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Bring to Light the
Sensory
Impact 
of Your Products

We turn research into actionable insights through strategic planning, effective execution, and advanced analytics

Ensuring Brand Success Through Sensory Insights

With rigorous market research, rapid concept testing,

and continuous product refinement.

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Our Mission

Who We Are

DSI’s mission is to provide consumer goods companies with unique product and market insights through excellence in research planning, execution, and analytics.

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We deliver rapid, accurate, and insightful information with a strong emphasis on the quality of the data collected.

Elevate Your Product With Our
Sensory Expertise.

Descriptive Analysis

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Product Exploration with Trained Professionals

Extensive expertise in building and maintaining high-performing panels for descriptive analysis and discrimination testing. Panelists are carefully selected and trained for scientific rigor and long-term engagement, ensuring consistent and reliable results over time.

 

Established panels across a wide range of product categories, ready to support your research needs. Get access to a robust pool of qualified candidates, enabling rapid panel development for new product categories.

Consumer Testing

Understanding Your Consumer Through
Specifically Designed Research

Expertise in both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies to address a wide range of business questions. Extensive local consumer database covering food, beverage, personal care, and cosmetics categories.

 

Nationwide and global research capabilities through a trusted network of carefully selected partners. Rigorous experimental design and hands-on supervision to ensure high-quality, reliable, and actionable data. Deep-dive focus groups and interviews for uncovering rich, nuanced consumer insights.

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Data Collection

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Central Location and Home Use Testing

On-site testing under controlled, centralized conditions for maximum consistency and precision. Equipped with 14 individual sensory booths and a spacious multi-purpose room. Includes a fully equipped commercial kitchen for accurate sample preparation and handling.

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Home-use testing for real-world insights, ideal for cosmetics,

personal care products, and extended-use food and

beverage studies.

Statistical Analysis

Advanced Data Visualization

Comprehensive statistical analysis to uncover meaningful patterns and drive confident decision-making that includes descriptive and inferential statistics, multivariate mapping, and effect size estimation using Thurstonian modeling. Interactive dashboards and advanced data visualizations for clear, impactful presentation of insights.

Let’s get in touch

Tell us how we can help

DAVIS SENSORY INSTITUTE .LLC

Hours
Monday - Friday
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
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Note: Consumer studies may affect business hours.

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Davis Sensory Institute
dsiteam@davissensory.com
(530) 341-2160

946 Olive Drive, Suite 9
Davis, CA 95616

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