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The Food Lab

I’m a flavour expert and food scientist with 10+ years’ experience helping food & drink brands create products that taste as good as they promise. In this podcast, I share how to Create clean-label, planted-based and allergen-free launch-ready products, Choose the right flavour direction, and Fix underperforming products. No jargon, no off-the-shelf solutions, just food science, flavour strategy, and expert insight to make flavour your competitive advantage.

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10 November - Why Your Product Tastes Different After...

The Food Lab ·

2025/11/10

Click here to download The Flavour Blueprint⁠⁠⁠⁠, a free guide based on the process I use with my clients to fix underperforming food and drink products. When your food or drink product moves from kitchen sample to full production, it’s normal for the flavour, texture, or mouthfeel to change. In this episode of The Food Lab Podcast, I explain why scaling up impacts taste, and how to plan structured tasting sessions with your co-manufacturer to fix issues before launch.👩‍🔬 Perfect for founders and

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00:08:55

09 November - Your Favourite Flavour Might Not Be...

The Food Lab ·

2025/11/09

Click here to download The Flavour Blueprint⁠⁠⁠, a free guide based on the process I use with my clients to fix underperforming food and drink products. In this episode of The Food Lab Podcast, I talk about one of the biggest challenges in product development: creating flavours that consumers actually connect with. You’ll learn how to adapt flavour profiles to your audience’s palate without losing authenticity, how to balance brand identity with market expectations, and why understanding your target

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00:10:58

08 November - How to Run Tastings That Actually Help...

The Food Lab ·

2025/11/08

Click here to download The Flavour Blueprint⁠⁠, a free guide based on the process I use with my clients to fix underperforming food and drink products. Most founders think they’re running tasting sessions, but they’re actually running opinion polls. In this episode of The Food Lab Podcast, I explain how to structure proper flavour testing and sensory evaluation sessions that give you objective data, not personal preferences. You’ll learn how to taste side by side, describe flavours accurately, and

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00:08:05

07 November - Why Naming Your Flavour Too Soon...

The Food Lab ·

2025/11/07

Click here to download The Flavour Blueprint⁠, a free guide based on the process I use with my clients to fix underperforming food and drink products. In this episode, I break down one of the most common flavour strategy mistakes: naming your product before finalising how it actually tastes. You’ll learn why naming too soon breaks consumer trust, how to align your flavour direction with your brand story.👩‍🔬 Perfect for founders and product developers who want to master flavour direction, naming,

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00:10:39

06 November - 5 Flavour Mistakes That Stop Your...

The Food Lab ·

2025/11/06

Click here to download The Flavour Blueprint, a free guide based on the process I use with my clients to fix underperforming food and drink products. If your product isn’t selling like it used to, it’s probably not your packaging or your price, it’s your flavour. In this episode, I reveal the five biggest flavour mistakes that stop food and drink products from performing in retail, from weak or flat flavour profiles to mismatched brand identity. Learn how to fix flavour issues, increase repeat

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00:11:15

05 November - Why I Left the Corporate Food Industry...

The Food Lab ·

2025/11/05

Click here to download The Flavour Blueprint, a free guide based on the process I use with my clients to fix underperforming food and drink products. In this episode, I share the story behind leaving corporate R&D to start EPICSI, and why I wanted to bring creativity and purpose back into food product development. You’ll hear what made me lose faith in the system, how the industry shifted from flavour to finance, and what inspired me to help founders create clean-label, flavour-first products

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00:13:10

04 November - How to Brief a Flavour House (Without...

The Food Lab ·

2025/11/04

Click here to download The Flavour Blueprint, a free guide based on the process I use with my clients to fix underperforming food and drink products. If your flavour brief sounds like “Can you send a few strawberry flavours?”, this episode will change how you work with flavour houses. I share practical tips to help you write a clear, detailed flavour brief, define your flavour direction, and choose the right benchmarks so your supplier can deliver samples that actually fit your product. You’ll save

