Research that happens
where consumption does.

In-home product testing, NPD, shopper research, and usage studies that capture what consumers actually do - in the kitchen, at the shelf, and in the moments that matter most.

~98%
participant completion
rate across FMCG studies
Mon→Fri
commission to live
fieldwork
32
languages supported
for global studies
Research use cases

Built for the full FMCG research cycle

From early-stage needs identification to post-launch evaluation, Qualzy supports the research questions that FMCG brands and agencies ask most.

In-Home Product Testing

Participants photograph, video, and narrate their product experience in the real context of use - not in a viewing facility. Capture unboxing reactions, first-use moments, and repeat-use feedback across a full usage period, all from a single community.

NPD & Product Innovation

Co-create with consumers from the earliest idea stage through to near-final product. Track emerging category needs, validate formulation preferences, and test packaging concepts - all within the same platform, without losing the thread between stages.

Packaging Research

Test pack designs before production investment. Participants annotate images, film their shelf-navigation, and rate designs on comprehension, stand-out, and appeal. Pair heat-map pin tasks with open video responses to understand both what people notice and why.

Shopper Research

Capture how consumers navigate the fixture - physically and online. Mobile tasks let participants film their trolley experience, photograph shelf moments, and narrate decision points at the exact moment they happen, not 72 hours later in a group room.

Usage & Attitude Studies

Map how consumers use your category in daily life - the occasions, the rituals, the trade-offs. Diary tasks capture behaviour as it unfolds across a week, not as it's reconstructed from memory. Combine structured frequency questions with open video diaries in a single study.

Post-Launch Evaluation

Don't wait for NPD post-mortems. Run longitudinal communities that track how consumer attitudes evolve after launch - surfacing issues early, capturing advocacy moments, and building evidence for the next development cycle.

In-context research

The kitchen is the focus group.
Not the viewing facility.

FMCG insight is only as good as the context in which it's gathered. When participants respond in their own home, at the actual moment of use, you get behaviour - not reconstruction. Qualzy's mobile-first design makes this the default, not an exception.

Participants upload short videos of themselves using products, photograph the fridge or freezer shelf, annotate packaging images with pin tasks, and narrate their cooking or eating experience in real time. It's ethnography at scale - without the cost of sending moderators into the home.

  • Video upload activities auto-transcribe and extract key points from each response
  • Pin Task lets participants mark exactly what they see, like, or question on pack designs
  • Diary activities capture a week of purchase and consumption behaviour as it unfolds
  • AI processes every response immediately - no waiting for fieldwork to close to start reading
Platform in action
Day 1
Participants film unboxing and first-use reactions - auto-transcribed and AI-summarised within minutes of upload.
Day 7
A week of in-home diary tasks capture repeat-use behaviour, evolving sentiment, and honest comparisons with habitual brands.
Day 10
AI theme analysis (run after fieldwork closes) surfaces the consistent signals across all participant responses - ready to present.
Multi-market FMCG research

Run across markets simultaneously -
without sequential delays.

FMCG brands rarely operate in a single market. Qualzy supports coordinated multi-market research - each market runs as its own project, all simultaneously, with consistent methodology and stimulus served across regions.

With 30+ languages supported and AI moderator probes that can be localised, you can run a UK, US, and Australian FMCG study in parallel, getting a globally consistent read without sacrificing the depth that qualitative methods deliver.

  • Simultaneous multi-market research - no sequential fielding delays
  • Auto-translation means responses in local languages are readable immediately
  • AI moderator probes bridge language gaps and adapt to each participant's response
  • Maizy Chat lets you query across markets in a single conversational session
Multi-market capability
32
Languages supported - auto-translation means you read every response in English, regardless of what language it was written in.
UK · AU · US
Dedicated regional platforms mean data residency and compliance requirements are met in each territory.
6
Simultaneous market projects run at once - coordinated by Qualzy's team from a single client relationship.
Platform capabilities

The tools FMCG research
teams rely on most

Every feature below is available within a single Qualzy community - combine them to build exactly the research experience your project needs.

Video Uploads & Auto-Transcription

Every video response is automatically transcribed and AI-processed into a summary and structured key points - reducing analysis time dramatically.

Diary Activities

Time-stamped diary tasks capture consumption behaviour across multiple days - from first use to routine integration.

Pin Task & Heat Maps

Participants annotate packaging images - marking what catches their eye, what confuses them, and what they're drawn to on shelf.

Card Sort & Card Score

Rate and rank product concepts, pack designs, or claims on any scale - quantitative output alongside open-text reasoning, in a single activity.

AI Moderator Probes

Context-aware follow-up questions delivered automatically - giving you the depth of one-to-one interviews across a large sample.

Maizy Chat

Query your entire dataset conversationally at any point during or after fieldwork. Ask "What did participants say about the smell?" and get a structured answer instantly.

"What I love about Qualzy is that you can capture a true end-to-end journey. It helps us bring our clients' customers to life, sharing their opinions about brands first-hand."

Debbie Newbould, Managing Director - Flume

FMCG research is uniquely placed to benefit from async, in-context methods. When behaviour happens in the home, the kitchen, and the supermarket aisle - that's where the research should happen too. Qualzy makes in-context the default, not the expensive exception.

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