocolloids, etc)
• Flavouring/colourings
• Vitamin/mineral fortification
• Shelf life

I have developed and overseen the development of products that have sold millions of units online and made it into physical retailers including The Co-op, Holland and Barrett and Ocado. I can assist with presentation decks for buyers, whilst managing ingredient sourcing and pricing, accurate calculations for nutritional compositions (legally acceptable on product packaging) and external shelf life testing if required.

NB: I have a specialism in the healthy/free-from areas including low-carb, low-calorie, low-sugar, gluten free and vegan, but am more than capable of developing with full-fat/sugar options in mind too. As a development chef or NPD manager, I can advise and assist at all points in the process for those developing products of this nature.

What does this NPD chef actually make? Well, a wide range of products actually!

Some of the things I have developed or managed the development of include: Pizza bases, Burgers, cheese, brownies, blondies, condiments, breakfast bars, crispy coatings, baking mixes, snack bars, various breads, pastry, biscuits.

Recipe Development

Using a companies existing products, I can create, photograph and write the copy for any number of recipes or blogs. I have written near to 1000 recipes already, including three cookbooks (examples available on request). Combined with my SEO knowledge, these can become high-performing assets for any food company.

Clients/Work

Lo-Dough (5 year full time role) 

Example blogs. Along with the recipes, these were the basis of the vast majority of the companies social content and email campaigning, as well as contributing to the company’s excellent SEO performance). The tone of the writing and SEO was driven by constant analysis of the companies huge customer base.  
The fast 800 diet & Lo-Dough
Wild Garlic
Macro Nutrients
Food Cravings
High Protein Vegetarian Meals

Example recipes (Practical, simple to follow, customer-led recipes peppered with SEO):
Protein Pizza
Low Cal Katsu Curry
Custard Tart
Keto Burrito
Low Cal Rhubarb Crumble Cake (with custard)

NPD:  Low Cal, low-Carb and Gluten Free Products Developed/Project Managed:

Baking mixes
Cake bars
Savoury Crumb Coatings
Frozen Pizzas
Crackers
Breakfast Bars
Brownies and blondies
Loaves and Rolls
Bagels
Flavoured Wraps
Pizza Bases
Pastry
Cookbooks