Flavor & Format Innovation Specialist (Herbal Foods & Beverages)

hands-on Flavor & Application Specialist

This is a full-time opportunity at our fully equipped, chemical R&D lab in Dadar, Mumbai.

What You Will Do

• Reduce bitterness in products like

  ColCalm, Kalmegh Bitters, TumGard

• Create

  on-the-go

  formats: mini shots, sachets, teas, chewables, snackables
• Prototype

  weekly

  in our pilot kitchen — taste, tweak, iterate fast
• Build

  2–3 flavour variants

  with real food ingredients
• Improve mouthfeel & aftertaste without adding artificial junk
• Maintain formula efficacy while enhancing enjoyment

You’re a Great Fit If You Have

• Worked with

  strong, bitter botanicals

  or harsh extracts
• Turned

  bad-tasting ingredients

  into market-ready beverages or shots
• Know how to mask bitterness

  without just adding sugar

• LOVE to prototype — not just write formulations or reports
• Enjoy the challenge of making

  healthy taste addictive

• A palate aligned with

  Indian consumers

Who This Role Is NOT For

• ❌ Lab researchers who only write PDFs and reports
• ❌ Nutritionists or Ayurveda experts without flavour application experience
• ❌ Pilot-scale scientists who don’t enjoy hands-on kitchen work
• ❌ People who insist bitterness “cannot be masked”
• ❌ Those who want to add artificial sweeteners or synthetic flavours
• ❌ Candidates who have only worked on

  powders, tablets, or capsules

• ❌ Anyone who talks theory but can’t deliver

  great-tasting prototypes

• ❌ People who cannot build flavour without relying on sugar

Experience That Matters

• 4–10 years in

  flavour houses

  , beverage development, kombucha, functional drinks, sports nutrition, or herbal shots
• Background in creating

  real food or beverage formats

  , not pharma
• Comfortable with spices, acids, natural sweetness, mouthfeel

Why This Role Is Special

You will transform powerful herbal formulas into food-like products people crave.

real products, real tastings, real impact.

How to Apply

Send your CV + examples of products you’ve worked on to harsh.doshi@hatabevtech.com