# Thinking Forks > Best Food R&D Consulting Services | Thinking Forks ## Posts - [COVID-19 Shaping Food & Beverage Industry Trends in India](https://lightseagreen-raccoon-833466.hostingersite.com/covid-19-shaping-food-beverage-industry-trends-in-india/): It has been over a year since the world has been struggling due to the COVID-19 pandemic and undoubtedly, India has been amongst the... - [Our in-house Expert’s Views On building Immunity Amidst the Pandemic](https://lightseagreen-raccoon-833466.hostingersite.com/our-in-house-experts-views-on-building-immunity-amidst-the-pandemic/): ‘Get Vitamin C and Zinc supplements’ Check Vitamin D status, ‘Try this traditional concoction to boost immunity’ – These phrases have... ## Pages - [Events](https://lightseagreen-raccoon-833466.hostingersite.com/events/) - [Our Case Study](https://lightseagreen-raccoon-833466.hostingersite.com/our-case-study/): Our Case Study A library of end-to-end project journeys — covering ingredient innovation, process interventions, scale-up strategy, and market outcomes AI Design to value Manufacturing Nutrition Packaging Product strategy Sensory & CTI Sustainability Back To Resources - [Our Blogs](https://lightseagreen-raccoon-833466.hostingersite.com/our-blogs/) - [News Room](https://lightseagreen-raccoon-833466.hostingersite.com/news-room/): News Room Article Video Back To Resources - [Resources](https://lightseagreen-raccoon-833466.hostingersite.com/resources/): Resources A window into our world — from expert insights and media features to the milestones shaping the future of food innovation News Room In The News: Thinking Forks Around the World Explore More Our Blogs Insights from a leading food product development company – Stories of science, scale and what’s next in F&B. 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Write to us at hello@thinkingforks.com Let’s build what matters. - [Our People](https://lightseagreen-raccoon-833466.hostingersite.com/our-people/): Our People Decades of deep expertise across verticals and driven by a business first mindset and a global perspective Our People Meet The Team Leadership Delivery Advisory Leadership  Our senior partners are renowned food business consultants and subject matter experts with a business-first mindset. With deep roots in food science, nutrition, packaging, consumer insights, tech, and ops — they don’t just lead projects, they scale solutions that work in the real world. Expertise Area: R&D Leadership, Innovation, Strategy & New Product Development Experience: 30+ years(Unilever, International Food Network) Rinka Banerjee Founder & Managing Partner Expertise Area: R&D Leadership, Innovation, Strategy […] - [Our Clients](https://lightseagreen-raccoon-833466.hostingersite.com/our-clients/): Our Clients From global giants to fast-moving startups in the food industry – we work with teams who want to disrupt, scale and lead their categories with science-backed innovation All Leaders Disruptors Innovation Doesn’t Have a Type. It Has a Mindset Whether you’re a legacy brand reimagining your portfolio or a challenger brand building from scratch – our clients in India, USA and the Middle East share one trait: they think ahead. And we, as global food-tech R&D consultants help them make it real. Innovation Doesn’t Have a Type. 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Innovation Acceleration We accelerate a brand’s innovation funnel by creating concept product playbooks using rapid prototyping, micro consumer panel validation methodologies and digital viability assessment tools to establish a […] - [New Product Development](https://lightseagreen-raccoon-833466.hostingersite.com/new-product-development/): New Product Development From early-stage concepting to full-scale commercialization What We Offer We offer the entire spectrum of food & beverage new product development services   Concept Generation Consumer-aligned concept creation. Trend mapping & global secondary research. Product Ideation with feasibility Lens.   Prototype Development Culinary insights & Recipe creation. Bench-scale product development & sensory validation. Lab-to-line adaptation for production.   Nutrition & Regulatory Nutrition profiling & claims generation. Dossier creation for claim substantiation. 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From the beginning, it was about creating a world-class infrastructure: agile, full-stack, externalised R&D that could plug into any stage of a food business’s journey and deliver real outcomes with a right-to-win approach. While […] - [Home Page](https://lightseagreen-raccoon-833466.hostingersite.com/): Shaping The Future Of Food Through Science And Craft, Responsibly. Partnering with leaders & disruptors in the food industry, we bring food innovation ideas to life with creativity, rigour and speed take a virtual tour Our Impact Clients across 12 Countries 0 + Industry Disrupting Product Launches 0 + in Client Revenue Delivered. $ 0 M+ First Time in Market 0 + Cost Savings $ 0 M+ Patents FiledWe own this too! 0 + We turn Innovation into Impact Who Are We We’re Thinking Forks A full-stack food-tech R&D consultancy, behind some of the world’s most ambitious food and beverage […] [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)