The ideal balance between creativity and practicality

Our Innovation-Led Approach

Our in-house expertise, well-equipped manufacturing facility, and robust processes facilitate innovation, helping turn the vision you have for your product into a reality. Whether you are developing a brand-new idea or want to transfer production to a contract manufacturer to free up space and resources in your factory, we can help at Finedale Foods.

As a specialist food manufacturer, our approach is to manufacture as many components and products in-house as possible. As a result, we invest in our capabilities to ensure we can maintain the highest standards of product and service quality for our contract manufacturing customers.

We specialise in a wide range of product types and offer a fully equipped test kitchen where we collaborate with food brands to develop recipes viable for commercial manufacturing. Our approach strikes the perfect balance between creativity and practicality, combining the expertise of a culinary chef focused on taste and experience with the capability to create factory-ready recipes and efficient manufacturing methods.

We apply vision and passion in our innovation-led approach. You can also expect flexibility, straight-talking advice, and problem-solving abilities when you choose us as your manufacturing partner. Get in touch to arrange a consultation.

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Facilitating and Driving Innovation

Why Finedale is the Right Choice for You

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Commercial acumen to enhance decision-making and ensure benefits for both parties.

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Stringent taste panel process to give objective feedback on flavour profiles, suitability, and organoleptic properties.

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Trusted network of industry experts in product innovation, brand launch strategies, and relationship building with retail and food service companies.

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Commercial mindset with excellent value engineering capabilities that can be adapted to suit different markets.

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Industry and market insights from in-house experience and knowledge of new industry trends and developments in materials, ingredients, packaging, and more.

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Expertise in market and food trend analysis, market research, and industry connectivity.

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Continuous engineering innovation and improvement with ongoing equipment and process investments to open new manufacturing possibilities.

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Culinary skills and knowledge with a modern development kitchen.

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Market awareness expertise to ensure products are fit for their intended purpose.

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Understanding and meeting targets and standards set by both regulators and our customers. For example, reducing salt and sugars, fat content targets, dietary requirements for children’s food and meals for the elderly, etc.

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Food safety standards as well as health & safety regulations.

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Working to your product development standards in support of your brand values. For example, using free-range eggs, clean labels, using only functional ingredients, etc.

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Detailed knowledge of the functional capabilities of various foods and ingredients.

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Food science knowledge and experience.

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Excellent food technical awareness to ensure food safety compliance.

Industry-leading equipment

Making Innovative Ideas a Reality

Our factory is equipped with advanced lines, equipment, and established processes, not only for our in-house Frank Dale brand but also to support the unique needs of our contract manufacturing partners.

We understand the importance of flexibility in production, which is why we prioritise it, alongside quality and key manufacturing KPIs like throughput and yield, when making investment decisions. This ensures that we can adapt to our customers’ evolving demands and deliver exceptional products efficiently.

From brand-new innovations to new variants on traditional styles, we can turn your product idea and requirements into a reality. Get in touch to arrange a consultation.

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To speak to a member of our team about your requirements and to find out more about our processes, please get in touch.