Yuqian Lou

Yuqian Lou possesses extensive expertise in food safety, sanitation, and sustainability, currently holding the position of Director at PepsiCo since October 2013, where responsibilities include serving as a Global Process Authority and leading R&D beverage innovations. Previous roles at PepsiCo include Senior Manager focusing on global food safety and regional process authority in North America. Prior experience encompasses a tenure at Unilever from November 2004 to September 2013 as Principal Microbiologist, specializing in product safety validation and HACCP, and at Sara Lee Foods from 1997 to 2004 as Senior Food Scientist, emphasizing new product development and process safety evaluation. Yuqian Lou's academic credentials include a Ph.D. in Food Science from The Ohio State University and a Food (Thermal) Processing Specialist certification from the Illinois Institute of Technology.