Sohan Singh
Strategist, Business Analyst, Food Technologist, Innovation, Consumer Science, APAC
- Role
- Regional Head at Purecircle
- Location
- Gurugram, HR, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Sohan Singh
More than 19 years of varied experience in FMCG & Ingredient industry, with proven contribution in nutritional food & beverage R&D - Product & Process Development and Technology Transfer for Protein based Powdered Beverages, Functional Ready to serve beverages, Herbal teas, developing complete sugar reduction solution for different product categories. Career spanned across various industries: PureCircle by Ingredion, Glaxo Smithkline (Family Nutrition category), Himalaya Drug Company (Functional Food Division), Green Fiesta Pvt. Ltd (A processed Organic Food product startup) & Kemin Nutritional Technologies (US based Food Ingredient Company)In current role, leading Healthful solution portfolio which includes sugar reduction, fibre fortification & protein fortification for APAC region, leading Beverage innovation Application for APAC. Key role is to develop & implement sugar reduction strategy across APAC. Well versed with key regulations across APAC specially related to nutritional guidelines. Also leading sensory science and innovation process. In previous role, lead the product development activities for new Category “Breakfast Cereals” & “High Science Products” by setting science-based strategy and pipeline of Horlicks brand in India & Subcontinent regions. Himalaya Drug Company, responsible for R&D works in the Functional Food division and was R&D lead for the first Nutritional product launch of Himalaya Drug Company for Kids & AdultsGreen Fiesta Pvt. Ltd, Lead R&D and developed Processed Organic Product; Evaporated Cane Juice Powder, Organic Breakfast Cereal etc, Know-how of complete Organic Certification Process Kemin in Technical Sales of Antioxidant & Preservatives for Snack food industry & bakery Industry.Well versed with Strategy making, Business analysis, team building & team management across cultures in APAC, project management tools, stage & gate NPD process; mapping and risk mitigation planning using tools like TRA (Technical Risk assessment) to ensure smooth implementation of projects. Connected with consumers through consumers researches; conversant with consumer trends through global search engines- Euromonitor and Mintel GNPD; conversant with global ingredient trends. Having led R&D in global cross functional and cross-cultural teams to drive new product introduction in the nutritional foods, cost innovation program as well as framing business strategy, have developed a very good techno-commercial acumen to deliver business objectives of enhancing profitability through various product & process development activities
Experience
Regional Head
Oct 2016 — Present · Gurugram, IN
Education
Central Food Technological Research Institute
MSc.
2004 — 2006
Delhi University
Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.)
2001 — 2004
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