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Rachel Basalla

Columbus,OH

Summary

Technical expert with 18 years combined experience in Food manufacturing, product development, people management and Innovation.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Technical Manager Innovation-R&D

T.Marzetti Co
10.2019 - Current
  • Work closely with Innovation marketing and Licensing teams to develop concepts for consumer testing and vet projects being brought forward to the business through Stage gate process for viability.
  • Manage approve projects for Innovation and licensing. Work closely with Retail and Grain and Dough team to acquire proper resources needed to support these projects
  • Develop formulations and successfully launch new products for Innovation and Licensing.
  • Identify new areas of opportunity for our business growth, i.e. new categories, new usage occasions for our core brands.

New Product Development Manager

T.Marzetti
09.2014 - 10.2019
  • Served as the primary R&D interface to National Account customers, internal sales team and internal cross functional teams.
  • Managed day to day project development through product launch for foodservice products.
  • Trained, coached and managed a team of seven (six food scientists and a lab technician) to provide technical leadership.
  • Guided problem solving with product challenges and helped with communication to customers.
  • Successfully launched numerous National Account core menu items and LTOs.

Senior Food Scientist

T.Marzetti Co
09.2010 - 09.2014
  • Provided support to the culinary team for customer presentations
  • Led customer product evaluations and plant visits for plant trials.
  • Tracked consumer insights and flavor trends to utilize in new product development for customers.
  • Led technical development of new product launches from bench top to scale up by working closely with cross functional
  • Engaged with suppliers and identified key functional ingredients and new ingredient technologies for formulas. Also worked with suppliers to help generate new ideas through vendor presentations and marketing sessions.


  • Provided technical training to new employees within department.

Food Scientist

T.Marzetti Co
09.2005 - 09.2010
  • Developed new formulas by commercializing customer recipes, duplicating competitive product and creating new blue sky products.
  • Led successful scale up of products by working cross functionally with QA and operations.
  • Learned manufacturing capabilities at our facilities to help support commercialization.
  • Worked with Food Safety team to understand product hurdles and spoilage prevention approaches for formulating.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nutrition in Industry

The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
06.2005

Skills

  • Bring new products from concept to commercialization
  • Collaborative
  • Ability to support and prioritize multiple projects
  • Strategic Mindset
  • Scale up from benchtop to plant level
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office, Pathway and TraceGains

Timeline

Technical Manager Innovation-R&D

T.Marzetti Co
10.2019 - Current

New Product Development Manager

T.Marzetti
09.2014 - 10.2019

Senior Food Scientist

T.Marzetti Co
09.2010 - 09.2014

Food Scientist

T.Marzetti Co
09.2005 - 09.2010

Bachelor of Science - Nutrition in Industry

The Ohio State University

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