byu sensory lab information packet
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C L I E N T I N F O R M A T I O N P A C K E T
M E E T T H E M A N A G E R
Amanda is a graduate from Brigham Young University, with a Bachelor’s in Food IndustryManagement. She has a background in food, dietary supplements, and personal careproducts. Amanda has experience in product development, quality, and safety. She hasworked with manufacturers, inspectors, auditors, certifying agencies, production, andmarketing. With this knowledge, she understands how sensory science can elevate theproduct development process.
Amanda ReesBYU Sensory Lab, S-103 ESC [email protected]
Amanda Rees
Thank you for your interest in the Brigham Young University Sensory Lab. We are auniversity-run facility that emphasizes employment for food science and dieteticsstudents, allowing us to provide quality services while still being competitively priced. Thenominal fee includes panelist recruiting, facilities and personnel to support productpreparation, administering the panel (including money for panelist rewards andcollecting the data), and a final report.
We have a fully equipped and up-to-date facility for your testing needs, including areception area, seven side-by-side private computerized private booths, a client room, afully equipped industrial preparation area, and a walk-in refrigerator and freezer.Specialized features prevent panelists from being influenced by odor or visual cues fromthe kitchen, including specially designed pass-through windows from booths to kitchenand highly controlled air flow. We have the option of red/colored lights for clients who donot want results influenced strongly by sample appearance. A conference room withaudio-visual capabilities is also available for focus groups. We are prepared to run a variety of sensory test formats including consumer acceptancetests, difference tests, focus groups, parent – child testing, and home-use tests.Consumer responses are generally collected and analyzed electronically by CompusenseCloud® and reporting is customized for your needs. This up-to-date sensory softwareapplication allows us to provide initial results almost immediately after panel(s) end, soyou can get a general idea of the outcome before we send you the official report in 5-7business days.
We have a current database approaching 5,000 panelists, consisting of university faculty,staff, and students, as well as others from the local community. Since we are located at aprivate university that draws from across the United States, as well as internationally, adiverse demographic with panelists inclusive of many different regions in the U.S. andcountries all over the world is possible. With our database, we are able to target specificages, ethnicities, and select market segments, including people with specific palates. Weconstantly work to recruit panelists and improve variety in our database. We are alsowilling to fill requests for recruiting specific demographics/markets.
W H A T W E O F F E R :
Our Sensory Lab has been conducting consumer panels for a widevariety of industry clients for over 30 years and we consistently updateour offerings, including equipment and facilities. We look forward to serving you!
T I M L E L I N E (what to expect)
Manager and client finalize panel date(s)
Client receives panel details document tofill out
Client returns panel details document tomanager
BYU Sensory Lab begins recruiting forpanel(s)
Receive draft of questionairre- clientsubmits feedback
Questionnaire is finalized
Deadline to ship product to BYU SensoryLab
Panel is administered
Client receives preliminary data
Client receives final report
14 DAYS BEFORE PANEL
12 DAYS BEFORE PANEL
10 DAYS BEFORE PANEL
7 DAYS BEFORE PANEL
5 DAYS BEFORE PANEL
7 DAYS BEFORE PANEL
DAY OF PANEL
DAY OF PANEL
5 -7 DAYS AFTER PANEL
D E M O G R A P H I C S
D I V E R S I T Y
O U R F A C I L I T I E S
RECEPTIONAREA
PANELISTBOOTHS
PREPARATIONAREA
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(801) 422-4345