Sesha Sai Sathuluri
Gurugram
Summary
Passionate and result-driven with good - communication abilities Food Technologist with a total of 3.5 years of experience in quality assurance and product development along with good vendor interaction skills, working across various product categories and guiding products from concept to commercialization. I have also improved existing formulations to meet market demands. I am eager to advance my career in food science R&D, where I can leverage my technical expertise to innovate and enhance products from concept to market.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
3
3
Languages
Work History
Senior Product Developer
NuTaste Group
06.2025 - Current
- Developed innovative products for B2B clients like McDonald's and Taco Bell, which include sauces, RTD beverages, powder mixes, and seasonings.
- Pilot-scale optimization and commercialization for the products.
- Conducted thorough market research to identify new opportunities for product expansion and diversification.
- Client handling and management.
Product Development Associate
Thinking Forks Consulting Pvt Ltd
06.2023 - Current
- 1. Having 2.6 years of experience and managed end-end process for new product development in various products & categories which includes:
- Confectionary (Gummies, Candies, Bars, Chikkis) - Launched Chikkis for Troogood (Hyderabad based company)- Product launched.
- Nut spreads, various fruit and chocolate based fillings for Indonesian Market
- Bakery (Wafers, Crackers, Fillings) - School based snack launch for Too Yumm (RPSG group)
- Nutraceuticals & Health Supplements (Effervescent Tablets, Powder Mixes)- Worked for DSM
- Beverages (Cold coffee's- Sleepy owl, Apple Cider vinegar RTD beverages- Sunbeam ventures), ready to drink mango juice for Naturo successfully launched.
- Prebiotic & Digestive soda- A functional beverage.
- Milk - Based Desserts (Puddings)
- 2. Generating Theoretical Nutritional profiling & Claims while executing an effective R&D Strategy to drive innovation and Product development.
- 3. Lead and Delivered projects OTIF.
Apprenticeship
CPF India Pvt Ltd
10.2021 - 11.2022
- I worked as a Quality Assurance trainee, where I was responsible for evaluating the quality of poultry birds and marinades. During my apprenticeship, I also completed a project titled "Incorporation of FOS (Fructo-oligosaccharides) as an Ingredient in Meat Products."
Quality Assurance Trainee
ITC-ABD Division
12.2018 - 04.2019
- During my internship, I completed a project titled "Benchmarking of Fumigation and Pest Control Practices in Spices in Line with Tobacco." Over the course of 5 months, I successfully met personal targets and proposed improvements to enhance existing practices.
Education
Masters - Food Science and processing
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTUK)
Kakinada, AP11.2022
Bachelors - Food Science and Technology
Vignan University
Guntur, AP06.2019
Skills
- Secondary Research/ Product Benchmarking
- Market Research, Comprehensive Literature review on innovative technologies, Bench- Marking of several competitor Products
- Sensory Analysis
- Understanding Product Attributes as a trained panelist, Conducting Consumer testing
- Nutritional Profiling/ Claims
- Developing Theoretical nutritional profiling for developed products and generating Claims
- Design of Experiments/ Product Optimization
- Hands on New product formulations and Process Optimization and reformulations, along with improving existing formulations
- Risk Analysis
- Problem Solving and understanding of RCA
- Pilot/Factory trails & Product Validation
- Optimization/Standardization of products on the line
Certification
Attended an International conference on Science, Technology and innovation for sustainable food systems. - a virtual event organized by VFSTR University.
Websites
Accomplishments
- In Education:
- Ranked State First -1 st in APPGECET - In Food Technology Stream.
- Ranked 200 in ICAR- AIEEA PG examination in 2019.
Timeline
Senior Product Developer
NuTaste Group
06.2025 - Current
Product Development Associate
Thinking Forks Consulting Pvt Ltd
06.2023 - Current
Apprenticeship
CPF India Pvt Ltd
10.2021 - 11.2022
Quality Assurance Trainee
ITC-ABD Division
12.2018 - 04.2019
Masters - Food Science and processing
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTUK)
Bachelors - Food Science and Technology
Vignan University
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