Panel Selection and Training, Mobile Panels
21st Sensory and Dr. Linda Papadopoulos have teamed up to provide customized sensory descriptive panel training. From interviews to final "graduation", we will provide custom developed training modules. Onsite training and mentoring is provided by Dr. Papadopoulos. 21st Sensory offers onsite one on one panel leader training. Whether you are starting or expanding your sensory capablities, we help fast track in-house sensory panels by creating modules that target products of interest saving the sensory professional days of category research. We provide lexicons, and detailed shopping and preparation instructions so your technician can set up the panel and have references ready.
We help QA teams understand key attributes of products and develop simple references used as tools to assess when products are in and out of target specifications.
You say "bitter" and I say "sour". How do we know if we are talking about the same thing or different tastes? A clear understanding of language is key to understanding product characteristics. We can provide short sensory training and exercises to help R & D teams communicate clearly to each other about the sensory characteristicis of their products.
Mobile Panels
Yes, you pay the fare, we'll go anywhere! Sometimes it makes more sense to have your product tested as it comes off the line. Maybe several members of the management team want to observe the panel at work. Our panelists are eager to pack their bags and visit your site. Call us for details.