“The flavour challenges that once felt impossible are now solved.”
Salvatore Notaro, Managing Director @ Vivo Life
The Work
Great Ingredients, Tough Taste
At Vivo Life, we use plant based ingredients in our supplements. While this is core to our values, it created a huge challenge when it came to taste.
Without relying on artificial sweeteners, fillers, or unnecessary additives, it was incredibly difficult to make our formulas taste great while staying true to our clean-label philosophy.
Flavours Meet Brand Values
Manon brought a structured, diligent, and science-led approach that helped us uncover exactly what was needed to overcome this challenge.
Manon's passion and deep knowledge of food science allowed us to test and refine natural solutions that we simply couldn’t have achieved on our own.
Manon guided us through a clear process that made decision-making much easier, removing a lot of biases, and always rooted in what was best for our brand.
From Frustration to Flavour Confidence
The flavour challenges that once felt impossible are now solved and feedback so far from customers is positive.
We are able to have more fun focusing on new flavours profiles rather than be stuck in circles trying to improve the broken flavours we had.
“Manon guided us through a clear process that made decision-making much easier, removing a lot of biases, and always rooted in what was best for our brand.”
Salvatore Notaro, Managing Director @ Vivo Life
Don’t let flavour hold your brand back!
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👋 I’m Manon Galizzi, the founder of EPICSI.
I take the worry out of food and drink product development, giving you clarity, confidence, and speed-to-market — while saving you wasted time and costly mistakes.
Whether you’re creating something new, choosing the right flavour direction, or fixing what isn’t working, my services meet you exactly where you are on your journey.
I’ve worked inside a flavour house, trained in flavour lexicons, and spent 10+ years in food science with leading brands like McVitie's. I don’t just make products taste “good enough” — I help you build products that win over buyers, delight consumers, and strengthen your brand reputation.
Your F&D Product Development Partner
FLAVOUR MOTÂ
If you know your food or drink product has a taste issue and you don't know what to do, or if you want honest feedback from someone with over 10 years in food and flavour industries, start with the Flavour MOT.
Send me your product and within few days I will send you my expert feedback covering exactly what is working, what needs improving, and what the specific next steps are.
Investment:Â FREE
Turnaround:Â few days
Includes: expert feedback and clear next steps.
FLAVOUR DEVELOPMENT
If you already know what needs to change in your food or drink product and need someone to do the trials for you go straight to Flavour Development.
I go deep into your specific product, your target consumer's palate, and your category. I run as many trials as it takes in my own lab. I guide you through structured tasting sessions so your team can make decisions with confidence rather than personal preference. And I stay with you through the first production run so what comes out of the factory is exactly what we agreed together.
You leave with a validated flavour direction, a team that knows how to evaluate and brief flavour properly, and a product you are genuinely proud of.
Investment: ÂŁ2,500-ÂŁ7,000
Timeline: 1 to 3 months
Includes: flavour workshop, in-house trials, in-person guided tasting sessions, industrialisation support.
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