Years of Experience in food manufacturing operations producing multi-ingredient foods
✅ Expert in food product development & regulatory compliance
✅ Master of Science Degree with specialization in Food Science
✅ Expert in sensory evaluation of the food products
✅ Successful in managing projects from concept through commercialization
✅ Strong knowledge of processing equipment, ingredients process interaction, and plant scale up
✅Expert in label reviews of food products for Canadian & US retail market, to ensure compliance to legislations as per FDA, USDA, CFIA & Health Canada guidelines
✅Significant experience in product development such as; cereals, baked goods, gluten free baked products, protein beverages, soy products, dairy & non dairy products, natural and organic products, meal replacement, nutritional supplements, frozen products, sauces, puddings & yogurts, syrups, granola bars, potato chips etc.
Successfully completed projects from concept through commercialization of new food product launches in Canada and USA for various private label food manufacturers and retailers. -Completed a number of projects for various clients in the GTA food manufacturing industry, by developing new, innovated food products or by reformulating existing products to lower cost, improve process, improve functionality, or improved nutritional profile of various food products. -Expert in label reviews of food products including health claims / diet related claims to enforce compliance to legislation and ensure that the claims are approved by FDA & Health Canada – Expertise in Genesis (Nutrition labeling), Product specifications, Production specifications, SOPs, HACCP etc.