Vice President of Ingredient Solutions R&D
MGP Ingredients
Atchison, KS, United States
Tanya Jeradechachai joined MGP as a Vice President of Ingredient Solutions R&D in December 2020 from Bay State Milling Co., where she was Manager of Research-Principal Scientist from 2014-2020 and led the commercialization of high-amylose wheat fiber and other variety specific ingredients. She also managed in-house research projects regarding the biochemistry, structure, and functionality of fiber, starch, and protein in food systems. Before her work with Bay State, Tanya was the Crop Quality Specialist at the Northern Crops Institute from 2008-2014 where she led product development projects for domestic and international customers and successfully commercialized baked goods, confectionery products, extruded products, pasta, noodles, texturized proteins and more. She also provided technical consultation to bakeries, snacks, and other food manufacturers on process troubleshooting, formulations, and new product development. She assisted in research on plant proteomic and insect lipid biochemistry at the USDA-ARS in Fargo, N.D., from 2005-2008. She received a Master of Cereal Science from North Dakota State University. Her undergraduate degree, also from North Dakota State, is in Cereal and Food Science, with a microbiology minor.
Disclosure information not submitted.
Saturday, September 17, 2022
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM PT