Food science company Sara Louise Kakes realise the innovation within their business

Bakers-turned-food-science-company Sara Louise Kakes specialises in the development and production of high-quality nutrition foods for some of the world’s leading sports nutrition brands. Sara Louise Kakes engaged Kene in early 2019 to assist them with their first R&D Tax Credit claim.“Before our engagement with Kene, we didn’t believe there to be any innovative developments within the business. We’ve been operating since 2003 so, from our perspective, our work was simply ‘business as usual’. Kene visited our office for a one-day workshop and swiftly educated the team on the R&D Tax legislation and what constitutes qualifying R&D activity. Before long, we identified several projects and Kene ensured that no stone was left unturned through in-depth discussions with our technical and operational team. Once we identified all qualifying R&D activities, Kene assisted in translating these developments into costs which we could look to include in the claim–the biggest surprise being the cost of ingredients that were used and thrown away during the prototype development of our nutrition bars."Following the in-depth discussions with Sara Louise Kakes, Kene produced a detailed technical report showcasing the qualifying R&D projects within their food science work, and justifying the associated expenditure to HMRC. This technical report was written in-line with HMRC’s R&D tax legislation to clearly and accurately describe Sara Louise Kakes’ developments."The expertise of Kene made for a quick and painless identification of qualifying projects within our work and it was clear from reading the technical report that our developments were well understood and represented accurately. It was an enjoyable experience to work with a company that pays just as much attention to detail and shares the same passion for product development as we do.”

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