Our R&D network
One brief. Two locations. One connected development team.
Connected R&D capability across Australia and India, combining customer collaboration, culinary direction and food-science development.
- Customer collaboration
- Culinary development
- Food science
- Co-creation
- Scale-Up
How the network works
Customer insight in Australia. Food science in Bengaluru.
The two locations work together throughout development. The Innovation Studio provides direct customer collaboration and culinary interpretation, while the Innovation Nexus provides dedicated food science, formulation and technical development capability.
Blacktown, NSW, Australia
Knoxx Innovation Studio
Customer collaboration, culinary direction, sensory evaluation and co-creation.
Bengaluru, India
Knoxx Innovation Nexus
Food science, technical brief, formulation and technical development.
Blacktown, Australia
Knoxx Innovation Studio
The Innovation Studio is where customers can meet our team, discuss a new brief or existing product, evaluate reference products and begin the development process.
- Customer brief
- Our R&D Chef works directly with the customer to understand the product, application, eating experience and commercial requirement.
- Initial sensory assessment
- Reference products, existing products or early concepts can be tasted and evaluated to establish the desired sensory direction.
- Culinary brief
- The R&D Chef translates the customer requirement into a clear culinary brief covering the intended flavour, texture, appearance and eating experience.
Bengaluru, India
Knoxx Innovation Nexus
The Innovation Nexus is Knoxx Innovations' dedicated food science and formulation laboratory, where customer and culinary requirements are converted into working technical solutions.
- Technical brief
- The food scientist converts the customer requirements, manufacturing constraints and agreed product objectives into a technical development brief.
- Formulation and prototyping
- Formulations are developed, prototypes are prepared and technical variables are evaluated against the culinary and manufacturing brief.
- Technical refinement
- Each development round builds on sensory feedback, application performance and agreed technical criteria.
One project. Two lenses.
Culinary intent meets food science.
Culinary brief
Led by the R&D Chef.
What should the finished food taste, feel and look like?
Flavour, texture, appearance, eating experience and application
Technical brief
Led by the Food Scientist.
What must the formulation and process achieve to produce that result reliably?
Ingredient functionality, process compatibility, consistency, technical performance and commercial scalability
The formulation has to satisfy both.
How a customer brief moves through our network.
01
Customer brief
Customer and R&D Chef
Knoxx Innovation Studio
Australia
02
Initial sensory
Reference product, current product or target experience evaluated
Knoxx Innovation Studio
Australia
03
Direct technical discussion
Customer, R&D Chef and Food Scientist
Australia and Bengaluru
04
Culinary and technical briefs
Desired eating experience and technical and manufacturing requirements aligned
Australia and Bengaluru
05
Formulation
Food Scientist
Knoxx Innovation Nexus
Bengaluru
06
Prototype and sensory review
Chef, Food Scientist and customer where appropriate
Australia and Bengaluru
07
Co-creation and refinement
Feedback moves between Australia and Bengaluru
Australia and Bengaluru
08
Approved direction
Preferred solution progresses towards validation and commercial scale
One connected project
Co-creation
Development moves in both directions.
Prototypes and ideas can be evaluated with the customer, refined by our R&D Chef and Food Scientist, and developed through multiple iterations until the preferred direction is established.
Customers can participate in person or digitally depending on the project and stage of development.
Why the model works
Culinary understanding and technical depth stay connected.
- Closer customer collaboration
- Customers can discuss briefs, taste products and co-create closer to market in Australia.
- Dedicated technical development
- The Bengaluru team provides focused food science and formulation capability around the project.
- Continuity through development
- The R&D Chef and Food Scientist remain connected so sensory intent and technical development do not drift apart.
How R&D connects to production
R&D that strengthens the manufacturer's own operation.
The Blacktown and Bengaluru teams develop the formulation, component or technical system. The manufacturer continues to own and operate the finished-product process, integrating inputs developed by Knoxx Innovations where they add value.
Our R&D network adds technical capability around the customer's manufacturing operation, it does not need to take that operation over.
When a project needs more
Bring in specialist expertise when required.
Where a project requires capabilities outside our core team, Knoxx Innovations can coordinate selected external laboratories, process specialists or other technical expertise around the development program.
- Specialist testing
- Selected external analytical or technical laboratories.
- Process expertise
- Process or engineering specialists where manufacturing requirements demand it.
- Other technical specialists
- Additional expertise relevant to the particular project.
Building the network
More customer access as we grow.
Over time, we intend to expand application and co-creation access closer to the customers and manufacturing markets we serve.
One technical standard. More ways to collaborate.
What would you like to create or improve?
Start with an idea, a customer brief or something in your current product or process that you want to make better.
Already have a defined brief? Use our brief form. Sensitive recipes or formulations should only be shared after the appropriate confidentiality step.