Gareth Payne
Chief Product Officer Adamo Foods
Gareth has been in the food industry for over 15 years in a range of roles and began his career completing a PhD in Food Science at the University of Nottingham. Afterwards, he started working in several laboratory and front-end research roles in Mondelez and Pladis until moving into product development. He has headed up product development for a range of businesses including multinational FMCGs such as Pladis and Nomad Foods, SMEs such as WARP Snacks and currently is Chief Product Officer at the start up Adamo Foods leading the creation of ground break whole cut steak alternatives made from mycelium. These companies have allowed him to work over several categories including chocolate, biscuits, savoury snacks and alternative meat. In my spare time his passion for food continues and he loves to cook and explore new restaurants.
Seminars
- Using analytics and consumer data to characterise the animal product sensory experience, and which compounds create specific flavours
- Evaluating why current flavour houses have limitations in creating complex flavour journeys typical of animal products
- Learning from products that fail to deliver complex flavour profiles, and how current developments are closing this gap
