Cargill’s cocoa and chocolate business has appointed Willem van der Meijs to the role of research and development manager. In this new role, van der Meijs will focus on new product development and, said the company, further establish Cargill’s expertise and knowhow around cocoa and chocolate product innovation.
“This is an exciting time to join Cargill and its highly talented people,” said Van der Meijs, who comes to Cargill from Danone’s Medical Nutrition Division. “We can see the growing need from within the industry to constantly and rapidly address evolving consumer demand. There is an opportunity for us to share our innovation capabilities and insights in consumption trends. It is our ambition to partner with our customers to help them achieve their ambitions to create, improve and revise their product and service offerings.”
In addition, Cargill’s cocoa & chocolate R&D function has appointed Miriam van Wanroij as the new manager in product and process development (PPD), undertaking fundamental, long-term R&D projects, and Barry Doesburg as the manager coatings and fillings within the technical services team (TS), which engages with customers in new product design.
“The appointment of Willem van der Meijs, along with the other new colleagues demonstrates the resources Cargill’s cocoa and & chocolate business is putting into R&D in Europe,” said Jos de Loor, president, Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate. “We have an unwavering focus on supporting our customers and transforming our knowledge into applied expertise to meet their challenges.”
