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      Merlin Development, Inc.
      181 Cheshire Lane,  Suite 500
      Plymouth, MN 55441

      Phone: 763-475-0224
      Fax: 763-475-1626

     

STAFF EXPERIENCE

Merlin’s staff has over 200 years of combined experience in the food industry in addition to our many years of education and training. Our knowledge across the majority of food systems translates into unique and effective solutions using a creative combination of technical approaches.

Examples of Expertise 

    Product

  • Baked goods & bars

  • Frozen & refrigerated dough

  • Snack foods

  • Desserts

  • Frostings

  • Cereals

  • Entrees, vegetables and side dishes

  • Flavors & seasonings

  • Sauces & dressings

  • Meat/dairy/egg products

  • Microwave foods

  • Controlled nutrition & fortified foods

  • Nutraceuticals

  • Food service/fast food

  • Pet foods

    Process

  • Baking

  • Dry mixing

  • Fermentation

  • Sheeting/Extruding

  • Microwave

  • Shelf Life

  • Fluid/Pasteurization

  • Retort/Hot Fill/Aseptic

  • Fresh/Frozen Vegetables

  • Freezing

  • Spray Drying

  • Coating

  • Frying

 

    General

  • Project management

  • Prototype development

  • Product/process development

  • Product commercialization

  • Food Chemistry

  • Cereal Science

  • Meat Science

  • Flavor Chemistry

  • Food service operations & procedures

  • Food service equipment testing

  • Statistical analyses

  • Experimental design

  • Food microscopy

  • Literature searching

 

  Merlin employees' contributions to food publications