THRIVE - Product Development: From Concept to Commercialisation

This interactive day at Queen Margaret University is part of the THRIVE in food and drink accelerator programme This interactive industry focused event will be delivered by the Scottish Centre for Food Development and Innovation, who are industry experts at developing innovative food and drink products and helping businesses launch products to market . The day will cover; • How to assess your product via sensory analysis • Interactive session on developing innovative products • Nutritional legislation and how to meet nutritional product goals • Product development challenges and solutions • Q&A with expert team Programme is open to Scottish; • SMEs food and drink businesses • students and graduates • entrepreneurs who have a product or service idea This is a great opportunity to network with other entrepeneurs and gain valuable insight from food product developers. There will be a Q&A section at the end of each session. The programme is supported by the Scottish Funding Council via the University's Knowledge Exchange Innovation Fund, the £25 registration fee covers lunch on the day (dietary requirements collected in registration form). Please note, we cannot offer refunds. Tickets are limited so early registration is recommended. The deadline for signing up is the 10th February 2027.