A dedicated environment for developing processes across chocolate mass, coffee, cocoa, and nuts applications. Our Research and Training Centers bring together expertise, equipment, and real processing conditions to support your product and process development.
Conduct trials using your own raw materials to evaluate process performance, product quality, and scalability. From initial feasibility tests or recipe development to advanced process optimization, our experts support you in defining the right setup and achieving reliable results.
Our center highlights
Explore our application areas
Our trials cover a wide range of applications across chocolate and flavor creation. Select the area that best fits your product or process – our experts will guide you in defining the right trial setup.
Chocolate & compound
- Mixing – roll refining – conching process (lab & industrial scale)
- Light conching and ball milling (lab & industrial scale)
- Pre-grinding/rework processing
- Mixing/cutting – pre-refining
Coffee
- Roasting
- Grinding
Cocoa
- Nibs alkalization and roasting (lab scale)
- Beans debacterization and roasting (lab scale)
- Cocoa liquor grinding and powder production (lab scale)
Nuts & seeds
- Pre-grinding
- Grinding
- Pasteurization and roasting (lab scale)
How trials are conducted
Trials are planned and executed in close collaboration with our experts. Based on your application, we define the relevant process steps, select suitable equipment, and support you throughout the trial – from preparation to evaluation and reporting.
What you can expect
- Trials across multiple process steps and applications
- Setups from lab to industrial scale
- Expert support from application technologists
- Tailored trial design based on your objectives
- Trial reports with key findings and recommendations
- Optional analytical services for product evaluation
Interested in running a trial?
Research and Training Center Trials
Chocolate and Flavor Creation
trials.cm@buhlergroup.com
Gupfenstrasse 5
9240
Uzwil
Switzerland
