Why Choose Food Research Lab's FRL as Your Food Product Development (FPD) Consultant and Partner?

There are several options in almost every product area in today’s market, and the difficulty is in coming up with unique items that stand out and connect with customers. Food Research Lab's Food Research Lab (FRL) takes a holistic approach to creating food and beverage products. We define, demographically target, and build effective goods through a sequential process for category selection and comprehension. The client can visit the lab to learn the process. We offer unlimited rounds of revisions to ensure customer satisfaction. The final product prototype, along with the documentation process, including the video (through email), will be shipped to the client, and in case the client is not satisfied with the video, a food technology consultant will visit the place for the product demo at the client’s costs.

What are the different forms that you deliver the Food Product Formulations?

The food industry is witnessing a new form of consumption. Keeping that in mind, we can formulate the products in the form of ready-to-eat, ready-to-drink, ready-to-mix, ready-to-serve, and ready-to-cook food products. We use ingredients that offer an added value to the development and improve its indulgence and sustainability in terms of its functional ingredients, plant-based food dyes, and natural preservatives with a clean label.

What are the sectors Food Research Lab cover?

We cover a wide range of sectors such as soups, sauces and dips, chips, tortillas, dry beverage powder, plant-based products, masalas, puddings, instant mixes and many more.

How is sensory testing been carried out?

Our sensory examination leads to the precise formulation and recipe recommendations. We develop data-driven design models based on sensory research and customer insights. The fact-based design methodology used by Food Research Lab reduces risk and gives our clients market confidence while cutting development time in half. With our dedicated sensory lab facility, our team takes satisfaction in creating and optimizing successful products in the marketplace, generating a favourable return on investment, and developing brand advocates.

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Development Engineering Packaging – Senior Associate

Development Engineering Packaging – Senior Associate

Job Description:

Support global NPD (New Product Development) projects as package engineer
Evaluate and develop new materials and/or recommend alternate packaging materials, packaging solutions or packaging systems based on product, regulatory, business or technical requirements
Manage packaging development project/topics or packaging development sub-projects within global teams
Drive the process to establish and agree on packaging requirements and meet the agreed technical requirements, timelines, and financial budget
Execute regional initiated (incremental net sale growth/business maintenance/cost saving/special pack) projects as package engineer
Keep FRL lab India under good test and safety condition
Accountable for local testing for product registration & product validation at FRL, India and assuring validation across the globe by liaising with package engineering
Collaborate with project manager and cross functional team to build project timeline, deliver key milestones and participate in project meetings accordingly
Issue packaging component specifications, product recipes and pallet patterns etc.
Ensuring that shipments are packed with all required material, including barrier bags, desiccants, ESD grounding.
Support Product Data Management Team to build BOM (Bill of Material) in PLM (Product Life-cycle Management) system

Required Qualification: A minimum of bachelor’s degree in industrial technology, Chemical Engineering, Packaging Engineer, or equivalent engineering program
Required Experience: Minimum 3 years of experience in R&D packaging development environment, working understanding of capital management, knowledge of form/filling equipment platforms, in relevant industry
Must possess strong interpersonal skills and a sharp customer focus to integrate group activities with partners, including Early development, Supply and potential External collaborators.

Job Position code: JD-PEP-FRL-16-001
Job Title: Development Engineering Packaging – Senior Associate
Department: Digital Marketing
Reports To: Team Lead

Job Purpose:
As Package Engineer at FRL India, you will apply best practice throughout PCM (Product Change Management) organization of being responsible for the development, analysis, and improvement of the packaging of our customers products
Work Schedule:
Monday – Saturday (except second Saturday)

Skills Required:

English language capabilities at business level
Good Manufacturing Process; Food Safety and Sanitation Standards, Ability to learn computerized shipping system and data entry, Food GMP’s, Manufacturing, Operating and Safety guidelines, Regulatory and GMP requirements, Safety Processes and regulations, Technical qualifications for packaging components.