Service
Co-Development
Your idea, our development
Co-development is the Silk Foods Ceylon R&D team turning your concept or kitchen recipe into a product a factory can make repeatably, handling formulation, sampling, ingredient sourcing and scale-up. It is for founders and brands that have an idea but no factory and want a partner to develop and produce it.
You bring the idea or kitchen recipe; our R&D team turns it into something a factory can make repeatably. We handle formulation, sampling, ingredient sourcing and the jump from pilot batch to production.
How it works
- Define the concept and target
- R&D formulates and prototypes
- Taste, refine and iterate samples
- Cost and source ingredients
- Scale up from pilot to production
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Learn more →Co-Development: frequently asked questions
- I have an idea but no recipe. Can Silk Foods Ceylon develop it?
- Yes. Co-development is built for founders with a concept or kitchen recipe but no factory. The Silk Foods Ceylon R&D team handles formulation, iterative sampling, ingredient sourcing and costing, then scales the product from pilot batch to full production so it can be made repeatably.
- What does the co-development process involve?
- The Silk Foods Ceylon R&D team defines the concept and target, formulates and prototypes, then refines through tasting and iteration. Once approved, the team costs and sources ingredients and scales up from pilot to production. You stay involved at each sampling round so the result matches your intent.
- Who owns the formulation that Silk Foods Ceylon develops?
- Ownership and confidentiality terms are agreed before development begins, so you know where you stand from the start. Silk Foods Ceylon develops the product alongside you and confirms the arrangement in writing. Raise it at the briefing stage and the team will set the terms clearly.
- How does Silk Foods Ceylon scale a recipe to production volume?
- Silk Foods Ceylon develops the recipe as a pilot batch, then adapts it so certified factory lines can reproduce it consistently at volume. The team handles ingredient sourcing, costing and the jump from pilot to production, confirming MOQ and lead time per product on your quote.
Ready to start with Co-Development?
Send us your product, recipe or idea and our team will come back with a plan, samples and a quote.