Sally Craigs

Experience

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  Newcastle nutrition

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2010

  Community nutritionist - (Student placement)

  • Participated in and lead a number of community nutrition educational groups, such as weaning classes and tutoring of school children to cardiac rehabilitation sessions and diabetes clinics. • Completion of a fussy eating course and attendance at public health nutrition course sessions furthering my knowledge of infant and childhood feeding patterns and issues, and how to overcome common problems.

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  SK Foods

  Oct 2011 - May 2013

  NPD technologist for a busy ASDA account developing snacks and ready meals. Involvement includes:General assistance to the project manager and development chef throughout the NPD process.Assisting in the presentation of product to project managers and the completion of sample submission forms for new product submissions.Organisation and preparation of frequent sample requests.Assisting process managers with trials and carrying out appropriate actions such as shelf life and nutritional testing and cooking validations and oraganoleptic panelling.Completion of factory standards and QAS`s. Organisation of benchmarking sessions.Assisting at pre productions and launches. Show less

  • NPD Technologist

    Sept 2012 - May 2013

  • Technical graduate

    Oct 2011 - Sept 2012
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  Quorn Foods

  May 2013 - Jul 2016

  Food Technologist

  Food technologist for a busy development team launching products for the UK.Development and management of new products right through from concept through to launch.Working with all the major retailers, with a heavy role in NPD presentations. Actively organising a running factory trials, and working closely with the process team to ensure a smooth transition from kitchen to factory. Investigative work into new ingredients which can be utilised for product improvement/ cost reduction. Show less

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  McCain Foods

  Aug 2016 - now

  • R&D Manager

    Mar 2023 - now

  • Senior Scientist

    Aug 2016 - Mar 2023