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Food Scientist with 12 years of experience in product development of beverages and snacks; dozens of products launched

Profile Summary

Yael Spektor is food scientist (B.S. and M.S. in Food Science) with over a decade of experience in the food industry, with an emphasis in Product Development of beverages, baked goods and extruded snacks. She has worked in the world’s leading beverage company and has acquired technical expertise across multiple beverage processes and categories. With solid experience doing bench top, pilot and full scale commercialization, Yael has successfully launched over 40 products in several markets including North America, Europe, and Africa. She’s got vast experience leading projects beginning to end while delivering on time, and managing cross-functional teams including marketing, procurement, operations, quality, regulatory, consumer insights and legal. Yael is an out of the box creative scientist that can help you bring to life new to market innovations or improve the bottom line of your business with cost optimization strategies. She’s a fluent English speaker and native Spanish speaker.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Food Science
• ★ Food & Beverage Development

Services

• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Research Market Research, Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis

Product Development Formulation, Stability/Shelf Life Testing, Product Evaluation, Material Sourcing

Work Experience

CEO and Founder

Origin Food Consulting Corp.

January 2021 - Present

Manager:Strategic RDI

The Coca-Cola Company

April 2021 - October 2021

Scientist IV

The Coca-Cola Company

April 2015 - April 2021

R&D Manager

The Father's Table

August 2014 - March 2015

Sr. Food Scientist

The Father's Table

July 2013 - August 2014

Food Scientist (Food/Product Development)

The Father's Table

March 2010 - June 2013

Education

MS in Food Science and Technology

University of Florida

January 2008 - December 2009

BS Food Science and Human Nutrition

University of Florida

August 2004 - December 2007

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.