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Why now

What wins in food hasn't changed. The time you have to get it right has.

Relationships, on-time delivery and great products still matter. But leadership and buying teams are smaller, decisions are faster, and the data keeps multiplying.

AI is fuelling the industry in 2026, and it will not slow down. But as a stand-alone tool, it will not deliver growth on its own.

What has changed

Smaller teams

Fewer people own more categories and decisions.

Less time

Line reviews, briefs and launches move faster every year.

More data

Market, consumer, social and operational data, rarely connected.

That is why we built NPDiQ: experienced people and connected evidence, on one route to a decision.

So what? Why should this matter to you?

Why not walk into your next line review with the answer. Not more data.

NPDiQ turns the market, consumer and factory evidence you already have, into clear decisions you can defend to your buyer, your board and your factory.

More growth

Find the growth first.

See which categories, channels and customers will grow your sales and margin, and which are quietly eroding them.

Less waste

Kill weak ideas early.

Only concepts that pass consumer demand, margin and factory fit get your investment. Less wasted development, less rework.

Faster launches

Launch with confidence.

One plan with owners and gates, from decision to shelf. Your buyer sees evidence, not opinion.

4 weeks

From your toughest category question to a fixed stop / progress / invest decision, built on connected evidence and signed off by named experts.

Where we start

Start with the business question.

01

Growth & performance

Are sales, margin or customer performance off plan?

Which categories, channels or products should you protect, repair or scale?

02

Portfolio & innovation

Which consumer need and market gaps are worth pursuing?

Which concepts deserve investment, and which should stop?

03

Capability & delivery

Can your factory and team deliver at the right cost, quality and pace?

Where is added insight, R&D or delivery capacity needed?

Start here. We test one category, portfolio or commercial challenge, connect the evidence, test viability and define the next move.

NPDiQ

Human-led. Technology-connected.

A strategy, innovation and decision-management service. Our people interpret the evidence, challenge assumptions and support delivery; the technology connects the information and speeds up the process. It does not replace your teams or systems.

Market evidence → consumer meaning → concept viability → commercial delivery

Your data is safe

Your data stays yours.

Connecting your sales, cost, recipe and factory data is what makes NPDiQ work, so protecting it comes first. These five commitments apply to every client, on every project.

Secure Microsoft Fabric tenancy

Your data is held and processed in a Microsoft Fabric tenancy, Microsoft's enterprise data platform, with access limited to your named project team.

UK and EU data residency

Your data is stored and processed in UK and EU data centres, under UK and EU data protection law.

NDA as standard

We sign a non-disclosure agreement before you share anything with us, on every project, at every tier.

UK GDPR compliant, ICO registered

We handle personal data under UK GDPR and are registered with the Information Commissioner's Office, registration Z2236921.

No resale, ever

We never sell or resell your data. It is used only for your project and is never pooled with other clients' data.