Capabilities + Know-how

Tools + talent that create and accelerate awesome results

That’s what makes us different. Not only do we do we apply our many decades of CPG and ingredient industry experience to achieve your goals, we have a range of commercially relevant product development and analytical capabilities within our own co-creation kitchen & lab spaces. These capabilities enable cost effective, fast, efficient, and scalable concept and product development and ingredient assessment.

  • We have the tools that enable bench scale creation of:

    • Plant based products including beverage, meat alternatives, dairy alternatives, and nutrition products

    • Dry powder foods and nutritional supplements

    • Food and nutrition bars

    • Full bakery capabilities for frozen and refrigerated dough, breads, batters, crackers, cookies, and baked bars.

    • Coating system for snacks and cereals

    • Confection: starch molded gummies, chocolate tempering, molding, and enrobing

    • Sauces, Marinades, & Dressings

    • Supplements including tinctures, gummies, and powders

  • Efficiently developing a product requires capabilities to measure and hit critical parameters for consumer acceptance, safety and quality. Our lab is outfitted with state of the art equipment-

    • Water activity meters

    • Moisture meters

    • Viscometers

    • Colorimeters

    • pH probes

  • Need to produce a small amount of product? We can help capability at scale that is ideal for:

    • consumer testing

    • tradeshows

    • samples

    • bridging to copacker MOQs

      Our “Micro-production” capabilities include extruded cold form or baked bars and blending and packing powders.

    Having multiple power drop types, we also can bring in your own equipment specific for your project, or rent specific equipment through our network if needed.

  • Voyageur Food Works can identify and integrate trusted and capable partners with our own capabilities and expertise. Voyageur Food Works has relationships with experts in specialized fields and can bring the power of these networks to your project:

    • Package Design and Selection

    • Contract Manufacturers

    • Market & Consumer Research

    • Food Law & Regulatory Affairs

    • Food Safety & Microbiology

    • Intellectual Property Law

    • Sensory Science

    • Ingredient Suppliers

    • University Facilities and Subject Matter Experts

  • We have expertise in many segments requiring specific knowledge:

    Reduced Sugar Solutions

    Keto

    Plant Based

    Refrigerated and Frozen Dough

    Organic and Non-GMO

    Clean label & Simple Ingredient Declarations

    Regulatory claims and verification

    Crop and Varietal Development

    Fermentation Science

  • Margin enhancement can be achieved in many ways, but it should never come at the cost of quality.

  • Voyageur offers our clients access to our beautiful office space which features a demo-kitchen, conference room, and collaborative co-working space. These spaces are also available on a half day or full day basis for meetings, focus groups, and product cuttings!

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