URVASHI

• Product Launch Leadership: Successfully led and launched the core category products (Microwave range - Heat & eat) & festive special launches - Christmas range, EID special.
• Process Optimization: Streamlined the entire crispy range and commissioned commercial equipment, such as fryers.
• Recipe Management: Implemented a recipe management software to enhance the efficiency of recipe standardization, transfers & SOPs.
• Vendor Development: Developed and Commercialized recipes for the SPICE range, ensuring consistent quality and supply.

Led end to end new product development for 3 major product category lines: breading & batter solutions, seasonings & marinades, and bakery premixes, within targeted cost and regulatory framework.

• Successfully completed product commercialization worth over $750k for the firm, outperforming annual targets every year.
• Drove plant scale-up, techno-commercial operations, and customer support for successful product launches in niche markets.
  Conducted shelf-life studies of new innovations as well as renovation prototypes that led to 15-20% increase in shelf stability
• Awards and Achievements:
  Nominated for "NWF Global Star Award - RnD, 2021 from a batch of 80+ R&D food scientists globally.

• Developed key recipe formulations, process parameters, quality control limits & implemented product value engineering.
• Defined specifications, criteria, and documentation for new product handover from R&D to operations.
• Developed alternate, cost-optimized vendors, which led to cost reductions & streamlined raw material check parameters for the system.
• Awards and Achievements:
  Employee of the month, April 2020
  Employee of the group award in June 2021

• Assisted in initial product development of RTE products like Kid's Pasta Sauces, Dips, and Oriental Sauces.
• Piloted document preparation of SOP for all manufactured products, as well as QC parameters of core RTE products.

• Testing of food products for physical, chemical parameter sand microbiological parameters. Understanding Instrumentation used for various food testing.