Culinary Creations by Carolyn specializes in tomato-based products. Carolyn developed 60 organic tomato-based products for Muir Glen Organic Tomato Products (80% of company's current product line), including: salsas, pasta sauces, barbecue sauces and ketchups. Muir Glen, founded in 1990, is the nation's largest organic tomato products company.

Other products developed include:

• Dessert sauces
• Risotto mixes (dry)
• Cookie mixes (dry)
• Hot sauces
• Pumpkin pie filling

The Product Development process is carefully tailored to each company's specific needs.

Steps Include:

• Identifying competitive product in marketplace.
• Evaluating competitive product through sensory analysis.
• Developing flavor concepts.
• Sourcing ingredients.
• Development of several bench samples (prototypes) for evaluation.
• Sensory comparison of bench samples to competitive product.
• Revision of bench samples as necessary.
• Sourcing copackers.
• Conversion of product formula into required batch size.

Consulting on package and/or label development, including review of label content (nutritional panel, ingredient statement) is also available.