CUSTOM CHOCOLATE FORMULATIONS, CO-DEVELOPED WITH YOUR TEAM.
At Luker, formulation is a shared process. We work alongside your R&D and production teams from the first brief through to the validated batch, adapting to your equipment, your line, and the markets you are supplying.
We source Fine Flavour Coca with full traceability to farm level. We handle sensory validation and batch scaling in-house. And we stay involved at every stage until the formulation performs the way it needs to at commercial volumes.

CUSTOM CHOCOLATE FORMULATIONS BUILT AROUND YOUR PRODUCTION PROCESS.
Our formulation work typically focuses on these three key areas. Every production environment is different.
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Some clients need a formulation adjusted for a new enrobing line.
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Others are replicating an existing recipe across a different supplier.
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Some are scaling a pilot that worked in the lab but is not holding up at volume.

Matching a formulation across different production sites, suppliers, or environments is not just a recipe problem. Small differences in raw material, temperature, or equipment behaviour compound quickly and show up in the finished product.
We use sensory mapping and controlled chocolate processing trials to reproduce the flavour, texture, and processing behaviour of your existing formulation. If you are changing suppliers or moving production to a different site, the output should be indistinguishable from what your customers already know.

The same chocolate formulation will behave differently depending on your equipment, line speed, and process temperature. What works for moulding will not necessarily work for enrobing or inclusions, and adjusting on the line is costly.
We adjust viscosity, fat composition, and particle-size distribution to match your process before the formulation enters production. Cocoa butter levels and emulsification are tuned to your specific setup so that output stays consistent without ongoing corrections.

We work with your team to build a flavour profile that fits your product brief and your target market, adjusting cocoa intensity, sweetness, and aromatic character based on what you need to communicate and what your category can support.
The formulation is technically reproducible across batches and validated together at each stage, so there are no surprises when it reaches production.
From origin to production, your formulation partner.
We cover the full development cycle, from direct cacao sourcing to production-ready formulations. Your team is involved at every key decision.
Traceable Fine Flavour Cocoa, direct from origin.
All formulations are built on Fine Flavour Cocoa with full traceability to farm level. Supply is consistent, documented, and supports your EUDR compliance and supply chain audits directly.
Origin matters technically, not just as a claim. The sensory properties of the cocoa we source directly affect flavour consistency from one batch to the next. That is something generic commodity cocoa cannot reliably provide.
R&D and formulation developed alongside your team.
Our product development team works with yours from the initial brief through to sensory validation. We manage the technical side, including pilot batches, stability assessments, and ingredient testing. Every key decision is made together, not handed over to you at the end.
If something does not perform as expected, we work through it in real time.
From pilot batch to commercial production, without performance loss.
Scaling is where most formulation projects encounter problems. Flavour, texture, and processing behaviour can shift considerably between a 20 kg pilot and commercial volumes, and not always in predictable ways.
We manage that transition in stages: intermediate batches, parameter adjustments for industrial-scale equipment, and consistency checks at each step. By the time the formulation moves to full production, it has already been validated at the scale required for commercial production.
Flexible chocolate solutions built around your production needs.

Define your cocoa sourcing from the brief stage.
The origin of your formulation is defined from the start. Colombian Fine Flavour Cocoa, traceable to farm level, with the documentation your supply chain and EUDR compliance require. With Luker, the origin of your formulation is something you can specify from the start.
We work the way your operation already runs, not around a fixed formulation approach.
Your equipment, your markets, your production priorities. The development process is built around what you already have.
If something shifts mid-project, we adjust. If your production volumes grow, we scale with you.

Common questions about custom chocolate formulation.
It starts with a technical brief from your team. From there, we co-develop across the areas your project requires: sensory profiling, rheology adjustment for your equipment, or homologation if you are replicating an existing recipe. Your R&D team stays involved throughout the process, not just at the beginning and end.
Yes. We use sensory mapping and controlled pilot testing to reproduce the flavour, texture, and processing behaviour of your existing formulation when replicating an existing recipe, even when the production environment, equipment, or supply source has changed. Your R&D team stays involved throughout the process, not just at the beginning and end.
All formulations are built on Fine Flavour Coca with full farm-level traceability. Supply is consistent and documented, supporting compliance requirements including EUDR. The sensory character of that cocoa is a technical input in every formulation we develop, not just a provenance claim.
It depends on the scope of the project. Adjusting rheology in an existing formulation moves faster than developing a new sensory profile from scratch. We provide a realistic timeline from the beginning, based on the technical scope of the project rather than an optimistic estimate.
START YOUR FORMULATION PROJECT WITH OUR TEAM.
Tell us about your project and we will connect you with the right team. We work with R&D teams, brand owners, and procurement managers across the US and UK on custom chocolate formulation projects, from new product development to recipe replication and production scale-up. Share your brief and we will take it from there.
















