Developing Functional ingredients with Danni Schroeter

When you work in NPD, you come across product roadblocks all the time that delay bringing a product to market or slow down sales. It might be that the mouth feel of your product isn’t right, or the texture is off-putting to the consumer or that you want to provide a meat-free alternative but can’t get the ingredients right…they’re all very common NPD headaches. But did you know that there's support available to help you overcome your NPD challenges? On this episode of the Oh For Food’s Sake podcast, we chat to Danni Schroeter who’s the R&D manager at Ulrick & Short, the proud sponsors of the podcast, about what Ulrick & Short can do for your NPD team.Danni gives us a brief walk through of her food career so far and her role at Ulrick & Short. She tells us about the services that Ulrick & Short provide to food developers and about how they work with the supply side of the industry. We discuss some of the latest trends in the food industry related to plant-based ingredients and at the end of the episode, Danni gives us a cheeky glimpse into the new ingredients that’ll be hitting the market in the next 12 months.  If you’re a busy professional in the food industry, subscribing to our podcast is a great way for you to make sure that you’re up-to-date on food trends and you’ll also get all our brilliant content about work-life balance, managing a high-pressure career and more. Head on over to our Facebook page to share your thoughts about this episode with us.Timestamps[1:27] We introduced today’s special guest, Danni Schroeter from Ulrick & Short[6:45] So, what do Ulrick & Short do? [8:49] How Ulrick & Short bring products to market[11:58] The plant-based ranges at Ulrick & Short and their nutritional content[14:05] You can get support on product development![18:59] “A big part of our work in R&D is taking these new ingredients and demonstrating how they work”: How R&D increases options for food manufacturers[22:15] What expertises are available at Ulrick & Short?[25:22] Danni explains what it’s like to collaborate with Ulrick & Short [28:47] Diving into the supplier side of the business[30:12] The products that Danni’s excited to see come to market next year[33:37] How you can get in touch with Danni and Ulrick & ShortLinks and ResourcesDanni Schroeter on LinkedInFind out more about this month’s sponsor, Ulrick & Short, here: Ulrick & ShortUlrick & Short on InstagramUlrick & Short on LinkedInUlrick & Short on TwitterEmail: enquiries@ulrickandshort.comYou can follow us here on instagramIf you would like further support with myself, Amy for food industry coaching and facilitation find me here on instagram or LinkedInFor food industry Consulting from Lucy you can find her here on instagram or LinkedInSee you next time!