BENEO
Katrien Verhaegen is an experienced professional in the field of Food Technology, currently serving as the Country Manager for the Nordics, Ireland, and Baltics at BENEO since August 2017, where previous roles included Product & Process Development Engineer focused on Specialty Rice Ingredients. Katrien began at BENEO as a Working Student in the R&D department in the summer of 2015. Additional experiences include participation in a brand development workshop series with AFC - Academics for Companies and a skill program on stock market basics through Capitant vzw. Early career experience includes a student employee role at Autogrill België. Academic credentials include a Master's degree in Bioscience-engineering with a focus on Food Technology from KU Leuven, along with participation in summer schools on Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Health Sector at Aarhus University and Green Genetics at Wageningen University & Research, and a Bachelor's degree in Bioscience-engineering from KU Leuven.
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BENEO – Connecting nutrition and health BENEO offers a range of nutrients with health and technical benefits derived from the natural sources chicory roots, sugar beet, rice and wheat. By “connecting nutrition and health”, the company supports food and feed manufacturers to produce healthy and more balanced products. BENEO nutrients offer food manufacturers routes to develop great-tasting products that are nutritionally optimized with less or no sugar or fat, fibre-enriched or gluten- as well as dairy-free and more. BENEO takes it even further: energy management, digestive, bone and dental health are concepts where BENEO’s ingredients can play a decisive role. In addition, they improve the taste and texture of food and beverages. BENEO specializes in supplying manufacturers with functional ingredients of non-animal origin that bring forth innovative creations. The company’s product portfolio is used in the following applications: baby food, bakery, cereals, beverages, confectionery, dairy, meat & vegetables and soups & sauces.