Snack · Nuts
Salted peanuts
Stop rancidity and keep the crunch over time.
Shelf life 6 → 12 months Status: Reformulated
UAE · Dubai · Abu Dhabi
Food formulation and R&D for UAE brands
Firas Bader, The Food Engineer, is a food formulation and R&D consultant for brands, startups and manufacturers in the UAE. He reformulates products for better taste, texture, cost or shelf life, develops new ones, and supports trials with your manufacturer.
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Snack · Protein popcorn
Protein‑coated popcorn
Make a protein coating stick without losing the crunch.
Light, dry crunch Status: Formula delivered
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Beverage · Collagen
Collagen water
At a high collagen dose, minerals in the water cause haze and sediment.
Zero added sugar Status: Formula delivered
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Sports nutrition · Bar
Chewy layered protein bar
Keep the bar soft and chewy for its whole shelf life.
20 g protein in 70 g Status: Formula delivered
What I can do
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Reformulation & Fixes
Better taste, texture or cost for a product you already sell.
Proof: Cake mix optimisation Collapse fixed
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Shelf Life & Stability
Keep your product fresh, crunchy and stable for longer.
Proof: Al Kazzi Shelf life 6 → 12 months
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New Product Development
From an idea to a final, tested formula.
Proof: Pawpots 4 concepts → 2 SKUs
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Reverse Engineering
Match the taste, texture and look of a product on the market.
Proof: Frisbee's Pizza Flagship product
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Scale-Up & Factory Transfer
Move your product from the kitchen to the factory.
Proof: ProPop Factory SOP
Why UAE brands are reformulating now
The Food Engineer
Meet Firas
I'm Firas Bader, a food engineer and R&D formulator. I develop products for startups and established manufacturers across beverages, dairy, snacks, confectionery, pet food and functional foods.
More about me
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Questions
Can you get my drink under 5 g of sugar per 100 ml for the UAE sugar tax?
That is a reformulation brief: we set the sugar target first, then rebuild sweetness, taste and body, and test samples against it.
How it worksDo you work in the UAE?
Yes. Working in Lebanon and the UAE. Egypt and KSA soon.
Can you meet the new UAE limits without losing taste?
That is the brief for a reformulation: we agree the target first, then test samples against it.
Who runs the shelf-life tests?
Samples are checked against the brief, including how they hold over time.
Do you have your own factory?
No. I write the factory process and support trials with your manufacturer.
Will you sign an NDA?
Yes. You can ask for an NDA before you share any details about your product.
Have a product challenge?
A new idea, a formula that isn't working, or a shelf-life problem. Let's talk about it.