Your CPG growth path.

Below are 10 technical items to support your path toward commercialization

✅ source industrial ingredients
✅ source the right packaging
✅ validate certified (ULC) equipment to scale your process.
✅ write a HACCP plan, validate your CCPs, be recall ready
✅ understand the required facility licenses, certifications, product regulations
✅ validate your shelf life (Aw, Micro, pH)
✅ design your label in regulatory compliance
✅ understand your COGS
✅ be GS1 compliant
✅ document, document, & document so you can scale faster

✨ Be comfortable with spending anywhere from $10,000 to $200,000 to bring your first production run to market.

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Food Product Shelf Life: Best Practices and Strategies

Be honest, how many of your products go to market before completing shelf-life testing?

Skip shelf-life testing? Never.

Are ingredients in your formulation prone to oxidation?

Is your equipment causing your emulsion to break down?

Does your packaging window contribute to colour changes?

Determining your product’s shelf life is essential to the success and safety of your product. Methodologies to optimize your product’s shelf life is a frequently discussed topic amongst food product developers.

Do you want to learn more on how to implement best practices, methods to reduce risk of quality failure, and common issues of your food product shelf life?

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Hey there. It’s great to meet you!

I’m Lara Tiro, the owner of Rebel Botanica Inc., a food product development consulting agency based in Vancouver, Canada.


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Nope. I’m not a Chef. Not a Dietician. I’m a Food Scientist. I love working alongside Chefs and Dieticians!

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