Sara Abo Shady has over 9 years of experience in flavor development. She has worked as a Senior Flavorist and R&D Manager for a French company in Egypt, developing new products for savory, sweet, chocolate, and beverage applications. Sara has extensive experience matching and creating flavors for snacks, meat, dairy, and tobacco products. She has traveled extensively for training programs and laboratory testing. Sara holds a B.Sc. in Agriculture from Cairo University and is proficient in English, German, and Microsoft Office applications.

1. SARA ABO SHADY
Senior Flavorist
Maadi Cairo, Egypt
Cell phone: (00202)01141490033-01001733139
sarah@royalpack.net
PROFILE
I have over 9 years of experience in f lavor development. My f lavor experience is w ell-rounded in savory sweet (chocolate)
and beverages Specialties: Matching And creation of f lavors for snacks meat and Dairy products liquid or pow der forms
Development of sw eet and beverages range, Flavor Spray dried form for seasoning and top note.
Specialties: raw material replacement, f lavour development for savory goods and sweet applications, formulas cost optimisation.
Selection and management of f lavor collections.
Know ledge of international standards (HACCP-BRC-ISO-9001-22000)
Building databases for knowledge sharing and know ledge sharing cross teams.
Optimize products for production in multiple production sites.
Extensive experience on creative sw eet, tobacco and savory f lavors
Technical Management skill
Strong customer focus.
CA REER SUMMARY:
The French Company edible Industries ,Royalpack Company – 6th Of October City,Giza,Egypt
(May2006 Present)
Senior Flavorist,R&D Manager Savory Segment (5 years experience 2006-2011)
Develop new products using internal and external resources to deliver products within time, taste, functionality, co experience using the
instrument and basic mass spectrometry and gas chromatography experience
Manage the Food service R&D Team
Develop new products and applications
Stock replenishment and updating the f lavor library
Develop relationships w ith key customers and internal stakeholders
Experience w ith reaction f lavors
Plan and document plant trials for the successful commercialization of new products
Critically evaluate f lavors and ingredients to develop great tasting products by Making Application
Provide technical support to other departments as needed. Like bakery department (development improvers for all kind bakery products (sponge
cake –pizza- topping- ice cream….etc)
Development and create new emulsif iers, powder and gel
Ability to provide f lavor leadership on both strategic and technical aspects of projects;
Outstanding teamw ork, communication and leadership skills;
Relationship w ith business partners (Product Development, Analytical, Sensory, Marketing, External Vendors);
Successful creation and commercialization of consumer product goods

2. In depth know ledge of ingredients and f lavor materials.
Senior Flavorist,R&D Manager (Sw eet and Beverages Segment 4 years experience 2011 present)
Main Responsibilities (Sw eet and Beverages) :
- Evaluation of new and existing f lavors in a range of beverage applications.
- Development of new application recipes and concepts for customers.
- Providing technical support to customers, including the recommendation of f lavors and technical information on application issues.
- Support global and regional marketing initiatives.
- Implement new beverage technologies as delivered by the Global Science and Technology group.
- Stock replenishment and updating the f lavor library
-Responsible for all technical issues of the juice and nectar project.
-Creating supplier database for all raw materials used in the juice and nectars
-Meeting suppliers of food and beverage ingredients and receiving samples.
-Testing samples and sending detailed feedback.
-Mixing beverage samples and performing taste panels for comparison.
- Creating recipes, mixing beverage and compound samples.
-Experience w ith Tobacco f lavor
Traveling a lot to collect and doing laboratory tests to different cities (France, Switzerland, Spain, Germany, Denmark,
Holand,Vienna and Malays ia….)
TRA INING AND PROJECTS:
• Training on s avory and sweet bas ics , cos t price optimzation & raw material comparison at Firmenich (Switzerland
2008,2010,2012,2013), Iberchem (Spain 2011,2009), Eurofragance (Spain 2011,2009) , Aromatech (France
2008,2010,2011,2012,2013)
• Worked on a emuls ion , beverages and s avory projects at Firm enich,Aromatech
Worked on smoothie chocolate processing ( different kind) and fat project at AKK Denmark(2008)
COURSES AND CERTIFICATES:
1-BRC AUDIT 9/2014
2-BRC COURSE 2/2014, 8/2014
3- ISO 22000 3/2014
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
B.Sc. in Agriculture, Cairo University, Graduation Date: 2003 Grade: (Good)
LA NGUAGE SKILLS
Arabic : Mother Tongue.
English : Native Speaker
German : Good.
COMPUTER SKILLS
 Microsoft Office.
 Oracle HRMS Database
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
 D.O.B: 10th May 1982
 Marital Status: Married