Vikas A. Mittal
Bengaluru,Karnataka
Summary
Agile product development expert with 20+ years of technical and leadership experience across Medical nutrition, functional foods, ingredients and additives in B2C and B2B segments. The education in dairy/food science and technology, enables strong understanding of micro and macro-nutrient interactions helping develop innovative products and process solutions at speed. I bring speed, clarity, and rapid experimentation to product formulation, with a strong track record of solving complex technical challenges and delivering commercially successful solutions. I build strong technical teams with sharp execution that drive innovation that scales. Focused on aligning science, speed, and customer needs through an outside-in innovation approach to deliver real business impact.
Overview
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Certification
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21
years of professional experience
Work History
Technical Lead (Product Innovation) & Technical Head (Beverage and Dairy
Kerry Ingredients India Pvt Ltd
01.2022 - 01.2025
- Highlight - Achieved 5X revenue growth in Beverage and Dairy segments over three years through new product and solution development, establishing it as highest-margin and highest-revenue department.
- Present (4 yrs)
General Manager R&D
Heritage Foods Ltd
Hyderabad
06.2021 - 08.2022
- Developed 'Virtual R&D' system generating PDCAAS values, formula, RDA comparisons, nutrition labels, and vitamin/mineral premix composition for complex formulations, streamlining desktop experiment initiation
- 1.1 yr
Principal Scientist (Functional Foods)
The Himalaya Drug Company
09.2015 - 06.2021
- "Turned around Functional Foods department into a high-growth business, achieving revenue exceeding ?80 Cr in three years (2018–2021) through new product creation." Conceptualized and formulated Quista brand, including Pro, Kidz, DN, Pro Mass, and Hunger Fix protein soups.
- 6 years
Sr Research Investigator - Product development
Syngene-Abbott R & D Centre
11.2014 - 09.2015
- Resolved issue of slowly dissolving particles in infant formula, enhancing product stability and safety.
- 10 months.
Asst. Manager (Functional Foods & Nutraceuticals)
Aristo Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
06.2005 - 02.2011
- Built medical nutrition and functional foods division from scratch (2006–2011), developed a complete medical nutrition range including CRITIPRO, CRITIPRO DM, PEDPRO.
- 6 years
Sr. Executive (QA and R & D)
G.C.M.M.F (Amul)
09.2003 - 06.2005
- Formulated and stabilized Amul UHT Lassi in 2004.
- 2 years
Education
PhD - Food Technology
Riddet Institute, Massey University
New Zealand01-2015
M.Tech - Dairy Technology
National Dairy Research Institute
Karnal, India01-2003
B.Tech - Dairy Technology
Gujarat Agricultural University
Anand, India01-2000
Skills
- Multi-ingredient formulation
- Dairy and plant protein formulation
- Scalable formulation development
- Manufacturing process optimization
- Nutrition label development
- Formulation training
- Food processing technologies
- Outside-in product development
- Business Model Canvas-based innovation strategies, with technology as an enabler
- Disruptive innovation strategies
- Experimental design collaboration
Certification
Certificate : Functional Foods, Nutrition Dimension, USA, 2006., Certificate course : Disruptive Innovation, IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland, 2026, Professional Certification : The Bullet Proof? Manager, 2017, Crestcom International
Core Formulation and Scale-up Expertise
Enteral nutrition products, Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals, Dairy science and Milk proteins, Plant protein ingredients and formulation, Powdered and liquid emulsions, emulsifiers and texturants applications to food products. Analytical result interpretation, functional and ingredient based claims.
Leadership expertise
Turnaround and Category building in R&D, Agile teams and Teaming concepts, Leading through and jumping of the S-curves of product categories.
Patent: Licensed to Nestec, Switzerland.
Micronutrient fortification process and its usage. Patent No. 600756, 2012: New Zealand, 2017: US & EP. Bunyad Plus launched by Nestle in select global market utilising this patent.
Timeline
Technical Lead (Product Innovation) & Technical Head (Beverage and Dairy
Kerry Ingredients India Pvt Ltd
01.2022 - 01.2025
General Manager R&D
Heritage Foods Ltd
06.2021 - 08.2022
Principal Scientist (Functional Foods)
The Himalaya Drug Company
09.2015 - 06.2021
Sr Research Investigator - Product development
Syngene-Abbott R & D Centre
11.2014 - 09.2015
Asst. Manager (Functional Foods & Nutraceuticals)
Aristo Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
06.2005 - 02.2011
Sr. Executive (QA and R & D)
G.C.M.M.F (Amul)
09.2003 - 06.2005
PhD - Food Technology
Riddet Institute, Massey University
M.Tech - Dairy Technology
National Dairy Research Institute
B.Tech - Dairy Technology
Gujarat Agricultural University