10 food and beverage consultants
Most of these food and beverage consultants held R&D, quality or product development roles at companies such as PepsiCo, Kraft Foods Group, General Mills, Danone and McDonald's, and seven now hold a founder or president title at a consulting firm. Bring them a formula that needs to scale, a co-packer or food safety question, or a launch plan for a new drink or snack where the lab and the plant disagree.
Professionals to explore
Claire Burnett
LinkedInExperience: Food & Beverage Product Development Specialist · Innovative Food Development Consulting
Claire Burnett works as a Food & Beverage Product Development Specialist at Innovative Food Development Consulting since August 2022, with a focus on natural and organic foods from concept to commercialization. R&D Innovation Director at Wholesome Sweeteners (2020-2022), research and development VP roles at Natural Development (2016-2020) and HOPE Foods (2014-2016) and Udi's Gluten Free product development at Boulder Brands (2012-2014) fill out the record.
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Donna Worsley (née O'Loughlin)
LinkedInExperience: Founder Food & Drink Innovation Consultant Strategy to Factory Floor · O'Lochlainn
Founder of O'Lochlainn as a Food & Drink Innovation Consultant since September 2023, Donna Worsley (née O'Loughlin) works with brands and manufacturers across the UK and Europe on chilled, ambient and frozen products. Oscar Mayer Group UK titles include Head of Development for Brands & Channels (2020-2023), Development & Innovation Director (2017-2020) and Food Innovation Director (2013-2017), a fit for UK retail product development.
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FT Ritesh Mathur
LinkedInExperience: Director and Founder- Food Consultant · F2F Food & Beverage Consultants
FT Ritesh Mathur is Director and Founder- Food Consultant at F2F Food & Beverage Consultants since October 2015, and the firm description covers product development and technical guidance for food, beverage, dairy and QSR companies. AGM - Product Development at McDonald's (2012-2014), R & D Manager at Danone (2011-2012) and India Manager - GSIA at General Mills (2009-2011) suit quick service restaurant menu questions.
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Greg Fry
LinkedInExperience: Founder · SquareOne Food & Beverage Consulting
Greg Fry founded SquareOne Food & Beverage Consulting in July 2022, offering R&D and business consulting to the food and beverage industry. Group Director Innovation and Commercialization at Orgain (2020-2022), Director of Product Development and Consistency at GT's Living Foods (2018-2020), Director of Product Development- Naked Juice Division at PepsiCo (2011-2018) and Vice President Quality and R&D at Corazonas Foods (2006-2011) suit juice and other beverage launches.
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Klaus Küssner
LinkedInExperience: Consultant for the food and beverage industry · K2Co Food & Beverage Consulting
Klaus Küssner has consulted for the food and beverage industry through K2Co Food & Beverage Consulting since November 2022, listing interim management and product development among the services. Head of Application Beverages EMEA at DöhlerGroup (2019-2022), Director RD&A at RAPS Group (2014-2019) and VP Strategic Business Unit Dairy at WILD DAIRY INGREDIENTS GMBH (2008-2013) suit beverage ingredient and dairy questions.
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Luiz Azevedo
LinkedInExperience: Partner · PBC - Food & Beverages Consultants
With a current Partner role at PBC - Food & Beverages Consultants since March 2013 and an earlier stint there as Technical Manager - Brazil (1986-1989), Luiz Azevedo is also a consultant at Profiler Business Consulting. Flavor Division and Food Division Director roles at Sensient Technologies (2005-2006 and 1996-2001) make this the pick for flavor and food additive questions.
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Russ Moroz
LinkedInExperience: President · FoodLife Consulting and Advisory Services, LLC
President of FoodLife Consulting and Advisory Services, LLC since April 2018, Russ Moroz advises food and beverage businesses on innovation, technology, quality and food safety per the summary. VP Global R&D and Quality at Flavors Holdings, Inc. (2016-2018) and two Kraft Foods Group VP R&D and Quality roles (2009-2015), plus Board Advisor at CURION (2019-2022), fit questions on running a large R&D and quality organization.
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Silke M. Stevens, M.S.
LinkedInExperience: Founder, Consultant · ConCentric Product Solutions, LLC - Food & Beverage Consulting
Sensory and consumer research is the focus Silke M. Stevens describes at ConCentric Product Solutions, LLC, founded in May 2018. Director of Research & Development, Commercialization & Compliance at E.A. Sween Company (2016-2018) and General Mills roles including R&D Manager (2012-2015) and Senior Sensory Scientist II Platform Leader Baked Goods (2008-2012) fit questions on consumer testing before launch.
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Steffen Weck
LinkedInExperience: Senior Managing Consultant and Founder · Food Business Consulting
Steffen Weck's consulting practice, FOOD BUSINESS CONSULTING, dates to March 1994, and Steffen describes the work as guiding clients from concept to commercialization in product development, food and manufacturing. Current roles as Partner at RetroFuture Foods and Chief Operating Officer at The Vivid Team, LLC, and a 2013-2014 engagement on the Aryzta Chicago Heights start-up, fit plant start-up questions.
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Traci Knutson
LinkedInExperience: President · Akorn Food and Beverage Consulting
Traci Knutson spent 2000-2018 as Product Commercialization Manager at The Coca-Cola Company and has been President of Akorn Food and Beverage Consulting since April 2018. The summary covers food safety and quality, microbiology, regulatory and supplier and co-packer management, the strongest fit here for co-packer and quality questions.
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Choose the right perspective
For beverages, Greg Fry, Traci Knutson and Klaus Küssner have the closest records, while Russ Moroz is the pick for R&D and quality leadership questions at a larger company. Silke M. Stevens covers sensory and consumer research, Claire Burnett natural and organic products, and Steffen Weck, FT Ritesh Mathur, Luiz Azevedo and Donna Worsley suit manufacturing, ingredient, QSR and UK and Europe questions.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What should a food startup have ready before its first co-packer trial run so the batch matches the bench sample?
- 02How do you plan shelf life and food safety testing for a new beverage without delaying the launch date?
- 03When is it worth reformulating a product to cut ingredient cost, and how do you protect taste when you do?
About this directory
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