A practical one day course for teams involved in dairy ingredient innovation, product development and commercialisation. It explores how opportunities are identified, assessed and developed into concepts that are technically credible, commercially relevant and realistic to deliver.
Course snapshot
- Format
- One day
- Tailored
- Yes
- Delivery
- In person or online
- Language
- English
- Level
- Intermediate
- For teams
- All sizes
Who we work with
- Innovation and NPD teams working with dairy or whey ingredients
- Technical, applications and R&D colleagues in concept development
- Product managers, marketing and commercial teams
- Technical sales and customer facing teams
What your team will be able to do
Course outline
- 1What innovation means in dairy ingredients: Novelty, improvement, renovation and value creation.
- 2Understanding the opportunity: Market drivers, customer needs, nutrition and protein trends, convenience, texture and taste.
- 3Ingredient functionality and application fit: How composition and processing shape where an ingredient can realistically be used.
- 4Building the product concept: Target user, application, benefits, format, claims and value proposition.
- 5From concept to feasibility: Technical feasibility, processing constraints, sensory risks, cost, scale-up and regulatory considerations.
- 6Commercial fit and decision-making: Whether to progress, adapt or stop before significant resource is committed.
We run this course so your team can assess what makes a dairy ingredient opportunity relevant, feasible and worth progressing, and recognise when a concept should be adapted, deprioritised or stopped early.
How the course can be tailored
We adapt the content by audience level, application area, product type, innovation priorities and learning goals, so your team focuses on what matters most.
How learning is reinforced
Practical exercise: a structured concept canvas worked through using a relevant opportunity, such as a high protein yoghurt, clear protein drink, dairy dessert, meal replacement powder, high fat WPC application or permeate valorisation opportunity.
Materials & further reading
- Course workbook and concept canvas
- Curated glossary of key terms
- Examples and exercises tailored to your product categories and innovation priorities
Bring this course to your team.
Tell us about your team, their current level and the capability you want to build. We’ll tailor the course content, format and timing around your needs. The first conversation is free and without obligation.