Snack · Protein popcorn
Protein‑coated popcorn
Make a protein coating stick without losing the crunch.
Light, dry crunch Status: Formula delivered
Lebanon
Food product development in Lebanon
Firas Bader, The Food Engineer, is a Lebanon-based food formulation and R&D consultant. He develops and fixes food and drink products for brands, startups and manufacturers: from an idea to a final, tested formula, scaled up with your manufacturer.
Proof from Lebanon
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Beverage · Energy drink
Triple V Purple Energy Drink
Give the lift people expect from an energy drink, without taurine.
Taurine-free Status: Launched
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Snack · Nuts
Salted peanuts
Stop rancidity and keep the crunch over time.
Shelf life 6 → 12 months Status: Reformulated
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Beverage · Iced coffee
Triple V Iced Coffee & Mocha
Rich flavour within a tight cost target.
Cost-optimised Status: Launched
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Dry mix · Bakery
Cake mix optimisation
The cake collapsed after baking.
Collapse fixed Status: Reformulated
Who I work with in Lebanon
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Founders with an idea, company or not yet.
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Food brands that want better taste, texture, cost or shelf life.
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Manufacturers who need a formula their team can run, kept private.
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Restaurants and fast-food chains that want a signature product.
What I can do for your product
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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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Reformulation & Fixes
Better taste, texture or cost for a product you already sell.
Proof: Cake mix optimisation Collapse fixed
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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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Shelf Life & Stability
Keep your product fresh, crunchy and stable for longer.
Proof: Al Kazzi Shelf life 6 → 12 months
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Scale-Up & Factory Transfer
Move your product from the kitchen to the factory.
Proof: ProPop Factory SOP
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
Watch: My name isn’t on the pack. My work is inside.
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Process
How a project runs
Every project starts with a conversation. Not every project needs all six steps.
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Discovery & brief
We talk about your product, your goal and where you are now, then agree the brief.
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Assessment
I look at what the product needs and what is possible, before any formulation work.
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Formulation & prototypes
I build the formula and make samples, then refine them with you in rounds.
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Testing & shelf life
Samples are checked against the brief, including how they hold over time.
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Scale-up with your manufacturer
I write the factory process and support trials with your manufacturer.
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Market readiness
You receive the final formula and a clear handover, ready for your launch steps.
Questions
I have an idea for a food product but no factory. Can you still help me launch it?
Yes. I develop the formula with you, then write the factory process and support trials with your manufacturer. You don't need a factory of your own.
Our product goes stale before it reaches the Gulf. Can you extend its shelf life?
That is shelf-life work: we find what fails first, texture, taste or spoilage, then fix it. One snack went from 6 → 12 months.
How it worksDo you work with companies outside Beirut?
Yes, across Lebanon.
I don't have a company yet. Can you help?
Yes. Founders with an idea are welcome, company or not. Tell me where you are, and we start from there.
Do you have your own factory?
No. I write the factory process and support trials with your manufacturer.
Will you keep my formula private?
Your formula is never published; many projects on this site are shown without brand names.
Will you sign an NDA?
Yes. You can ask for an NDA before you share any details about your product.
What should I prepare?
A short description of your idea or product, what you want to change, and where you plan to sell it. Photos, samples or a label help if you have them. You don't need a formula.
Have a product challenge?
A new idea, a formula that isn't working, or a shelf-life problem. Let's talk about it.