Larios R&d Consulting

We specialize in working with food companies that want to grow their market share through innovation while improving their margin. We build on the success of our clients and introduce best practices in R&D which our funder (Francisco Larios) applied throughout his career working for top tier companies like Kraft, Quaker, Cadbury and Mondelez Int. Our clients include CEO’s, R&D Executives, CMO’s and Owners. We work with our clients to convert market trends into innovation plans, build solid R&D teams to execute those plans, and improving the margin of their existing portfolio of products. The Value that We Bring We “hit the ground running” given our proven ability and expertise in: Reinvigorate businesses via innovation and productivity Improve product liking and preference Create R&D organizations from scratch Develop people Elevate engagement and efficiency of technical teams Lead in mergers and acquisitions Overcome competition via reformulation How We Work Interim basis - Fill an R&D executive vacancy Retainer – As an R&D experts and coach/trainer for your R&D team Executive coach- specialized on coaching technical executives/leaders Project Mentor – Coach Project Teams from concept to launch Examples of deliverables o Market-disruptive Innovation pipelines o Formulas with better quality and improved margins o R&D structures and organizational charts with job descriptions o Improved product liking scores o R&D training in stability, plant trials, and commercialization. o SMART development plans for your technical leaders (R&D, QA, and Regulatory Mangers, Directors.) Founder Background Francisco Larios has a solid track record of developing top seller new products and game changing productivity and innovation programs in brands like Cadbury, Halls, Trident, Caramilk. He has proven expertise in crafting R&D organizations and capabilities for small, mid-size, and big companies in North America and in Latin America.