Food Science & Nutrition Services
Foodrx Ventures helps food businesses across Melbourne and greater Victoria turn good ideas into compliant, nutritious, market-ready products. Whether you are launching a new product, cleaning up a label or strengthening your food safety systems, we provide practical, evidence-based support at every stage.
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New Product Development & Reformulation
From concept to commercial recipe. We develop new food and beverage products or reformulate existing ranges to improve nutrition, reduce sugar or sodium, lift fibre and protein, and meet clean-label expectations without sacrificing taste or shelf life.
How it works
- Brief scoping — target market, price point, nutrition goals and constraints.
- Bench-top recipe development with iterative sampling and refinement.
- Nutritional profiling and ingredient optimisation against your targets.
- Scale-up guidance and finished product specification handover.
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Nutrition Analysis & Labelling Compliance
Accurate nutrition information panels and compliant label content, reviewed against the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. We help you get labels right the first time and avoid costly reprints or regulator attention.
How it works
- Review of your recipes, ingredient specifications and yields.
- Nutrition panel calculation, with laboratory testing coordinated where required.
- Ingredient declaration and allergen review for the label.
- Final label artwork sign-off support before print.
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Food Safety & Quality Systems
Practical HACCP plans, food safety programs and supplier approval frameworks for cafés, small manufacturers and food service operators. We build systems your team will actually use — and that stand up to council and customer audits.
How it works
- On-site or remote review of your current processes and records.
- Hazard analysis and development of your HACCP or food safety program.
- Staff-friendly documentation, checklists and training support.
- Verification, internal audit readiness and ongoing review options.
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Sensory Evaluation & Consumer Testing
Structured sensory panels and consumer feedback sessions that tell you whether a reformulation or new product genuinely works. We design the test, run the analysis and translate the results into clear product decisions.
How it works
- Define the question — liking, preference, just-about-right or difference testing.
- Design the protocol, recruit panellists and prepare samples.
- Run sessions and analyse the data statistically.
- Report with practical recommendations for your next iteration.
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Menu & Nutrition Consulting for Food Service
For cafés, restaurants, aged care, childcare and workplace catering. We analyse menus against nutrition standards, improve balance and variety, and prepare documentation for accreditation, tender submissions or health claims.
How it works
- Menu and recipe data collection from your kitchen.
- Nutrition analysis of each dish and the menu as a whole.
- Practical reformulation and menu-change recommendations.
- Support documents for accreditation, tenders or customer display.
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Regulatory Advisory & Claims Substantiation
Nutrition content claims, health claims, country-of-origin labelling and general Food Standards Code questions — answered clearly and backed by evidence, so your marketing stays on the right side of the rules.
How it works
- Review of the claim, product and supporting evidence you hold.
- Assessment against the applicable Food Standards Code requirements.
- Substantiation dossier prepared or gaps identified with solutions.
- Written advice you can pass directly to your designer or marketer.
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