Hitesh Kumar
Application Manager Dairy South Asia I Dairy & Functional Food Innovation I Processing Solution IApplication Expert at IFF/Danisco/DuPont I Ex Amul I Ex Godrej Agrovet I NDRI-Karnal I Kuleuven Belgium (EU-Erasmus Mundus)
- Role
- Application Manager Dairy South Asia at IFF
- Location
- Gurugram, HR, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Hitesh Kumar
Competent professional with nearly 14 years of experience in leading Dairy & Food Production and developing product applications for various food ingredients. Gained strong understanding of New Product Development with of existing products; hands-on experience of working on developing the Dairy & Food products such as Ice Cream & Frozen Dessert, Yogurts, Retort and UHT Flavored Milks, UHT Dairy Beverages, Cooking and Whipping Cream etc.I am a significant contributor new innovations such as Ice cream & Frozen Dessert, chocolate/cocoa based suspension drink, cereal breakfast dairy drink, drinking yoghurt, thick butter milk & creamy lassi, Kulfi systems, Lactem base ice cream, thick milk shake ice cream blend, jelly textural candy blend, high fruit sorbet development. Possess international experience of South Asia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and having experience of leading large teams of 250 team members.
Experience
Application Manager Dairy South Asia
Sep 2025 — Present · Gurugram, IN
Education
Indian Public School, Jhunjhunu
12th, Mathematics
2003 — 2005
National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal
Bachelor's degree, Dairy Technology
2006 — 2010
KU Leuven
M.Sc (European Erasmus Mundus Sefotechnut M.Sc course), Food Science Technology and Nutrition
2012 — 2014
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