Annette Hottenstein joins Fuchs North America’s R&D team as a sensory scientist, based out of our headquarters in Hampstead, Maryland. Annette brings over 20 years of experience in sensory science, having worked for various food and ingredient manufacturers, as well as in private consulting. Annette’s addition to the team comes as Fuchs continues to expand our sensory capabilities and innovation efforts.
Before joining Fuchs, Annette held positions in leading food companies, including PepsiCo. In addition to being a sensory scientist, she is also a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN). Annette holds a Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition from The Pennsylvania State University and an Master’s of Science in Food Science from Texas A&M University. Her expertise in sensory testing will be an asset to our team and our customers, as she supports them in their product development efforts.
Annette’s responsibilities include managing our new sensory lab, conducting sensory testing for our customers, and training our sensory panel. Additionally, she will serve as a resource to our quality and product development teams, in order to ensure that our products create memorable sensory experiences and deliver the same great taste, the first time and every time.
Being at the forefront of flavor means creating seasoning blends that hit all the right notes and offer out-of-this-world sensory experiences. With Annette’s addition to the team, Fuchs is continuing to invest in our growing sensory capabilities, allowing for increased capacity for sensory testing and support for our customers. Annette is looking forward to growing our sensory capabilities, as well as ensuring that our sensory program is ahead-of-the-curve when it comes to sensory testing trends.
Fuchs North America’s robust sensory program is backed by decades of experience and features a trained sensory panel and innovative technologies. Utilizing the latest digital software allows us to capture real-time results for optimal sensory testing. Fuchs is continuing to invest in expanding our sensory capabilities, finding new ways to take it to the next level and better serve the food industry to create products that consumers will rave about.
About Fuchs North America
Fuchs North America is a leading supplier of value-added seasonings, spices and flavor solutions to the food manufacturing and foodservice industries. With a heritage that extends back several decades, the company specializes in the development of full flavor systems, custom flavor profiles and seasoning products – including supporting some of the world’s largest and best-recognized food brands.
Fuchs North America’s seasoning and flavor experts specialize in anticipating and identifying consumer trends – and converting them into successful flavor profiles. We partner closely with the marketing and R&D departments of food companies to design unique, next-level seasoning solutions. Our products are made in a precision processing environment that ensures consistent, repeatable quality, order to order.
Since 1990, we’ve been part of the worldwide Fuchs Gruppe, the world’s largest privately-held seasoning and spice company. Our worldwide capabilities support local as well as global resourcing, giving you maximum flexibility. Operations on four continents carry out our mission to bring the joy of food to life for consumers around the world.
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