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00:08:33

03 November - Why Your Tasting Sessions Don’t Work

The Food Lab ·

2025/11/03

Click here to download The Flavour Blueprint, a free guide based on the process I use with my clients to fix underperforming food and drink products. Most tasting sessions collect opinions, not data — and that’s why they don’t help your product improve. In this episode, I explain how to run proper flavour testing sessions that give you clear, objective insights you can actually use. You’ll learn how to describe flavours accurately, record sensory data, and turn feedback into a flavour blueprint you

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00:09:28

02 November - Can You Create Clean-Label Food Without...

The Food Lab ·

2025/11/02

Click here to download The Flavour Blueprint, a free guide based on the process I use with my clients to fix underperforming food and drink products. In this episode, I share a true story that still shocks me.When I left the corporate world to help smaller food and drink brands create cleaner, more natural products, other food scientists told me I was crazy — that it was “impossible to work without additives.”They were wrong.If you’re a food or drink founder trying to make your product taste amazing

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00:04:33

01 November - What to Expect From the 30-Day Podcast...

The Food Lab ·

2025/11/01

Click here to download The Flavour Blueprint, a free guide based on the process I use with my clients to fix underperforming food and drink products. Welcome to my 30-Day Podcast Challenge — a short, daily series for food and drink founders who want to create better-tasting, cleaner, and more successful products.Over the next 30 days, I’ll share quick, easy-to-digest episodes on flavour development, product formulation and taste optimisation.You’ll hear real stories from my journey — from working at

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00:19:29

#4: Why Your Food or Drink Product Isn't Selling –...

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2025/10/06

Ever wondered why your launches show up on the shelf... but sales don’t follow? Negative reviews piling up? It might not be the flavouring that’s wrong — it’s the product base.In this episode of The Food Lab Podcast, I’m diving into why your product might taste “not quite right” — and how fat, sweetness, saltiness & acidity shape flavour perception.🎙️ What’s covered in this episode:Why discounting base ingredients leads to flat and muted flavoursHow overloading with fat, sweetness, saltiness or

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00:10:55

#3: How to Get Your Vitamins and Minerals Claims Right

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2025/09/01

You’ve developed a product. You want to say it’s a "Source of Vitamin C" or "Vitamin C contribute to the normal function of the immune system". But the legislation around nutrition and health claims is a minefield⚠️ — and messing it up can get you in serious trouble. If you're adding vitamins or minerals to your product, there's a right way to make a claim… and a wrong way that could land you with misleading labelling and compliance issues. 🧾In this episode of The Food Lab Podcast, I walk you

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00:28:30

#2: Mastering Nutrition & Health Claims: What Can You...

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2025/08/04

Thinking of adding lion's mane, ashwagandha, turmeric or ginseng to your product? ✨ Great! But what can you actually say about their benefits on your label without breaking food law? 📜⚖️ In this episode of the Food Lab Podcast, I kick off a new series all about nutrition & health claims. From "high in protein" to the grey zone of "on hold" claims 🕵️‍♀️, I unpack what's allowed, where to find the right information, and how to avoid misleading your customers.💡 Perfect for food & drink

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00:14:57

#1: The Most Common Flavour Mistakes When Developing...

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2025/07/07

🎙️In this first episode of The Food Lab, I dive into one of the most common — and costly — mistakes food and drink brands make: choosing the wrong flavours. ❌🍓🍫From misunderstood “safe bets” like vanilla and strawberry to the importance of working with your product base rather than against it, this episode is packed with practical insights 🔎 to help you:✅ Improve your product’s flavour profile🎯 Connect with your target audience🛠️ Avoid development pitfalls.Don’t forget to follow the podcast so

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00:12:30

Introducing The Food Lab: Helping You Build Better...

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2025/06/30

🎙️ In this intro episode of The Food Lab, I share my story, what inspired me to launch EPICSI, and what you can expect from this podcast series.From working in a flavour house 🍓 to supporting product development at major UK brands 🍪, I’ve seen the good, the bad, and the bland. I'm here to help food and drink founders create products that truly taste good, do good, and connect with their audience 💡🌍.👉 Tune in to hear how I got into food science, what drives me, and how this podcast can help

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