Ready-to-drink beverage development for Spice Girl Eats
Supporting the development and validation of a ready-to-drink beverage for commercial production.
Sujit Abraham, Conestoga Food Research & Innovation Lab
About Spice Girl Eats
Spice Girl Eats is a food and beverage company focused on developing innovative, ready-to-consume products.
The challenge
Spice Girl Eats required support to evaluate how its ready-to-drink beverage would perform under commercial processing and storage conditions, while ensuring product quality, safety, and compliance with labelling requirements.
Approach
- Conducted pilot-scale processing to simulate commercial production conditions
- Evaluated product stability under different storage environments
- Assessed packaging performance to support distribution
- Developed nutrition labelling to support market readiness
- Reviewed ingredient performance to ensure compatibility with processing conditions
Results
- Validated the product’s performance under commercial processing conditions
- Confirmed stability across different storage environments
- Supported packaging readiness for distribution
- Delivered nutrition labelling to support commercialization
- Provided insights to guide further product refinement
Why it matters
This work helps Spice Girl Eats move closer to market with a product that is ready for commercial production and distribution. The project supports:
- Greater confidence in product quality and safety
- Improved readiness for retail and distribution channels
- A stronger foundation for scaling production
This work provides Food Cycle Science with a practical, sustainable packaging solution that supports product launch and future scale-up. It also strengthens their ability to deliver a reliable, subscription-based offering while advancing food waste reduction efforts.
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Funding for this project was provided by the National Research Council Canada.
