I am a Food Science postgraduate and Snacks Product Development & Manufacturing Specialist with hands-on expertise managing the complete snack lifecycle from scratch to final retail rollout.
My core expertise encompasses end-to-end product development across savory and functional snacks, including foxnuts (makhana), rice cakes, flavoured nuts (gourmet seasoned/roasted), nut butter & spreads, and extruded formulations. I lead innovation from initial ideation, ingredient sourcing, and benchtop lab trials through to final commercial packaging.
I execute structured sensory evaluations (hedonic and descriptive panels), conduct real-time and accelerated shelf life studies, and establish technical specifications for Raw Materials (RM), Packaging Materials (PM) (moisture/oxygen barriers, WVTR/OTR, laminate selection), and Finished Goods (FG).
On the shop floor, I lead machinery and commercial line trials (including an international technical trip to China for specialized snack equipment inspection and scale-up validation). I ensure strict regulatory labelling compliance (Dubai Food Code, GSO/GCC, FSSAI, FDA, Codex), adapt formulations for custom B2B customer requirements, and provide dedicated customer-visit technical support.
Grounded in HACCP, FSSC 22000, BRCGS, and GMP standards, I combine scientific rigor with practical manufacturing execution to develop clean-label, market-ready snack products.
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English
B2 · IELTS 6.5
