BURGERS

New Product Development

Great sausages start with great flavour — and we’re here to help you create it. Our team designs bespoke seasoning to your exact brief, whether it’s a new recipe, a tailored twist on a classic, or a cost-reduction project.

We understand today’s markets — from schools with strict ingredient controls to premium retail ranges with clean label requirements. We’ll help you freshen up existing lines or explore flavour crossover concepts that stand out.

Need an existing blend matched? Our recipe matching service delivers with discretion and precision.

With us, you’ll gain flavours that perform in production, meet regulations, and give your sausages a competitive edge.

Have an idea for your next sausage flavour? Let’s develop it together.



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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.

Re-Spicing

Even the best loved burgers can lose their edge over time. When flavours start to feel flat or tired, we can help breathe new life into your range. Our flavour specialists work with you to review, refine, and revamp your existing recipes - keeping the essence of what makes them popular, while giving them a sharper, fresher twist.

That might mean:

• Enhancing flavour with standout top notes
• Building complexity by moving from plain garlic to roasted varieties
• Boosting impact with paprika of higher ASTA strength for richer colour and taste
• Adding freshness through herb oleoresins instead of dried powders


This is not about cutting corners - it is about keeping your sausages relevant, distinctive, and performing at their best. Think of it as flavour maintenance for your brand: a way to keep your classics strong while giving customers something new to enjoy.

Contact us to find out more about how we can help.

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Matching

Ever wondered what your seasoning is really worth?

Our Commercial Benchmarking service analyses your current blend’s cost profile and provides a clear, reliable price-per-kilo estimate.

Use this insight however you like — negotiate smarter, plan better, or even spot savings. And who knows — you might just find Foodmaker is the right partner to supply it too. The Clever Stuff Behind the Curtain

We won’t spill all our secrets, but here’s a peek behind the blend. We use smart software that reads flavour declarations and helps us build a working profile from the label up. That means we can spot:

• Key ingredients
• Rough amounts
• The secret to what makes it tick

Then we get hands-on with proper lab work:

• Sieving (to see what’s what)
• Titration testing (to balance the brains)
• Specific gravity (because weighty things matter)

Altogether, it gives us a pretty sharp picture of your blend’s inner workings.
Where Science Meets Gut Feeling (and Taste Buds)
We’ve got tech. But it’s the humans who make it magic.
Our development team brings 60+ years of seasoning experience to the table. They know when a flavour needs a tweak, when it needs a twist, and when it just needs leaving alone. They:

• Analyse the data
• Spot what’s missing
• Make clever suggestions
• Deliver a COPY that tastes spot-on — or even better

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Smart Savings

Cost Re-Spicing is the process of modifying a recipe or formulation by replacing higher-cost spices, herbs, or raw materials with more economical alternatives, while maintaining the intended flavour profile as closely as possible.

At its core, it’s a cost optimisation technique that allows manufacturers to navigate volatile ingredient markets, manage inflationary pressures, or meet tighter margin targets—without sacrificing product quality in a way that would be noticeable to the customer.

Examples of Re-Spicing in Action

• Replacing ground black pepper with black pepper oleoresin: same pungency and aroma at a fraction of the cost, and in more concentrated form.
• Swapping fresh garlic for dehydrated garlic powder or even garlic flavouring compound.
• Using dried herbs in place of fresh when the flavour impact is negligible in cooked applications.
• Switching from whole spices to extracts, essential oils, or compound blends that are standardised and lower in unit cost.

What It’s Not

Re-spicing is not about radically altering the recipe or cutting corners on quality. It’s about smart substitution—making precise, targeted changes that:
• Reduce ingredient spend
• Avoid triggering new labelling or allergen issues
• Stay true to the product’s original sensory character


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Next-Gen

Tomorrow’s bestselling burger isn’t on the shelf yet — but it starts here!

At Foodmaker, we use FREDA, our industry-first forecast tool, to predict emerging flavours, health trends, and consumer shifts before they hit retail. Backed by global taste trackers and our own development chefs, we turn data into delicious, production-ready burger concepts.

From bold street-food inspirations to better-for-you recipes that meet health-conscious demand, we help you stay ahead of competitors with flavours that excite customers and perform consistently on your lines.

Don’t wait for trends to arrive — be the one setting them!

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Flavour Remix

From street trends to burger innovation — Foodmaker helps you remix flavours across categories.

We take trending tastes from crisps, sauces, or meals and reimagine them for burgers. We keep the signature taste while adapting it to your format and process.

From smoky BBQ to nostalgic favourites, we’ll help you surprise customers with flavour where they least expect it — and love it most.

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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.

CUSTOM PACK SIZE

Pack Sizes to fit your process

At Foodmaker, we make production simpler, faster, and safer with pack sizes designed around your exact batch requirements. Our computerised in-house blending guarantees accuracy and consistency every time.

The benefits:

• Consistency the right amount, every time
• Time efficiency no measuring
• Cost savings less labour and fewer errors
• Food Safety reduce handling, lower risk of contamination

Packaging options:

• Rip'N'Flow Sacks ideal for large batches, easy to batch weigh - no knives
• Form, Fill & seal sachets perfect for small batches
• Large Sealed pails ideal for long term storage

Scale up procedure:

• Ensure quality when transitioning from kitchen to factory.

Whatever the recipe we will supply pack sizes that keep your line moving and your products performing.

Backup Supplier

Backup Supplier

What happens if your seasoning supply stops tomorrow? A single delay — whether from a missed delivery, a raw material shortage, or a sudden spike in demand — can stall production and cost thousands.

That’s why we build backup supply into your plan from day one. As part of Scobie & Junor, with 100+ years of industry experience, Foodmaker gives you a fully qualified, BRC AA–accredited second source that’s ready to step in the moment you need it.

No scrambling, no downtime, no compromise on flavour or quality. Just seamless continuity you can count on.

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No gaps. Just winners

Why not strengthen your lineup by recreating the success of proven market winners?

With our in-depth market insight and flavour benchmarking, we’ll assess your current offering, identify gaps in your range, and help you fill them—quickly, strategically, and cost-effectively.

Don’t let your competitors own the shelf. Let’s make your range complete.

Why COPY With Foodmaker? We’re not just blend geeks. We’re partner material. Here’s what you can expect:

• One friendly expert to guide the journey
• Proper collaboration (we listen, ask questions, and bring biscuits)
• Clear, simple updates — no nonsense, no surprises
• Testing that matters — if it doesn’t taste great and perform well, we’re not done yet

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