Joseph Chu

Joseph Chu currently serves as the Research & Development Manager at Ferrara, a position held since March 2025. Prior to this role, Joseph accumulated extensive experience at Jelly Belly Candy Company from October 2017 to March 2025, where responsibilities included Research & Development Manager, Senior Food Technologist, Food Technologist, and earlier positions as Research and Development Technician. Prior experience includes a Quality Assurance Technician role at The Olive Oil Factory and a Research Intern position at UC Davis Food Engineering Lab, focusing on method development for buffering capacity in foods. Joseph began the career as a Lab Assistant at Anresco Laboratories, where skills in microbial media preparation and data handling were developed. Joseph holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science and Technology from the University of California, Davis.