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Company Description Acai Theory is a growing food and beverage brand focused on delivering high-quality, innovative acai-based products to health-conscious customers. The company emphasizes freshness, nutritional value, and consistent taste across its offerings. Acai Theory values collaboration, experimentation, and customer feedback to refine and expand its product portfolio. Team members are encouraged to contribute ideas, take ownership of projects, and help shape the future direction of the brand.
Role Description The Product Research and Development Lead is a full-time, on-site role based in Bengaluru South. This role is responsible for leading end-to-end product development, including concept creation, formulation, testing, and refinement of acai-based food and beverage products. Day-to-day activities include conducting market and consumer research, evaluating ingredients and suppliers, running lab and kitchen trials, documenting processes, and ensuring products meet quality, safety, and regulatory standards. The Lead will collaborate closely with operations, marketing, and supply chain teams to coordinate product launches, optimize production processes, and maintain consistency across locations. This role also includes monitoring product performance, gathering feedback from customers and internal teams, and iterating on recipes and processes to improve taste, texture, shelf life, and overall customer experience.
Qualifications
- Strong product research and development skills, including concept ideation, formulation, prototyping, and sensory evaluation.
- Experience in food science, nutrition, or related disciplines, with knowledge of ingredients, food safety, and quality control standards.
- Ability to conduct market and consumer research, analyze data, and translate insights into actionable product improvements.
- Proficiency in documentation, process standardization, and creating clear SOPs for production and quality assurance.
- Effective cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to work closely with operations, marketing, and supply chain teams.
- Strong organizational and project management abilities to handle multiple development initiatives and timelines.
- Excellent communication skills and attention to detail, with a focus on consistent product quality and customer satisfaction.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Food Technology, Food Science, Nutrition, Chemical Engineering, or a related field; prior experience in R&D within food and beverage is preferred.
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