BURGERS & MEATBALL MAKERS

New Product Development

Our NPD team blends creativity, technical expertise, and industry insight to help burger manufacturers turn ideas into market-ready products quickly and effectively. We know taste is everything, which is why we strike the perfect balance between innovation, compliance, and cost — without ever compromising on flavour.

Here’s how we can support your burger development:

• RE-SPICE reformulating classic burger recipes to meet modern consumer expectations

• MATCHING precisely replicating seasoning profiles, with scope to enhance and optimise

• COST REDUCTION developing smarter blends that keep costs down while keeping flavour bold

• ON-TREND INNOVATION flavours inspired by global cuisines, health trends, and changing lifestyles

• FOOD SAFARI exploring global flavour journeys to inspire your next burger concept

• FREDA our exclusive in-house tool for spotting what’s trending in the marketplace

With Foodmaker, you gain a partner who understands burgers from every angle — delivering the blends, insight, and expertise you need to stand out on taste, quality, and reliability.

Have an idea for your next burger flavour? Let’s create it together.



Brief Us

Burger & Meatball Seasonings

Flavour is what makes your sausages stand out — and we’re here to help you get it right, every time.

Our focus is on creating bespoke blends, tailored to your product, process, and customers. From traditional profiles to bold global influences and seasonal specials, we’ll build the seasoning that makes your sausages unique.

We also offer clean label and allergen-aware options, designed to meet today’s market demands. With blends that boost succulence, texture, and taste, we’ll help keep your products competitive and your customers coming back.

Ready to create sausages with standout flavour? Contact us today to explore bespoke blends made just for you — or click here to see some examples.

Gluten Free

Looking to reduce allergens in your burger lines without compromising on flavour, texture, or performance? We’ve got you covered.

At Foodmaker, we offer a range of gluten-free seasonings and rusk designed specifically for meat burger manufacturing. Whether you’re developing a new free-from range or adapting an existing product to meet retailer or dietary requirements, our gluten-free solutions are fully production-ready.

Our gluten-free ingredients are formulated to:
• Work seamlessly on the line — no special handling or process changes required
• Deliver consistent bite and moisture retention in fresh, chilled, or frozen formats
• Reduce allergen risks while still packing in bold, craveable flavour
• Support clean-label claims and wider market appeal

With decades of seasoning and raw material expertise we help you stay ahead of the curve — meeting modern dietary demands whether it’s for retail, schools or foodservice our gluten-free systems let you serve the same great burger experience, just without the gluten.

Low Salt

Today’s buyers want more than taste — they want cleaner labels, health-conscious claims, and compliance with national salt reduction targets. With FSA guidelines tightening, you need to get ahead of the curve — especially if you supply into retail, education, healthcare, or foodservice brands operating under nutritional scrutiny.

But simply taking salt out of your burger seasoning can flatten flavour, affect texture, and even impact cook performance.

That’s where Foodmaker comes in.

Our Solution: Flavour-First Reformulation

We offer a bespoke service to reduce salt in your burger lines while preserving the eating experience your customers love.

Our in-house development team works with you to:

• Assess your current seasoning and salt level
• Build a reduced-sodium version that meets the target without losing flavour
• Use natural flavour enhancers, umami boosters, and clever layering to bring richness and depth back in
• Implement functional ingredients to maintain texture, yield, and visual appeal
• Align your spec with traffic light labelling and retailer nutrition targets

Let's create something your customers love — and your spec can defend.

Low Fat

When you’re creating ultra-lean burgers one of the first things to suffer is mouthfeel. That rich, juicy texture your customers expect? It starts to fade.

That’s why Foodmaker has developed smart seasoning blends that work with our Fat Replacer system. These blends work by rebuilding succulence, delivering that warm, rounded bite that’s often lost when fat levels are reduced.

We’ve applied techniques successfully across burgers and grills — combining functional ingredients directly into the burger to support moisture retention, enhance flavour carry, and boost the overall eating experience.

Why it works:
• Brings back the succulent mouthfeel in low-fat burgers
• Enhances moisture and juiciness without greasiness
• Keeps your spec lean, compliant, and craveable
• Seamlessly integrates into your process

Whether you’re developing a healthier burger for retail, schools, or clean-label ranges, we’ll help you cut the fat — without cutting corners on taste or texture.

Let us show you how lean can still mean delicious.

Stop the Fade

Inconsistent colour in cooked or chilled burgers? You’re not alone. Colour loss is one of the most common – and frustrating – issues in burger production, especially in leaner, cleaner-label or high-volume formats. At Foodmaker, we understand the science behind it, and we’ve developed smart seasoning solutions to help keep your burgers looking as good as they taste.

We build seasoning systems that go beyond flavour. Our blends are formulated to:
• Protect colour through cook, chill and freeze/thaw cycles
• Maintain a natural red or pink interior, even in leaner blends
• Balance moisture and pH to reduce oxidation
• Include clean-label, approved natural colour enhancers like beetroot, tomato, and paprika
• Support consistency across fresh, chilled, and frozen burger formats

Whether you’re working with beef, pork, poultry or blended protein formats, our technical team can recommend a seasoning solution that fits your process and your label.