Hill & Valley Case Study

Situation:
Nancy’s Pies, the holding company for the Hill & Valley Gourmet line of baked goods, was looking to develop a new line of gourmet products. They had identified the quiche category as an area that had room for commercialization.
Their Need
CSG was hired to support the development, testing and research of their idea and provide a variety of freeze/thaw stable formulations that could succeed in their manufacturing plant and in a food service ready-to-use format.

Primary Services Provided

  • Product targeting and ideation sessions
  • Ingredient and raw material sourcing for purchasing
  • Gold-standard recipe development
  • Product testing and cutting and internal tastings for sales group
  • Pilot plant runs and formula scale-up
  • Developed Quality Assurance standards and manufacturing best practices
  • Product food-styling
Results:
Five unique quiche varieties were delivered for Hill & Valley that were available baked and frozen, frozen ready-to-bake, and bulk frozen quiche custard. The products were available through food service distributors, supermarkets and specialty distributors.

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Hill and Valley Case Study