Food Consumer Testing Suite (FACTS)
At The Food and Consumer Testing Suite (FACTS) we can help support your business by providing specialist advice on your products to ensure their success in the marketplace. We create, develop, refine and improve your food or drink products.
Our facilities include;
- 14 Individual Fully Equipped Product Development Kitchens
- 10 Computerised Sensory Booths
- 1 White Room for Consumer Focus Groups
Consumer Insight Lab (CIL)
A fully interactive shopping experience for commercial testing and shopper behavioural studies to better understand how customers shop and why they buy the products they do.
Developed in collaboration with FPP and Spar NI, this virtual reality convenience store allows us to understand how consumers navigate and engage with visual cues in-store. Using Virtual Reality technology we can immerse ourselves in the latest retail thinking and inspire retailers to envision store layouts and designs that resonate with the shoppers of tomorrow.
Market Intelligence Lab (MIL)
Combining powerful market insight from Dunhumby UK and Mintel data and expertise, our purpose-built lab can help inform the strategic direction of your business.
Our lab is equipped with;
- 32 computer terminals
- 3D Printing facilities
- Dedicated meeting and teaching spaces
- Direct access to market intelligence information
Academy Restaurant
Our state-of-the-art kitchens and restaurant, support food innovation and menu testing, for your business. The Academy kitchens can be used for research on equipment and cooking methods, as well as being hired for filming and events.
Our facilities include;
- Large state-of-the-art commercial kitchen
- Small Scale test kitchen, equipped with 8 bays
- Commercial Restaurant, with an Electric Point of Sale (Epos) system