Food & Nutrition laboratory – Cologne, Germany

From our food and nutrition laboratory in Cologne we serve the German market with technical support and innovative concept development.
At our Cologne laboratory, we blend industry and market expertise with state-of-the-art equipment essential for achieving your formulation goals.
We create innovative  ideas for healthier and more sustainable concepts. With our extensive product portfolio, we offer solutions to formulation challenges and supporting you in the development of new products.

Our local lab is part of a global cluster of technical excellence centres. In collaboration with other IMCD laboratories at our premises in the city of Cologne,  a life science hub has been established, enabling customers to benefit from the expertise of the group as a whole.  

Our key areas of expertise:
• Taste: Improve flavour profiles to wow the palate.
• Texture & Mouthfeel: Develop the ideal mouthfeel and consistency for your products.
• Nutritional Ingredients: Incorporate nutritious ingredients to keep up with dietary trends.
• Functional Ingredients: Improve the functional properties of your formulations.

With our vast ingredient portfolio, up-to-date formulation knowledge, and an in-house flavour library, we provide fast and effective technical support, helping you select flavours efficiently. Our commercial experts bridge the gap between lab solutions and customer needs, while offering insights into the latest local trends from the German market.

We invite you to visit us and discover how we can support your product innovation.

How we can support you

Core Competencies

  • Recipe formulation
  • Ingredient selection
  • Flavour, Colouring and Botanical expertise  
  • Fruit & Vegetable powders, Flakes and Granules
  • Application support
  • Trend and market insights

Major Equipment

  • Professional Combi Oven
  • Blast chiller/freezer
  • Various types of mixing and heating equipment
  • Extensive in-house flavour and ingredient library

Applications

  • Bakery & Bakery Fillings
  • Beverage (alcoholic and non-alcoholic)
  • Confectionary
  • Dairy and Non-Dairy
  • Nutrition
  • Savoury

Meet our team:

Our creative and competent technical and sales experts are here to support your development.

IMCD Germany

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