Kristen (Kris) Walker Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Offering consulting services to the food and healthcare industries. Specializing in the dietary management of Dysphagia (swallowing difficulties). Offering facility and staff training, recipe and menu modification, and at-home patient and caregiver support for meal preparation. Other specialty services include sensory and consumer insights, prototype development and flavoring, recipe development and nutritional analysis, product application testing, competitive product analysis, and product presentation and training.

Collaborated with product scientists and vendors to identify and evaluate ingredients to obtain consumer acceptance and guide development of products. • Led the design, planning, data analysis and reporting of internal sensory evaluations and external consumer testing of nutritional food and beverages• Collaborated with external vendors to design and implement consumer acceptance and qualitative tests to guide development of consumer preferred products• Worked closely with development scientists to identify appropriate protein, sweetener and flavor ingredients to enhance sensory profiles of over 30 products• Completed competitive product reviews to detect key sensory attributes that drive consumer acceptance • Experienced in use of data collection software• Knowledgeable in various sensory & consumer testing methods: difference, rating, sensitivity and descriptive, consumer preference and qualitative testing • Continuation of Marketing and Sales functions as mentioned below

Supported the development, marketing and sales of healthcare nutrition products through recipe and menu development, product quality testing, troubleshooting, sales presentation and training. • Led all aspects of recipe development for hundreds of recipes using nutritional foods and beverages within retail and foodservice categories• Administered in-house and external recipe photography while providing basic food styling and creative assistance• Implemented product tolerance tests to establish on-pack preparation instructions, usage suggestions and assure product quality according to established standards• Supported field sales and key account customers through product presentations, recipe and menu development, and product training • Conducted product demonstrations and represented business at more than 40 trade shows and professional events • Collaborated with Marketing team to create content for product promotional pieces, sales aids and brand websites

Bs, Consumer Food Science

Aa, Culinary Arts

As, General Studies