Custom Solutions
From Concept to Culinary Creation
Chairmans Foods is dedicated to helping clients enhance their products, ingredients, and menu offerings. Our innovative team of experts has created a wide variety of delicious foods that are sure to impress consumers. We collaborate closely with clients to develop new recipes, match existing taste profiles, and refine formulations. With over 40 years of experience, we consistently deliver safe, high-quality products on time, all within a clean, certified, and collaborative environment.
Developing New Products
In food processing, there are many ways to achieve a desired product. Our food scientists and chefs use a collaborative approach to give clients more control over the outcome. Whether developing a recipe from scratch or refining an existing one, our experts analyze and create a unique blend of ingredients and packaging to meet client needs. The culinary team then standardizes recipes based on customer expectations, supported by specialists in:
- Innovation: Over 80 vetted concepts, trend-driven products, consumer testing, and co-development.
- Regulatory: Label claims, nutritional facts panels, HACCP, and food safety expertise.
- Technical: Formulation, application, ingredient/packaging sourcing, and back-of-house prep sheets.
- Culinary: New formulas and product modifications that fit process capabilities.
- Production: Strategically allocate your product to one of our plants and production lines that will produce the optimal quality expected.
New Opportunities
Chairmans Foods is efficient! We understand that to earn new business, it must produce consistent quality at a competitive price. We look forward to connecting and discussing opportunities together.
We partner with suppliers for functional ingredients and packaging and offer nimble co-development for flavors and ingredients. Our culinary staff works with the same machinery as production teams, ensuring consistency and a smooth transition from concept to launch, staying on time, within budget, and exceeding customer expectations.
Product Development of Existing Recipes
We develop and refine your recipes by enhancing flavor profiles or aligning with product specifications to satisfy your consumers. Our systematic approach includes:
Discovery
We analyze the current product, review the recipe, processing methods, unique attributes, and then determine the best course of action.
Ingredient Optimization
We strive to eliminate any ingredients that are on the horizon for FDA label restrictions and provide an improved ingredient declaration.
Test Production
We reverse-engineer, perfect the formula, and test equipment to ensure consistency and adherence to desired attributes.
Enhancement / Matching
Our culinary experts balance flavors, adjust texture, color, aroma, and consistency, and match successful profiles while integrating unique ingredients or formulas.
Production & Scale
After finalizing the formula, we streamline processes to maintain functionality and flavor and collaborate with clients on packaging size and type.
Quality Assurance
Our QA process ensures regular testing for consistency, pathogens, and certifications, maintaining high standards of food safety and product quality year-round.