food innovation solutions

What food innovation solutions does

Food Innovation Solutions is a London-based food and beverage consultancy that helps brands solve innovation challenges across the product, menu, and operational lifecycle. Its core service lines are Product Development (concept-to-prototype-to-launch support with consumer-led validation), Menu Development (ideation, menu structure, and culinary development for foodservice brands), and Operational Support (operational audits, kitchen workflow design, SOP development, speed-of-service, waste reduction, and labour optimisation). Clients span foodservice (Subway, Pizza Express), CPG and ice cream (Ben & Jerry's, Greencore, Delphi Foods), hospitality (Hilton Hotels, Doma Hospitality's Gallio chain), and emerging meal-delivery brands (Kurami). The company is sales-led, reaches clients via direct engagement, website inquiry, industry events, and published case studies, and prices services on a bespoke, quote-based professional services basis with no disclosed recurring-revenue model.

The underlying technology stack is consultancy-grade rather than platform-grade: culinary development, consumer research methodology, and operational audit frameworks delivered by an in-house team described as 'expert foodies'. There is no disclosed proprietary software, AI capability, or platform product, and no patents. The company is GDPR-compliant and complies with the UK Data Protection Act.

Commercially, FIS operates under the umbrella of FIS Group, formed in 2024 by combining Food Innovation Solutions with sister-company Good Sense Research and acquired Cambridge Market Research, alongside a prior 2022 acquisition of KICR Innovation. Revenue, headcount, and ownership are not publicly disclosed; the business is privately held with no recorded external funding rounds, and the legacy foodinnovationsolutions.com domain now redirects to fis-group.co.uk. In 2022 it was named 'Best UK F&B Development Consultants' by SME News' British Made Awards, and in January 2024 it announced a marketing partnership with Meat & Livestock Australia for menu-innovation showcases.

Name

food innovation solutions

Legal name

Food Innovation Solutions

Website

https://foodinnovationsolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Food Innovation Solutions is a London-based food and beverage consultancy delivering product development, menu innovation, and operational support services to enterprise foodservice, hospitality, and manufacturing clients across the UK.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for food and beverage brands including product development, menu development, and operational support. The company provides end-to-end innovation services from concept to launch.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Food Innovation Solutions is a food and beverage consultancy that delivers end-to-end innovation services to brands across foodservice, hospitality, and food manufacturing. It provides Product Development (concept to prototyping to commercial launch), Menu Development (ideation, menu structure, and culinary creation), and Operational Support (back-of-house and front-of-house audits, workflow design, SOPs, launch readiness, labour and speed-of-service optimisation, and waste reduction).

Product overview

Food Innovation Solutions (FIS) is a food and beverage innovation consultancy offering three interconnected core service lines: Product Development, Menu Development, and Operational Support. These services are delivered through a consumer-centric, insight-driven approach spanning from concept ideation and prototyping through to commercial launch and operational excellence. FIS works with major brands across foodservice, retail, and manufacturing sectors, providing end-to-end innovation solutions tailored to each client's unique business challenges. The company has merged with Good Sense Research and Cambridge Market Research to form FIS Group, integrating research capabilities with development expertise.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Product Development End-to-end product development services taking food and beverage concepts from benchtop to commercial launch, including prototyping, recipe development, and consumer-led validation for brands in foodservice, retail, and manufacturing.
• Menu Development Menu creation and development services including ideation, menu structure design, and culinary development for foodservice brands across quick-service, casual dining, and hospitality operators.
• Operational Support Comprehensive operational support covering back-of-house to front-of-house excellence, including operational audits, kitchen workflow design, SOP development, launch readiness, labour optimisation, speed-of-service improvement, delivery operations, waste reduction, and guest experience optimisation for food and hospitality operators.

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Meat & Livestock AustraliaminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 10 January 2024F!S Group presents Meat & Livestock Australia, showcasing Aussie Beef & Lamb with menu-innovation showcases.
• Good Sense ResearchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company that provides consumer research and insight services. FIS has merged with Good Sense Research to form FIS Group, combining food innovation expertise with consumer research capabilities.
• Cambridge Market ResearchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMarket research company that was acquired and merged with FIS to form FIS Group, strengthening the research division of the combined business.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• The Food People: UK-based food and drink trends, insight, and innovation consultancy that serves major grocery, foodservice, and hospitality brands. Directly comparable as a UK-headquartered B2B food innovation and insight firm competing for similar client budgets.
• Leatherhead Food Research (now part of NSF): Long-established UK food research and product development organisation offering product development, regulatory, and sensory services to food and beverage brands. Comparable as a UK food R&D and innovation services provider with similar B2B model.
• Campden BRI: UK-based food and drink research association providing product development, sensory, and innovation support to manufacturers and retailers. Comparable as a UK food innovation services provider serving similar enterprise clients.
• The Culinary Edge: US-based restaurant and foodservice consultancy providing menu development, culinary innovation, and operational strategy to chains. Highly comparable to FIS's Menu Development and Operational Support service lines for multi-site operators.
• Sterling-Rice Group (SRG): US-based food and beverage brand and innovation agency offering product development, brand strategy, and culinary insights. Comparable as a food-specialised innovation agency competing for similar CPG and foodservice innovation briefs.

Broad incumbents

• Mintel: Global market research firm with a dedicated Food & Drink category covering trends, innovation, and product launches. Comparable because FIS's research capabilities (Good Sense Research, Cambridge Market Research) directly overlap Mintel's food insight offering.
• Innova Market Insights: Global food and beverage market research and trends intelligence provider focused on innovation tracking and consumer insights. Comparable to FIS Group's research arm and increasingly adjacent to its product and menu innovation work.
• Daymon Worldwide: Global private-label and branded food product development and sourcing firm. Comparable in the product development and innovation layer that FIS offers, though at larger scale and with broader sourcing capabilities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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