Test Kitchens Team Lead Kim Anderson

For Consumer Test Kitchen Team Lead Kim Anderson, working for Land O’Lakes’ Dairy Foods business gives her the unique ability to collaborate with cross functional teams that bring a wide variety of expertise to the table. After spending nearly three years with the company, she feels like she is part of a strong network working toward a common goal.

“The company identifies new platforms and products that we get to bring to life from scratch,” said Anderson. “Working on our recent Sauté Express™ Sauté Starters launch was a great opportunity for us to create a meal-time solution that allows us to grow in new categories that are meaningful to consumers.”

Anderson’s primary role is supporting the Dairy Foods Retail business, working with Land O’Lakes’ new product development and innovations area. Within the Test Kitchens, she supports marketing and research and development, delivering promotional, recipe and consumer usage ideas. She strives to better understand the need for a new innovation, performing ethnographic research and focus groups. Anderson also looks at global flavor profiles to understand the sensory elements that go into expanding into new markets.

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