Tushar Bhardwaj

Experience

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  Moon Beverages Ltd

  Jun 2016 - Jul 2016

  Trainee

  A Study on Processing, Packaging and Quality Assurance of Beverages

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  Shroomies Agro Products Pvt Ltd

  May 2017 - Nov 2018

  Founder

  R&D to develop a process for utilization of waste coffee grounds and tea leaves for cultivation of mushrooms.Coordinating with vendors from across the country for procurement and supply. Building and managing end to end supply chain.Setting up and managing production plant. Sales and business development across retail markets in Delhi NCR

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  Erasmus In School, Spain

  Nov 2018 - Aug 2019

  International Relations Officer

  Developing and executing a business strategy for expansion of the organization globally, with main focus on expansion in India.Recruiting and managing a team of 10 for execution of expansion strategy.Reached more than 40,000 students in India and generated significant business for the organization.

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  Amity University, Noida, Food and Agriculture Foundation

  Aug 2019 - Dec 2019

  Assistant Manager - Alliances

  Developing and executing partnership and expansion strategy for the organization.Initiated partnerships with 20+ international institutions.

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  Foodensils

  Mar 2020 - Oct 2020

  Co-Founder
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  Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

  Oct 2020 - Aug 2021

  Technical Consultant - Food Fortification

  ▪ Managed the pilot project and national level scale-up of food fortification in public sector and open market.▪ Boosted industry capacity, elevating Fortified Rice Kernels manufacturing units from 35 to 300+ in the country.▪ Supported various central and state government departments including Ministry of Consumer Affairs for policy making, project planning and implementation, resulting budget allocation of 360 mn USD /annum for the scheme.▪ Devised plan for validation of testing laboratories resulting in increase in number of validated labs from 0 to 43.▪ Developed Indian Standards for fortified products (IS 17780:2021, IS 17781:2021 and IS 17782:2021).▪ Researched FOPL laws in 6 countries, offered policy recommendations, & contributed to Indian FOPL regulations.▪ Trained 500+ stakeholders (government officials, industry personnel, food safety officers etc.) on food fortification. Show less

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  Bureau of Indian Standards

  Jun 2021 - Jun 2021

  Panel Member - Panel on specifications of Fortified Rice Kernels, FAD 16/ Panel 7

  Member of panel that developed Indian Standards for Fortified Rice (IS 17780:2021), Vitamin Mineral Premix for Manufacturing Fortified Rice Kernels (IS 17781:2021) and Fortified Rice Kernels (IS 17782:2021).

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  Hindustan Unilever Limited

  Sept 2021 - Jun 2022

  Regulatory Affairs Associate - Global Nutrition (Innovations)

  ▪ Navigated the teams for end-to-end regulatory affairs strategy to support more than 15 projects under Nutrition portfolio (eg: Horlicks, Boost) for SEA market worth 900 mn USD for concept and formulation compliance, artwork approval, advertisements, branding materials, packages, acquiring licenses and raw material compliance.▪ Cross functional stakeholder engagement and collaboration with brand, marketing, legal, medical affairs, supply chain and other functional teams to accelerate innovation launches for new product and advocacy projects.▪ Collaborated with marketing and brand team providing approvals on new product concepts and marketing assets.▪ Unlocking of new raw materials, 3 new vendors and qualification of 20+ vendors for building future innovation pipeline.▪ Assessed & mitigated business impact of external regulatory changes with respect to new regulations.▪ Timely inputs to secure the FSSAI Licenses for business continuity and reduced turn-around time for 3 products.▪ Products launched: Horlicks Protein Plus (No Added Sugar), Horlicks Diabetes Plus (No Added Sugar), Horlicks Diabetes Gummies. Show less

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  Nutrition International

  Jun 2022 - Mar 2023

  Food Fortification Consultant

  ▪ Supported the program of food fortification in Indian social safety net schemes (Public Distribution, MDM, ICDS).▪ Increased program reach from 8 mn beneficiaries to 52 mn beneficiaries via agile supply chain tactics.▪ Supported a team of 28 project co-ordinators spread across 3 states for project management and expansion.▪ Suggested improvements and developed RFPs and ToRs for managing contracts within budget worth 2.8 mn USD.▪ Stakeholder engagement: global donor organizations (BMGF, GiveWell, GAC Canada) & senior govt. officials.▪ Contributed to the drafting of substantial public health program proposals valued at 15 million USD.▪ Conducted program planning and budgeting for 2 financial years to ensure effective expansion of the program.▪ Supported development of consumer awareness collaterals reaching more than 50 million people.▪ Assisted development of PowerBI based dashboard for visualizing monitoring data and assessing program reach. Show less

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  Bristlecone

  May 2024 - Aug 2024

  Senior Consultant - SAP, Procurement, Supply Chain
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  HelloFresh

  Aug 2024 - now

  Senior Specialist - Ingredients Excellence