Wouter Franken Email & Phone Number

Arnhem-Nijmegen Metropolitan Area, GE, NL

Wageningen, Gelderland, Netherlands

• Business Development activities
• Project Sales; client meetings, drafting content proposals with investment quotations
• Sourcing of raw materials and new products for benchmarking
• Project Management Food NPD

Wageningen

• Focus on cutting edge NPD innovations:
• Plant-based dairy (cream cheese, yoghurt, and milk varieties)
• Vegan liquid whole-egg for hearty applications (vegan scrambled eggs, quiche)
• Plant-based fish analogues (salmon fillet, canned tuna)
• Vegetarian and vegan replication of meat products (nuggets, bratwurst, burgers)
• Vegan fat tissue (texturised vegetable oil)

Wageningen

• Responsible for lead project management as well as project participation concerning the development and practical application of novel technologies. Specific focus on delivering high quality sustainable fresh food.
• R&D management and consultancy
• Site audits concerning HAACP and process efficiency
• Product reformulation (clean label, low sugar/fat, high protein/fiber)
• Acquisition support in setting up project plan offersTechnological know-how
• HPP - High Pressure Processing (Pascalisation)

• Responsible for NPD and R&D facets as well as QA and QC department concerning the in-house production and co-making activities. Portfolio and scope includes:
• Heart of the Meal - Wok Essentials (stir-fry-sauce), "Bumbus" (simmer sauce, Curry), Marinades, Glazings, Meal kits, Spice mixes (wet & dry)
• Condiments - Sambal (chilli paste), Chilli sauce, Ketjap (sweet soy sauce), Soy sauce, Nem sauce, Fish sauce, Oyster sauce, Coconut milk and cream, Fresh chopped garlic, lemongrass and ginger
• Deep-fried snacks - (Extruded) pellets: Prawn crackers, Cassava crackers, Papadums, Emping, Bacon
• Carb. components - Noodles (wheat, rice), Parboiled rice, Instant basmati rice (microwave and stir-fry ready)
• Packaging material - Foil for Snacks, Doy-packs/Sachets for sauces, PET/PP/HDPE/Glass containers for sauces, Box planos for meal solutions

The development of high quality and commercially viable gluten-free bread. The NPD process covered market research, benchmarking and practical research in recipe stability

Diploma, Business Management

Activities and Societies: Program consists of: Finance Essentials Leadership Essentials Marketing Essentials Strategy Essentials Business.

Msc, Food Technology

Program selection Product development, dairy technology, food packaging, quality assessment and management, food microbiology and hygiene.