FOOD & NUTRITION
Culinary approach
Our Chefs apply their culinary know-how to translate food trends into functioning and taste-focused concepts.
At IMCD Food & Nutrition, we go beyond by providing our customers with a combination of technical expertise and a chef`s touch, resulting in culinary and trends-led insights, recipe development, and creative inspiration to solve formulation challenges and develop delicious new products.
How can our chefs support you?
Our chefs work closely with selected food manufacturers while also providing insights to the IMCD’s full customer base through video content, promotional packages, one-to-one meetings, and other knowledge-sharing actions.
Discover IMCD solutions with a chef's final touch
Meet our chefs
EAME: Colin Wheeler-James
Colin Wheeler-James
EAME
Development Chef
Over his thirty years acting as a chef, Colin has gained a broad perspective by working across a wide range of Hospitality and Food Industry sectors ranging from manufacturing through contract catering, hotels, gastro pubs, charter yachts, Royal Navy, cookery school, and consultancy services.
In his current role as a Development Chef at IMCD, Colin creates culinary innovation, utilising IMCD Food & Nutrition portfolio to inspire and enthuse internal and external stakeholders. He supports technical teams, customers, and suppliers in concept development across a dynamic marketplace where clear communication, responsiveness, and understanding of customer and supplier requirements are paramount.
He also finds the time to run his own cookery school, Ground Up located in Devon, UK.
Our chefs turn consumer insights into inspiration for our customers
Circular Economy
According to Innova Market Insights, in 2022, consumers ranked “health of the planet” as their top global issue, over “health of the population.” As consumers look for sustainable food options, manufacturers are increasingly using items traditionally considered waste products to develop effective retail products.
In the following video, you will see how Colin Wheeler-James, IMCD’s EAME Development Chef, presented at an IMCD customer Insight Day clever solutions for manufacturers to be more sustainable:
A Nutritionist's Perspective
IMCD invites Chef and Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Katie Chemij to unveil our North American Nutrition Collection. Explore a dynamic assortment of nutrition-focused concepts tailored to meet the latest market trends in bars, beverages, confectionery, and nutrition gels.
Click here to learn more.
IMCD is interviewed during Food Ingredients Europe 2022
Watch the video to learn more about how IMCD has been adding value to its partners through a strong team of experts, a quality and broad portfolio, and now, a culinary touch.
Chef Colin Wheeler-James, IMCD’s EAME Development Chef, also
shows one of the concepts presented during Food Ingredients Europe 2022, the
Instant Vegan Burger. You can check out all the concepts demonstrated during
the FIE by clicking here.