Executive / Sr. Executive – R&D (Natural Colours)

We are looking for a technically strong and hands-on R&D professional with a minimum of

•  Develop and optimize natural colours from botanical, fruit, vegetable and other natural sources.
•  Work on natural colours such as Paprika, Turmeric/Curcumin, Beetroot, Anthocyanins, Butterfly Pea, Chlorophyll, Carotenoids and other natural colour systems.
•  Develop both water-soluble and oil-dispersible natural colour solutions.
•  Improve colour strength, stability, solubility, dispersibility and application performance.
•  Develop low-odour/low-taste colour solutions wherever required.
•  Develop natural colours for beverages, bakery, dairy, confectionery, sauces, snacks and nutraceutical applications.
•  Conduct heat, light, pH, oxidation and storage stability studies.
•  Optimize colours for challenging processing conditions such as baking, pasteurization and high- temperature processing.
•  Conduct application trials and determine optimum dosage and formulation.
•  Develop and optimize emulsions, encapsulated colours, spray-dried powders and other delivery systems.
•  Conduct laboratory trials, formulation development and product optimization.
•  Maintain proper R&D records, specifications, trial reports and development documentation.
•  Take products from laboratory development → pilot trials → plant scale-up → commercial production.
•  Work closely with Production, QA/QC, Sales and Regulatory teams.
•  Troubleshoot production and customer application issues.
•  Ensure batch-to-batch consistency and commercial scalability.
•  Understand customer requirements and convert them into technical solutions.
•  Conduct competitor and product benchmarking.
•  Support customer trials and application development.
•  Provide technical inputs to Sales and Business Development teams.

•  Strong hands-on R&D and formulation skills
•  Good understanding of natural colour chemistry and stability
•  Knowledge of pH, heat, light and oxidation stability
•  Strong food and beverage application knowledge
•  Analytical and problem-solving skills
•  Innovation and product-development mindset
•  Ability to independently manage R&D projects
•  Good communication and cross-functional coordination
•  Ability to develop commercially viable and scalable products
• The ideal candidate should be a hands-on natural colour developer who can independently take a product from concept → laboratory formulation → application testing → scale-up → commercialization.
• Natural Colour R&D experience is mandatory.
•  B.Sc. / M.Sc. / B.Tech / M.Tech in Food Technology, Chemical Engineering - (Organic Chemistry), or related disciplines.
•  Specialization or experience in Developing Natural Colours will be preferred.
•  Minimum 5 years of relevant hands-on experience in Natural Food Colour R&D / Product Development is mandatory.
•  Strong practical experience in natural colour formulation, stabilization and application development.
•  Experience with Paprika, Turmeric/Curcumin, Beetroot, Anthocyanins, Butterfly Pea, Chlorophyll, Carotenoids or similar natural colours will be highly
•  Experience in emulsification, encapsulation and spray drying will be an advantage.
•  Experience in scale-up and commercialization of natural colour products will be preferred.
•  Candidates from natural colour, food ingredient, food additive or specialty ingredient companies will be preferred.