Meet our experts
What does it take to create food and beverage innovations that meet changing consumer expectations while delivering on taste, texture, nutrition and sustainability?
Meet the Ingredion experts helping our partners around the globe make it happen. Drawing on decades of experience across formulation, application development and market-led innovation, these specialists share their expertise and insights around some of today's most complex product challenges and emerging opportunities. Explore their profiles to discover fresh perspectives, practical considerations and the people helping brands be what's next™.
Adams Berzins
Senior Manager, Sugar Reduction Innovation at Ingredion
Adams Berzins is Senior Manager, Sugar Reduction Innovation at Ingredion, leading the Global Sugar Reduction Applications and Customer Agility team. With more than 20 years of food and beverage R&D experience, he specializes in sugar reduction solutions and helps expand access to great-tasting, plant-based sweetening technologies for customers worldwide.
Soumi Ray
Senior Manager, Global Savory Applications at Ingredion
Soumi Ray is Senior Manager, Global Savory Applications at Ingredion, leading solution development across sauces and dressings, ready meals, batters and breadings, and meat and alternative protein applications. With more than 13 years of CPG R&D experience, she specializes in innovation, texture and health-focused solutions for global customers.
Joana Maricato
Manager, Global Insights
Joana Maricato is a Global Insights Research Manager at Ingredion, leading consumer and market research to help create consumer-preferred food and beverage products. She specializes in turning market trends into growth opportunities, including market expansion, portfolio development, and acquisitions. Joana holds a degree in Biology, a Master’s in Health Food Innovation Management from Maastricht University, and has additional training in marketing and business strategy from the London School of Economics.
Let’s make your goals reality
As experts in taste, texture and sensory science, Ingredion can help you make your brands healthier while still delivering the same eating experience your customers love.