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About Flavor Crave Consulting

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About Flavor Crave Consulting

Flavor Crave Consulting helps food brands and manufacturers develop innovative products through expert flavor development, formulation support, and commercialization guidance.

Founded by Valerie Daniello, a Certified Flavor Applicationist and Principal Food Scientist, Flavor Crave Consulting brings more than 23 years of experience in food science and product development across sweet and savory applications.

From concept to commercialization, Valerie partners with companies to turn great ideas into products that perform in the real world.

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Helping Food Companies Innovate and Scale 

Food innovation requires more than great ideas—it requires the technical expertise to turn those ideas into products that perform in the real world.

Flavor Crave Consulting partners with emerging brands, growing manufacturers, and established food companies to support product development, flavor optimization, and commercialization.

With deep experience across snacks, desserts, dairy applications, and flavor systems, Valerie helps companies navigate the challenges of formulation, scale-up, and product performance.

Whether the goal is to match a competitor’s product, develop a new flavor profile, improve margins, or transition from kitchen concept to full production, Flavor Crave Consulting provides practical solutions grounded in real industry experience.

 

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Flavor Crave Consulting Valerie Daniello

VALERIE DANIELLO

Principal Food Scientist &
Certified Flavor Applicationist

Valerie Daniello has spent more than two decades helping food companies develop successful products across a wide range of applications including snacks, desserts, dairy products, and flavor systems. Her work bridges the gap between innovation, formulation science, and real-world manufacturing.

She works closely with product teams to solve formulation challenges, refine flavor systems, and guide products through the development process from concept to commercialization.

  • 23+ Years of Flavor & Food Science Expertise
  • Certified Flavor Applicationist
  • Principal Food Scientist
  • R&D leadership experience
  • Sweet and savory application expertise
  • Product development and commercialization
  • Customer-facing technical support

Engagement types

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Product Matching

Competitive benchmarking and formula recreation

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Reformulation strategies

A clear and bold heading

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Scale-Up Support

Transition from lab to production

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Flavor Development

Custom flavor and seasoning systems

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Cost Optimization

Improve margins and ingredient efficiency

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R&D Troubleshooting

Solve formulation and performance issues

Why Flavor Crave Consulting

23+ Years of Flavor & Food Science Expertise

  • Product Matching & Competitive Benchmarking
  • Flavor Development & Optimization
  • Seasoning Systems & Savory Applications
  • Dairy & Dessert Product Development
  • R&D Troubleshooting & Formula Improvement
  • Scale‑Up & Commercialization Support
  • Cost Reduction & Margin Improvement
  • Clean Label / Natural Reformulation
  • Sensory Evaluation & Flavor Translation
  • Innovation & Product Pipeline Development
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Who Do We Help

  • Flavor Crave Consulting Industries Emerging Food Brands

    Emerging Food Brands

    Need help developing their first scalable formula. 

  • Flavor Crave Consulting Industries Food Companies Scaling Production

    Food Companies Scaling Production

    Need technical guidance moving from kitchen to factory.

  • Flavor Crave Consulting Industries Growing Manufactures

    Growing Manufacturers

    Need R&D expertise without hiring a full-time scientist.

  • Flavor Crave Consulting Industries Snack and Flavor Companies

    Snack & Flavor Companies

    Require product matching, seasoning development, or innovation support.

Engagement types

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Project consulting

Focused development work.

Flavor Crave Consulting Technical Advisory

Technical advisory

Ongoing R&D guidance.

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Product development

End-to-end formulation support.

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Commercialization

Scale-up and manufacturing transition.

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We are two besties, called by the same name Loren & Loren, running a cozy place where every dish on the menu is the one cooked with exceptional care and love to details.

You’ll find yourself always welcome at our cafe in Soho whether you’re running off to work and want a takeaway or stay for home-like breakfast. We have you covered.

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