Michelle Schwenk
Carbohydrate Chemist with over 30 years of experience in the food industry in confections, dairy, meat, and bakery.
- Role
- Founder at Candy Mentor
- Location
- Decatur, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Michelle Schwenk
I am the President and a Food Science Consultant at Bellis Food Solutions, a food development firm providing technical solutions in:Candy, Baking, Snacking, High Solids Fillings, Sauces and Salad Dressings, Dairy Foods, Carbohydrate Functionality, Starch Use and Testing for Food, Pharmaceutical and Supplement Companies from FORMULA to PRODUCTION.Need help with your food? Whether you have an idea but lack a food science staff to make it a reality; you are looking to change co-packers and need to duplicate your formula; or you need an expert to drill down into the structure/function of the ingredients to understand the chemistry of what is happening behind the scenes; my team and I are are problem solvers who bring years of experience and expertise to all stages of the product development process. Email our team today to find out how Bellis can help with your food, i•••@bellissolutions.com.
Experience
Founder
May 2023 — Present · US
Education
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Bacherlors of Science, Food Science
1988 — 1992
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Masters of Science, Food Science
1994 — 1995
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Food Science
2008 — 2016
Skills
- Product Development
- Leadership
- Food Chemistry
- Confectionery
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Ingredients
- Meat
- Haccp
- Dairy
- Food Processing
- Food Industry
- Food Technology
- Sensory Evaluation
- Food Science
- R&D
- Food Safety
- Food
- Flavors
- Food Manufacturing
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