
About Us
Our team works together with the food industry and consumers to enhance the quality of our global food supply.
- Over 25 years of sensory research experience
- State-of-art facilities
- Valid and reliable methodologies
- Computerized data collection using Compusense software
- Sophisticated data handling and statistical analysis
Why Collect Sensory Data?
- Humans – best models for how consumers are likely to behave and perceive to products
- Predict how products change during product development
- Ingredients, processes, packaging and shelf-life
- Product evaluation
- Awareness: own and competitor’s products
- Promote company’s products to consumers
- Seek customer’s approval
- Check if product quality matches specifications
Examples
- Product Development
- Product Improvement
- Quality Control/Assurance
- Product/Market Fit
- Shelf Life
- Advertising Claims
Meet the Team

Faculty coordinator
Dr. Koushik Adhikari
Associate Professor
Department of Food Science & Technology
The University of Georgia
(770) 412-4736
(770) 412-4747 ext. 230
koushik7@uga.edu
Dr. Adhikari’s research focuses on sensory analysis (descriptive analysis and consumer acceptability) of commodity and consumer food products. Read more