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Taste, concept and pack tests with real consumers in Sweden and the Nordics. Book a conversation →
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For FMCG brands · Sweden and the Nordics

Make sure consumers want it.

Taste, concept and pack, tested with real consumers. Answers in days, so you decide with data, not gut feeling.

For FMCG brands · Sweden and the Nordics

Make sure consumers want it.

Taste, concept and pack, tested with real consumers. Answers in days, so you decide with data, not gut feeling.

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First tasting · Day 1Top-2 box, taste

A looks like the winner.

Product A58%
Product B44%
Home Use Test · Day 5Report

Launch B.

Product A41%
Product B55%

Illustration · 150+ real homes · signed by a PhD sensory scientist

Trusted by teams at

Nestlé Pågen Lantmännen Arla ICA Orkla Arvid Nordquist Nick's Kavli Carambar & Co

Which one is on your desk?

Four decisions you shouldn’t make on gut feeling.

Pick yours. We tell you the fastest way to an answer.

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Closer to life

First impressions don’t tell the whole story.

Liking can grow or wear off with real use. We find out which, before the market does.

Research Janiszewski & Meyvis 2001, Journal of Consumer Research Stolzenbach et al. 2013, Food Research International Wakihira, Visalli & Schlich 2026, Food Quality and Preference

Same consumers. Same two products. One week.

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Drag the week. Illustration built on published patterns, not client data.

What you get

One page. A decision, not a data dump.

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Real people, real homes, real purchases: no simulations, no synthetic panels.

Dr. Johan Swahn
“We don’t sell a method. We answer your question, with real consumers, and fast enough to matter.”

Dr. Johan Swahn, PhD in sensory marketing. Founder, and the lead scientist on your project.

Chef at The Fat Duck, then a PhD in how taste, context and design shape what we like. Assistant professor of sensory marketing, co-author of Sensory Marketing, Marketing Book of the Year in Sweden. He runs your study and picks up when you call.

Seen on TV4 Seen on UR

Published research in

Food Quality and Preference Journal of Sensory Studies International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science European Journal of Marketing Multisensory Research

Before you ask

Questions brand teams ask first.

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Vi arbetar på svenska och engelska: konsumenttester, produkttester, hemmatester, smaktester, förpackningstester och konkurrentjämförelser för livsmedel och dryck.