Food and beverage R&D recruiting.
We place product development scientists and food science professionals with manufacturers, beverage producers, and ingredient companies across the country. Whether you formulate, scale up, or carry products from bench to launch, we will give you an honest read on where your experience is worth the most. Confidential, and never any fee to you.
- No fee to you, ever
- Strictly confidential
- Recruiters who know food & beverage
Usually a reply within one business day. No résumé needed to start, and nothing is shared without your okay.
Where r&d scientists stand right now.
Product development talent stays in demand because new products are how food and beverage companies grow. Clean-label reformulation, cost-down projects, and the constant push for new launches all draw from the same limited pool of scientists who can take a formula from bench to a running line, and companies compete hard for the ones who can.
Where you fit comes down to category and stage. Beverage, bakery, dairy, snacks, or ingredients, and whether you sit at the bench, run scale-up and commercialization, or lead a development team. We screen on the specifics so the companies you meet are an actual match.
R&D Scientist searches we run.
If your specialization is not listed, reach out anyway and we will tell you straight whether we can help.
- 01Product development & formulation
- 02Beverage development
- 03Bakery, dairy & snacks
- 04Clean-label & reformulation
- 05Scale-up & commercialization
- 06Sensory & shelf-life
- 07Ingredient & applications science
- 08R&D management & direction
What hiring teams actually screen on.
- Category and product type
Beverage, bakery, dairy, snacks, or ingredients, since companies hire to the category they make.
- Development stage
Bench formulation, scale-up and commercialization, or full bench-to-launch ownership of a product.
- Technical depth
Formulation, sensory, shelf-life, and the ingredient and process science the role actually calls for.
- Launch track record
The products you have carried to market and the cost, quality, or label goals you hit doing it.
An honest read on what you are worth.
R&D pay moves with category, technical depth, and market, and a record of launched products changes the math. We will tell you candidly where your experience sits and what the strong companies in your market are paying right now, before you commit to any interview.
- No fee to candidates
The hiring company pays our fee, never you. Working with us costs you nothing.
- Confidential by default
Nothing leaves a conversation without your okay, and your current employer never hears from us.
- A direct line
You work with the recruiter running your search, a specialist in your field, not a call center.
Frequently asked
01Do I pay anything to work with you?
02Is my search confidential?
03Which markets do you cover?
04Do I need a food science degree?
05Do you place both bench scientists and R&D leaders?
Other roles we recruit
Start a confidential conversation.
Tell us about your experience. We will give you a straight read on the r&d scientist market for your background, with no fee to you and nothing shared without your okay.
- No presentation. A real conversation about the search, the market, and whether we're the right firm.
- Confidential from the first call, including that you reached out.
- The same recruiter who takes your call runs the search.
- No placement, no fee.