To create good, beautiful and practical products, you need ideas, taste and hours of cooking, prototyping and tasting. At COCAGNE, the R&D team is led by Chef Laurent Fortin. He joined the team after a career in France and abroad in the kitchens of prestigious groups. He is assisted by Justine Piefort, a food engineer specializing in formulation and sensory analysis.
THE CHIEF
Laurent Fortin
``My challenge is to go through all the technical and regulatory feasibility stages without giving up on the search for beauty and goodness. At Cocagne, we have ideas, tastes and strong expertise in your profession.``
From brief to 1st production run
In 6 steps
1. The brief
- For which consumers or markets
- The desired market value proposition
- With what target price
- How soon
- Your wishes and technical constraints: format, ingredients, packaging
2. Research & development
- Creation of a product concept tailored to your brief
- Industrial feasibility study, sourcing (MP, packaging)
- Prototype production
- Quality, production and logistics validation
- Drafting the data sheet
- Setting up commercial conditions: prices, minimum order quantities
3. Go / Go if…
- Validation or adjustment request (visual, format, recipe, price)
- Return to step 2 if necessary
4. Visit to the production workshop
- Sourcing ingredients
- Team training Line set-up First production run
5. We're almost there
You’ve got everything you need to test the product: the look, the feel, the taste!
6. Here we are
Thank you!
Production takes over full responsibility for the project, and the R&D team gets back in the kitchen for new creations!
Save time
by putting our team to work.
Ready to serve
as if you'd made them yourself.
Simplified management
Frozen products suitable for refrigerated sales