R&D | Blending/Matching
R&D
To help our foodservice customers attract consumers, drive traffic and build profitability, Harris Tea Foodservice takes a strong customer- and market-driven approach to research and development. Collaborating closely with sourcing, sales and customers, our diverse team of chemists, biologists, food scientists and tasters draw from over 250 stock ingredients to create an ever-evolving, always innovative and consistent-tasting array of custom tea recipes and blends:
- Flavored
- Unflavored
- Decaffeinated
- Herbal
- Organic
- Functional
- Supplements
Through collaboration, flavor and trend validation, market data, sensory evaluation, and trials, our beverage innovation experts work to develop high-quality teas that meet the needs of our foodservice customers. The Harris Tea expert R&D team also specializes in custom formulation and matching tea blends along with developing smart products, formats and packaging options to make foodservice operators more successful.
Blending/Matching
- Over 250 stock ingredients including teas, herbs, flavors, and functional ingredients – via extensive supplier base
- R&D capabilities to create/match any tea and format
- Supply chain security and relationships with source ensures quality, continuity
