Confectionery & Snacks

Rising sustainability pressures, regulatory constraints, and various long-term trends are pushing the food & beverage industry to a critical juncture. R&D and innovation are the keys to differentiating offerings across the food, beverage, and nutrition value chain. Our food & beverage consulting team is helping companies navigate the maze of innovation opportunities in this domain. From developing clean label products to restructuring value chains, analyzing market sentiment, or aligning portfolios to changing consumer demands and management complexity, we are here to answer every question that the future may hold for you. We establish clear priorities and indulge in services including ethical sourcing and sustainability, market testing and launching, reformulation, cross-functional collaboration, and product development.

Identifying the patterns amidst the heterogeneous value chains, channels, players, and consumer behavior in the food and beverage industry is difficult. The battle between meeting consumer expectations and sustaining success is constant for both established and emerging players. Our food & beverage consulting experts are helping companies prepare strategic responses to market shifts, consumer perspectives and counter the intensifying competition. To meet the needs and aid businesses, we render services including growth strategy, expansion plans, price strategy, regulatory compliance, distribution channels, product development, and market analysis.

Sustainability outweighs regulatory compliance for the food and beverage industry. The biggest requirements include strategic response to regulatory developments, balancing product designs, ingredients, and consumption with present and upcoming sustainability imperatives while creating a solid foundation of narratives for further environmental claims and reporting. As a trusted food and beverage consulting firm, Stellarix has helped organizations with precise, nuanced guidance on aligning their product portfolios with the rapidly evolving regulatory and business landscape. We also inculcate supply chain sustainability, carbon footprint reduction, sustainable product development, consumer education, and engagement for the required outcome.

Co-man and partner identification is a tricky maze of product development, regulatory compliance, financial forecasts, proprietary recipes, labeling, and processing logistics. It requires in-depth market and business analysis experience and excellence. Our interdisciplinary food and beverage consulting services help companies negotiate the best co-man agreements and identify the most suitable partners for a strong competitive edge in specific niches and domains. We lend research & networking, supplier referrals, quality control, flexibility, capacity, investors and partnership complementary expertise, and communication to clients to achieve their goals.

The emergence of personalization and sustainable business practices has established some new business goals like alternative ingredients, local sourcing, circular economy, and automation. It has also accelerated the need to identify innovative technologies, applications, scaleups, and startups impacting the food and beverage industry. Our food and nutrition consulting team is helping global players with startup scouting and benchmarking with deep market research analysis and actionable insights. We identify trends, do competitive analysis, find product range, and work on brand identity, distribution and sales, marketing & sales, financial planning, operation, and logistics to place the client in a commanding position in the market.