Sensory Facilities, Resources, and Services

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FACILITIES, RESOURCES, and SERVICES 

Our consumer sensory testing facilities are some of the finest in the Northwest.  Our computerized data acquisition system ensures a high degree of accuracy and quick top line results reporting.  Samples are prepared in our licensed industrial test kitchen. Our facilities are conveniently located in the downtown Portland, Oregon Pearl district accessible to public transportation and with on-site parking.

FACILITIES

Consumer Testing Area 

•   Reception area
•   Staging and preparation area
•   Ten individual testing booths

            ^o    Sinks in each booth

            ^o    PCs with Touch screen monitors in each booth

            ^o   Adjustable lighting for both light level color: white, red  

                green, blue

            ^o   Sliding door pass-through connection with staging area

•   Computerized data acquisition system

Licensed Industrial Test Kitchen

           Kitchen

Staging and Preparation Area

• Main server of data acquisition system
• Tables and benches for product preparation and serving
• Utility cabinets and drawers

            Staging/Prep Area

Focus Group Room

• Flexible furniture arrangement; accommodates up to 12 participants
• Adjacent viewing area with one-way mirrors for private client reviewing
• Adjacent to commercial test kitchen for complete sample preparation capability
• Audio-video recording
• Visual projection capability
• Web-casting capability

          Focus Room  I   Viewing Area

Resources

• Extensive consumer data base (5,000) of Portland area residents to recruit for test participation 
• Off site and outdoor testing set up (tables, tents, chairs)
• ViewSonic tablet PCs (8 units) for computerized data acquisition off site

Services

Consumer taste tests

• Consumer recruiting, screening , and scheduling
• Screener development
• Questionnaire/ballot development
• Experimental design and execution
• Data tabulation
• Data analysis and statistical validation
• Data interpretation
• Professional reporting of test results

For more information contact: Ann Colonna

Consumer focus groups and interviews

• Consumer recruiting, screening , and scheduling
• Screener development
• Moderator and interview outline development with client 
• Conduct focus groups or interviews 
•  Analysis and interpretation of qualitative data
• Professional reporting of session results

For more information contact: Anna Marin