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FOOD FORMULATION; FOOD PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; FOOD PRODUCT PROCESS DEVELOPMENT. Expert has extensive experience in food product development. He performs initial concept literature and patent searches and summarizes the results. He then develops a final marketing or medical concept formulation for pilot plant studies. The products he has worked on include natural, herbal, organic, and mainstream infant, toddler, and adult nutritionals; dairy, soy, and fruit juice based nutraceuticals and dietary supplements; liquids, powders, dry mixes and bars; select confectionary products; pharmaceutical food tablets; and pet foods. Ingredient selection includes protein, fat, and carbohydrate blends; pre- and probiotics; vitamin, mineral, and trace mineral individual or premix fortifications; fiber systems; stabilizer systems; emulsifier systems; antioxidant systems; flavor systems; and novel ingredients. In addition to new product development, Expert has experience developing the manufacturing process, initially at pilot scale and then scaled-up for a successful commercial launch, in either a client's plant or at a qualified co-packing facility.

PILOT PLANT PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PILOT PLANT STUDYING. Expert has experience in small-scale wet processing (batching and blending), HTST and UHT thermal processing, spray drying, dry blending, and aseptic and retort packaging of various food products. Pilot scale was used to evaluate product improvements, reduce costs, conduct technical troubleshooting, and, with new products, evaluate proposed ingredients, process variables, manufacturing processes, optimization studies, and flavor profiling. Products produced successfully can be used for stability protocols, test markets, product registrations, and sensory panels. Expert has taken product concepts from benchtop to pilot plant to first-lot-to-stock in various commercial and qualified contract food manufacturing and packaging facilities.

BEVERAGE INGREDIENT; DAIRY PRODUCT; NUTRACEUTICAL; SPORTS BEVERAGE. Expert has experience evaluating and selecting ingredients for use in various infant, toddler, young children, and adult product categories. He has worked with fruit juice based beverages, soy and dairy based dietetic nutritionals, nutraceuticals, and sports nutritionals. Ingredient selection includes protein, fat, and carbohydrate blends; pre- and probiotics; vitamin, mineral, and trace mineral individual or premix fortifications; fiber systems; stabilizer systems; emulsifier systems; antioxidant systems; flavor systems; and novel ingredients.

INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURING. Expert has experience taking a marketing or medical concept and formulating a product for an international launch, including markets in Canada, European Union, and Pacific Rim. The range of products include infant, toddler, and adult nutritional products; dairy, soy, and fruit juice based nutritionals; liquids; and powders.

NEW TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT. Experienced performing literature and patent searches, Expert evaluates new and novel processes, technologies, and ingredients in order to obtain a competitive edge or to improve an existing product. His work involves drafting a project scope, including costs, timing, and a list of deliverables, identifying a research and contract manufacturing and packaging facilities and executing initial feasibility studies. He compiles and summarizes early research results in a report, making recommendations for the next steps. He employs stage and gate research and development techniques.

Expert identified a novel commercial dryer to spray dry a protein-free product and a protein hydrolysate containing product. He evaluated soy proteins in place of casein proteins in processed cheese products. He also evaluated various sources of calcium in order to provide a clear, smooth beverage.


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Expert can discuss and brainstorm a new project research and development proposal, one-on-one or with cross functional team members, outlining and defining the major tasks that need to be completed, from initial concept through to a successful commercial launch. Expert can then take an agreed upon proposal and carryout the feasibility and scale-up pilot plant trials, and then prepare for the commercial launch