BEVERAGE INNOVATION CONSULTING

What BEVERAGE INNOVATION CONSULTING does

Beverage Innovation Consulting (BIC) is a privately held, single-consultant technical services firm headquartered in Bordeaux, France, founded in 2006 by Dr G. Arramon. The firm provides end-to-end consulting for alcoholic beverage companies across liqueurs, RTD cocktails, flavored rums, gins, and vodkas. Its service portfolio covers four pillars: Formulation (creating proprietary formulas with selected raw ingredients from a global first-rank supplier network, including stability and filtration studies on industrial media), Production (industrial scale-up from laboratory quantities to thousand-liter and ton-scale manufacturing, including process manuals and on-site training), Innovation (reformulation and range extension to address sales decline), and Technical Assistance (ongoing quality control, blending services, raw material sourcing, and qualification). All formulas developed for clients are contractually owned exclusively by the client.

The business operates as a professional services consultancy on a project basis, with pricing not publicly disclosed and engagements ranging from short-term to long-term technical support. Its primary customer segment is alcoholic beverage companies globally, with no named logos or case studies disclosed. Distribution is direct via the firm's website (bevinnov.com) and email, published in English, French, and Spanish. The firm emphasizes natural flavours and US federal TTB regulatory compliance as part of its value proposition, positioning it for transatlantic spirits launches.

The operating model is essentially that of an independent expert practitioner: only Dr G. Arramon is named in management, there are no disclosed funding rounds, parent companies, partnerships, or acquisitions, and the firm has operated continuously for approximately 18 years under the same founder. The firm holds no disclosed patents, trademarks, awards, or formal certifications.

Name

BEVERAGE INNOVATION CONSULTING

Legal name

Beverage Innovation Consulting

Website

https://bevinnov.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Beverage Innovation Consulting is a Bordeaux-based, single-consultant firm founded in 2006 by Dr G. Arramon that provides formulation, industrial scale-up, reformulation, and ongoing technical assistance to alcoholic beverage companies producing liqueurs, RTD cocktails, flavored rums, gins, and vodkas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Beverage Consulting Services

NAICS

Beverage Manufacturing (3121)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Ready-to-Drink (RTD) Alcoholic Beverages & Brands (Canned Cocktails, Hard Seltzer) (CRADAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ready-to-Drink (RTD) Alcoholic Beverage Production (Canned Cocktails, Hard Seltzer) (AFAFAAAE), Cocktail Mixes & Alcoholic Beverage Bases (non-alcoholic mixers, RTD spirit bases) (AFAFAGAH)

Keywords

• Beverage formulation consulting
• Spirits product development
• Industrial scale-up services
• Liqueur development services
• Alcoholic beverage consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Bordeaux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Technical Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for beverage formulation, production, and innovation including feasibility studies, production methods implementation, instruction manuals, quality control, blending services, and raw material sourcing.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Beverage Innovation Consulting provides formulation, production scale-up, and technical consulting services for alcoholic beverage products, with a focus on liqueurs, RTD cocktails, flavored rums, gins, and vodkas. The firm guides clients through the full beverage development lifecycle—from blend conception and raw ingredient selection to industrial production implementation, quality control, and ongoing technical assistance—using natural flavours and ensuring US federal (TTB) regulatory compliance.

Product overview

Beverage Innovation Consulting is a consulting services firm offering a unified portfolio of spirits development services, not a software platform. The core offerings comprise Formulation Services (beverage formula creation), Production Services (industrial scale-up and manufacturing), Innovation Services (reformulation and product improvement), and Technical Assistance (quality control, blending, raw material sourcing). The company also offers a Proprietary Formula Program for exclusive formula ownership. All services are led by Dr G. Arramon with over 18 years of experience in spirits design, development, and manufacture, focusing on liqueurs, RTD cocktails, flavored rums, gins, and vodkas produced with natural flavours compliant with US federal TTB regulations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Formulation Services Formula creation services for alcoholic beverages including liqueurs, RTD cocktails, flavored rums, gins, and vodkas. The process involves technical and marketing specifications, raw ingredient selection from first-rank suppliers, stability studies, filtration studies on industrial medias, and monitoring of physico-chemical parameters.
• Production Services Industrial scale-up services transitioning from laboratory work to large-scale production. Includes process development studies for quantities in thousand liters and tons, comprehensive process manuals with detailed instructions, and on-site training sessions for client teams.
• Innovation Services Product reformulation and improvement services designed to address sales decline in aromatic spirits. Includes reformulation projects to boost sales and extend product lifecycle, leveraging innovative aromatic combinations using premium raw ingredients sourced globally.
• Technical Assistance Short or long-term technical support including production quality control, regular blending services, raw material sourcing and qualification, and product improvement and range extensions for existing client products.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Kerry Group: Ireland-headquartered taste and nutrition company with substantial beverage development and ingredient capabilities including spirits applications. Overlaps with B.I.C.'s formulation-and-scale-up offering at much larger scale.
• International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF): Global flavors, fragrances, and ingredients major with deep beverage application capabilities including alcoholic beverages. Competes with B.I.C. for beverage formulation work but as part of a broad portfolio.
• Döhler: German-based global provider of natural ingredients, ingredient systems, and integrated beverage solutions for alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. Competes with B.I.C. for beverage development projects at industrial scale.
• Symrise: German flavor and fragrance company with significant beverage and spirits customer base. Comparable as an upstream alternative to B.I.C. for brands seeking integrated ingredient-plus-formulation services.
• Givaudan: Swiss global leader in flavors and fragrances with extensive beverage development capabilities serving major spirits and RTD brands. Overlaps with B.I.C.'s formulation work but at vastly greater scale and with proprietary ingredient IP.

Direct peers

• Flavorman: Louisville, KY-based beverage product development consultancy that creates and scales alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage formulas for brands worldwide. Closely matches B.I.C.'s positioning as a specialist beverage formulation and production scale-up consultancy.
• BevSource: Minneapolis-based beverage development and ingredient supplier offering formulation, sourcing, and production support to alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage brands. Comparable specialist consulting plus ingredient distribution model.
• Imbibe: Chicago-based beverage R&D company providing ingredient solutions, flavor development, and formulation services to beverage brands. Directly comparable as a beverage innovation and technical consulting peer.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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