The fermented foods consultancy
We help small F&B brands with live‑fermented foods,
using science‑based, practical support delivered online.
Services
Product Development
Science-Backed Content Creation
Science-Backed Content Creation
Hands-on product development projects that prioritise quality fermentation recipes and production processes for commercial success. From analysing your current recipes for consistency and probiotic viability, to diagnosing batch failures through root cause analysis.
Every service we offer delivers clear, actionable protocols. Equipment assessments that ensure that fermentation vessels and temperature controls match your scaling ambitions, while shelf-life studies prove your market readiness.
We'll produce new recipes from concept to SOP,
with SME factory-ready solutions for immediate implementation.
Science-Backed Content Creation
Science-Backed Content Creation
Science-Backed Content Creation
We create easily readable content from complex fermentation science, so you can build trust and marketing authority for your brand.
Good quality written content can position your brand as the go-to fermentation expert. We produce editorials and blogs, right through to long-form articles that blend research with practical insights. Full fact-checking and reference supported citations with all written content.
We craft educational packages that become downloadable guides, infographics and staff manuals that explain your unique fermentation processes and benefits.
We also write professional business research summaries that distil complex studies into executive briefs, to give you simple, science-backed recommendations for strategic decisions.
Research & Development
Coaching, Training & Workshops
Coaching, Training & Workshops
Scientific research underpins every fermented product claim - we help you to build credible evidence.
Our health claims reviews deliver curated studies supporting gut health and immunity benefits for your labels and marketing.
Custom R&D programmes create structured innovation roadmaps fitting your budget and timeline, while formulation testing systematically evaluates recipe variants for optimal performance.
Innovation sessions are available to generate prioritised product concepts with clear development paths, ensuring that you can focus your resources on commercially viable ideas.
Coaching, Training & Workshops
Coaching, Training & Workshops
Coaching, Training & Workshops
We can package up practical business and technical guidance skills in parcels that are tailored to your team's current challenges and goals.
One-to-one coaching sessions to tackle your biggest fermentation business obstacles, while 5-session packages are there to build complete growth roadmaps covering operations to market positioning.
Staff training presentations are available to equip production operators with slide decks and live Zoom sessions on hygiene and process control, while corporate workshops deliver half-day intensives for management teams.
Community, retail and group workshops engage enthusiasts and cooks with hands-on fermentation classes.
About us
Our Story
Kay founded Fresh Koru after building fermented food and beverage brands from kitchen bench to nationwide NZ distribution.
An Applied Science Biologist turned entrepreneur, Kay specialises in live-fermented foods and beverages – using authentic techniques at scale, with science-backed health benefits, and creating unbeatable flavours.
Fresh Koru is here to help small brands worldwide achieve this via Zoom.
Services include: recipe development, troubleshooting, coaching, workshops, and published scientific support for health claims.
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Ready to discuss your fermented project?
I love working with fermented food brands worldwide. Schedule a free 15-minute Fermentation Strategy call.
