Frank Mccafferty Email & Phone Number

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Area

Started Food Consulting Firm-Food Solutions, LLC- specializing in helping companies develop and produce new and innovative food products. Areas of expertise include but are not limited to confectionery, bakery, snacks, nutraceuticals, and cereal/granola bars. Experienced in the development and start-up of products in International markets-China, India.

Hershey, Pennsylvania

• Oversaw the entire product development process – by managing a group of scientists and technicians as they developed chocolate and non-chocolate confectionary products.
• Managed product Innovation for a 1.5B$ Brand(s).
• Delivered 30+ new innovative/seasonal products for total Sales of 60+ M$ in a 12-month period.
• Provided leadership in strategic planning and identified processes which improved product development and reduced time to market by 25%.
• Chosen to lead collaboration and relationship building with important suppliers/partners to identify future trends and consumer insights
• Cooperated with other departments to explore ways to assist with revenue optimization process.

Shanghai City, China

• Selected to lead start-up of the first Innovation Center for Hershey in China. Managed a group of 5 product developers in creating new and innovative chocolate products for China and Asian market.
• Created Mission statement and everyday processes for ways of working at the innovation Center.
• Worked across timelines with multi-cultural teams on the development of 10+ products to fill the chocolate front-of-funnel pipeline for Asia for 2016-2020 within 24 months.
• Launched 20+ new and seasonal products in Asia in 12 months.
• Recruited, interviewed and hired additional staff which increased the number of product developers at the Innovation Center from 10 to 30+ in three years.
• Selected to guide research which gathered consumer insights and generated ideas for new products and services.

Hershey, Pennsylvania

• Individual contributor who successfully led the development of chocolate and sugar confectionary products for U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, India, and China. Also developed bakery and cereal bar products for the US and.
• Traveled to work closely with marketing and cross-cultural, in-country teams on new product development, launch, and commercialization.
• Successfully developed the company-first line of sandwich cookies, soft baked cookies, and brownies in the US.
• Developed the Hershey SnackBarz™ and Sweet & Salty Bar™ line of products in the US.
• Developed the company-first line of Cereal Bars in Brazil which are currently 2nd in Market Share.
• Developed one of the 1st Hershey chocolate products that was launched in India.

Evansville, Indiana Area

• Focused on the development of vitamin/mineral fortified bakery products (i.e., cookies and crackers) for children. Successfully launched 3 new products in 12 months.

Camden, New Jersey

• Supported development and product improvement of new and existing baked products for Pepperidge Farm.
• Developed reduced fat/reduced sugar meals designed for specific people with high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and Type II diabetes.

Camden, NJ

• Screened new ingredients including but not limited to fat mimetics/extensions, sugar alternatives (e.g., intensive sweeteners and polyols) and bulking agents
• Performed analysis and testing on finished products and ingredients.
• Reviewed/verified textural measurements of food products, and evaluated ingredients for the soup, pasta, and bakery applications. Utilized texture and rheology measurement instruments during evaluation.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Food Science

Master Of Science (M.S.), Applied Biological Science

Master Of Science (M.S.), Food Science

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), 2 Degrees - Biochemistry / Food Science