NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

IDL are experts in new product development. Whether satisfying a full product brief, or innovating a unique flavoured beverage, our team has the capabilities to create an innovative beverage to suit your needs. Our capabilities are expansive across wine, cider, spirits and non-alcoholic products.

MEET THE TEAM

Food & Beverage Technologist / New Product Development

At the forefront of our NPD team is Stephen Phipps who has over 15 years experience working as a chef curating food and wine pairings. Stephen holds a Bachelor of Food and Nutritional Science alongside a Bachelor of Science (honours). With over 6 years of FMCG experience, Stephen ensures new products are produced efficiently and to a flavour profile consumers will enjoy. Stephen enjoys crafting new products with an array of unique and rare flavours, and emphasises the importance of producing a product that satisfies the front, mid and back palate.

PRODUCT CAPABILITIES

Previously crafted beverages

  • RTD’s: Vodka, Tequila, Rum (white, spiced, aged), Whiskey, Gin and Bourbon (Kentucky, aged)

  • Canned Cocktails

  • Tonic Water

  • Sparkling Water

  • Cider

  • Ginger Beer

  • Wine

  • Seltzer

Additional ingredients

All our ingredients are high-grade, quality ingredients. Our largest flavour house supplier is a local Victorian supplier.

  • Hops

  • Tonic

  • Flavours: strawberry, raspberry, cola, passionfruit, pineapple, cherry, nectarine, watermelon (we are not limited to only these flavours)

  • Pressed juices

  • Cold brew coffee

  • Rice base ferments

THE PROCESS

  • Pitch or concept shared with IDL

  • Brainstorm completed by IDL

  • Concepts shared before trial samples are generated

  • Recipe tweaked with client to craft the perfect recipe

  • Corrosivity testing completed (if product is to be canned)

  • Product is scaled for mass production

  • Product is packaged and transported to client (can, bottle, keg)

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