Pooja Pandare

Pooja Pandare has over 6 years of experience in the food industry. In 2020, they began working at Nutiva as a QA & Regulatory Manager and Senior Regulatory and Certification Specialist. In 2019, they worked as a Quality Manager at Tulkoff Food Products, Inc. From 2014-2019, they worked at United Foods International, USA as a Food Safety and Quality Specialist and Quality Control Supervisor. Her responsibilities included ensuring the quality and safety of the manufactured sauces and spice mixes to meet the standards set by both the company and the regulatory authorities, maintaining hygienic conditions of the production area and the equipment by implementing a sanitation plan including pre-ops and post-ops, and helping in the development and review of the SQF audit. In 2013, they worked as a Quality Control Technician at Reed Food Technology / Tastemaker Foods, where their responsibilities included testing of foods to meet the required analytical specs, checking the packaging line for maintaining the quality of the finished product, overall plant inspection and allergen monitoring program.

Pooja Pandare has an education history that includes a Master's Degree in Food Science and Technology from Mississippi State University from 2011 to 2013, and a Master's Degree in Biotechnology from Guru Nanak College from 2008 to 2010. Additionally, they have obtained certifications including FDA-Dietary Supplement Compliance from NSF - Food Safety & Quality in 2022, PCQI from Superior Food Safety in 2021, Advanced HACCP from UC Davis Extension in 2017, Better Process Control from UC Davis Extension in 2016, SQF Practitioner Training from SCS Global Services in 2016, and HACCP from International Haccp Certification Ltd. in 2012.