Whether you are solving a defined problem, developing a new opportunity or shaping a larger programme, Basis Advisory helps businesses understand the options, test the assumptions and decide the practical route forward.
Health Checks
The brief
A clear starting point when you know something needs attention. An independent, structured review of your technical, quality or innovation function: what is working, where the risks and bottlenecks sit, and what should happen next.
- Technical Directors
- Quality Directors
- R&D & Innovation Leaders
- Site Leadership Teams
Independent assessment
An objective view of where the function stands today
Strengths and risk areas
Clearly identified, so attention goes where it changes something
Prioritised opportunities
Improvement options ranked, not simply listed
Recommended actions
Immediate and medium-term, and practical enough to begin
A practical roadmap
What should happen next, and in what order
A leadership readout
A review session with the relevant leadership team
Technical Advisory
The brief
When a product, process or protocol has to be right. Deep technical support across the performance and quality of dairy protein ingredients, diagnosing problems, de-risking decisions and strengthening technical capability and confidence.
- Heads of Technical
- Quality Leaders
- Operations Leaders
- Technical Teams
Product performance and functionality
Solubility, dispersibility, heat stability, viscosity, texture, flavour, mouthfeel, and application performance
Process performance and optimisation
Improving consistency, reducing variability, and connecting process conditions to product quality
Quality, stability, and shelf-life
Protocol design, stability assessment, quality risk review, and interpretation of product changes over time
Sensory capability and product understanding
Trained panel design, lexicon development, profiling, benchmarking, and links between sensory and technical drivers
Technical troubleshooting and second opinion
Independent review of product defects, critical decisions, technical risks, and unresolved manufacturing or application issues
Trial design, benchmarking, and data interpretation
Practical trial planning, success criteria, interpretation, and clear next steps
Ingredient and raw material evaluation
Assessing suitability, variability, functionality, and impact in finished applications
Innovation Advisory
The brief
For when you’re building something new and need it to succeed beyond the lab. From early concept to market-ready proposition, translating technical capability into products and positioning that customers actually want and that protect your margin.
- R&D Directors
- Innovation Leaders
- Commercial & Business Development Teams
Innovation strategy and opportunity mapping
Identifying where technical capability, customer needs, and commercial potential meet
Product and application development pathways
Shaping practical routes from idea to concept, trial, and launch readiness
Ingredient positioning and value creation
Translating functionality, performance, and technical evidence into stronger market propositions
Raw material value creation
Exploring higher-value uses for existing dairy and whey streams
Concept development and feasibility
Assessing technical practicality, product fit, and likely development challenges early
Trial planning and development support
Designing structured trials, defining success criteria, and interpreting results
Commercially relevant innovation
Connecting technical development with customer needs, market direction, and business priorities
Strategic Projects
The brief
When the decision matters and the evidence needs to be solid. Structured, evidence-led projects that answer a strategic question - bringing together technical analysis, risk assessment, commercial judgement, and practical recommendations to support confident decision-making.
- Senior Leadership
- Commercial Directors
- Investors
- Boards
Portfolio strategy and value-creation framing
Clarifying which products, streams, capabilities, or opportunities deserve focus and how they can be positioned for value
Business case development and senior decision support
Building the technical and commercial rationale needed to support investment, prioritisation, partnership, or strategic direction
Process and whey stream optimisation
Reviewing process routes, side streams, constraints, and opportunities to improve value, efficiency, or strategic use
Strategic opportunity assessment
Evaluating where technical capability, market need, operational feasibility, and commercial potential meet
Market and category entry assessment
Assessing whether a product, ingredient, application, or capability has a credible route into a target market or category
Technical and commercial risk assessment
Identifying technical, quality, operational, customer, and commercial risks before significant decisions are made
Strategic roadmap development
Translating complex questions into structured workstreams, decision points, evidence needs, and practical next steps
Technical Due Diligence & Integration
The brief
For acquisitions, investments, and integrations where technical understanding matters. Independent technical assessment before acquisition or investment, with hands-on support after completion to align systems, specifications, and technical governance, informed by direct experience leading a major post-acquisition integration in the dairy ingredients sector.
- Investors
- Acquirers
- Corporate Development Teams
- Senior Leadership
Technical due diligence
Independent assessment of acquisition or investment targets
Capability assessment
Review of product, process, quality, technical, and innovation capability
Post-acquisition integration
Alignment of systems, specifications, governance, and technical ways of working
Cross-site and cross-team harmonisation
Support for consistency across teams, sites, products, and processes
Technical risk identification and mitigation planning
Clear identification of risks, implications, and practical actions
See if your challenge is already in the document.
Find your situation in the detail.
Each statement sets out the technical and innovation challenges we work on most often, matched to the support that addresses them. If your problem is in the list, the rest of the document shows how we approach it and the credentials behind the work. Both are designed to stand alone, so they are yours to share with colleagues, leadership or partners.
- Technical Capability StatementPDF · 147 KB
- Innovation Capability StatementPDF · 145 KB
Put your situation on the table.
Once you have the shape of what we do, a short conversation will tell you whether it fits what you are dealing with.
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Advisory work usually starts with a discovery session to understand the challenge, clarify the opportunity, and identify where the value sits. From there, support can continue as a focused project with defined outputs, or as a larger strategic programme with connected workstreams, phased priorities, and continuity of technical context.
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Tell us what you're working on. The first conversation is free, focused and without obligation: just a clear view of whether and how we can help.