Turning Consumer Insights into Winning Products

Consumer taste tests can find out what consumers really think about your product, and how you stack up against the competition

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Making Sense of Research

Established in 1997, Wirral Sensory Services conducts sensory and consumer research for the food, beverage and household product industries.

Product Development

Product Development

Our research techniques are designed to highlight any areas of your development products that may require improvement, or further analysis, before launch

Packaging Designs

Packaging Designs

Our consumer feedback can promote packaging design enhancement, to give your products maximum impact and sale-ability when displayed on shelves or online.

Product Benchmarking

Product Benchmarking

Product benchmarking enables WSS to compare your product with competitors, identifying strengths and gaps to improve performance and maintain a competitive edge.

Hit The Shelves

Hit The Shelves

Our reports can provide powerful, independent evidence of the quality of your products to help gain new listings.

Trusted by Food & Drink brands accross the world

Make Confident Product Decisions Faster

Stop relying on internal opinion or small sample feedback. We give you clear, real consumer direction across taste, packaging, and claims so you can move forward with certainty.

  • Real consumer validation before launch
  • Clear direction on what to optimise and why
  • Faster internal sign-off and stakeholder alignment
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Your Partner in Sensory Research & Product Excellence

Improve your NPD before launch. Benchmark against competitors. Substantiate your claims with real consumer evidence.

  • 65%

    Reduce failed product launches

  • 42%

    Increase repeat purchase rates

  • 3X

    Improve retailer listing success

Make Confident Product Decisions Faster Make Confident Product Decisions Faster

Make Confident Product Decisions Faster

Stop relying on internal opinion or small sample feedback. We give you clear, real consumer direction across taste, packaging, and claims so you can move forward with certainty.

  • Real consumer validation before launch
  • Clear direction on what to optimise and why
  • Faster internal sign-off and stakeholder alignment
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Where We Help You Win

End to end consumer insight support across product, packaging, and positioning so you can launch with confidence.

  • Taste & Sensory Testing

    Taste & Sensory Testing

    Validate flavour, texture, and overall liking with real consumers.

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  • Packaging Research

    Packaging Research

    Validate flavour, texture, and overall liking with real consumers.

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  • Product Benchmarking

    Product Benchmarking

    Validate flavour, texture, and overall liking with real consumers.

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  • Claim Support

    Claim Support

    Validate flavour, texture, and overall liking with real consumers.

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  • Ingredient & Reformulation Testing

    Ingredient & Reformulation Testing

    Validate flavour, texture, and overall liking with real consumers.

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  • Shopper Behaviour Studies

    Shopper Behaviour Studies

    Validate flavour, texture, and overall liking with real consumers.

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Why People Choose Us

We treat every project with the importance it deserves plus turnaround projects quickly and efficiently.

«I would thoroughly recommend WSS as they deliver consistently in a extremely efficient manner»

Claire Roper

Claire Roper

September 24, 2017

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«I would thoroughly recommend WSS as they deliver consistently in a extremely efficient manner»

Claire Roper

Claire Roper

September 24, 2017

company name

«I would thoroughly recommend WSS as they deliver consistently in a extremely efficient manner»

Claire Roper

Claire Roper

September 24, 2017

company name

«I would thoroughly recommend WSS as they deliver consistently in a extremely efficient manner»

Claire Roper

Claire Roper

September 24, 2017

company name

«I would thoroughly recommend WSS as they deliver consistently in a extremely efficient manner»

Claire Roper

Claire Roper

September 24, 2017

company name

«I would thoroughly recommend WSS as they deliver consistently in a extremely efficient manner»

Claire Roper

Claire Roper

September 24, 2017

company name

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