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Jan Wuis
Food Technology Consultant

Director, foodtech.help ltd.
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Telephone: +64 9 378 4900
Mobile: 021 334 908
Email: []
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"Jan Wuis, as foodtech.help ltd, offers help for food technology projects, small or large. Seventeen years in the New Zealand food industry, in a variety of positions with different companies, form the basis of broad experience.
Product Development of FMCG’s a specialty, from concept, category research, formulation design, food safety, label declaration, regulatory affairs, production trials, to shelf life."

QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING

  • Extensive experience in NZ food industry; Food Safety, HACCP, Product Development.
  • Numerous courses on Food Safety, Project Management and Sensory Evaluation.
  • Member NZ Institute of Food Science and Technology, and Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology.

SKILLS

  • Product Development
    From concept to safe and stable finished product, from bench-top to commercial production.
    Liaison with marketing representatives and production staff.
  • Technical Support
    Alternative ingredient sourcing and comparison, product reformulation, label declaration compliance, regulatory affairs, product specifications.
  • Training
    Food Standard updates; Food Safety and Formulation Design.

EXPERIENCE

  • Second year as food technology consultant to the New Zealand food industry. Clients include leading manufacturers of fruit juices and non-alcoholic beverages, sauces, condiments, toppings, jams and spreads.
  • 3 years as Senior Development Technologist at PLC (Old Fashioned Foods) in a team of 3 technologists. Development of sauces, condiments, jams, beverages; company branded as well as supermarket private label products for the New Zealand and Australian market.
  • 3 years as Technical Manager at Delmaine Fine Foods. Development of a wide variety of products, including fresh pasta, baked goods, soups and sauces; food safety and HACCP development. Leading a technical team of 4.
  • 10 years in a variety of roles at New Zealand Dairy Foods, 4 years as Development Manager Cultured Foods. Contribution to the development of yoghurt products, sour cream, cream cheese, cottage cheese, dairy desserts and flavoured milk.

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