PROVA US
Justin Demers currently serves as the Director of Applications and Product Development at PROVA US, a position held since September 2022, following roles as Associate Director and Senior Application Technologist. Prior experience includes R&D Manager at PharmaCann Inc, Research & Development Chef at Chew, and Executive Chef/Director of Culinary Operations at Revival Cafe & Kitchen. Justin co-owned Commune Kitchen and served as Production Manager at Clear Flour Bread Bakery. Early career experience includes a position as Line Cook at Bergamot Restaurant. Educational background includes studies at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Cambridge and the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
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PROVA US
We are a 3rd generation, certified woman-owned family business, founded on an entrepreneurial spirit with the expertise and scale of a global business operating in more than 70 countries on 5 continents with 6 offices. This enables us to serve a diverse range of customers, from start-ups and incubators to renowned global brands. No matter the size of the businesses we serve, we approach each one with the same dedicated focus. A global leader in creating and manufacturing vanilla, cocoa and coffee flavors and extracts, our motto Savoir Extraire l’Essentiel —knowing how to extract the essential — expresses our commitment to the genuine essence of aroma and taste. This has led PROVA to a patented extraction process and an enduring legacy as one of the world’s top five vanilla extraction companies. A broad portfolio of additional premium flavors, extracts and concentrates ranging from core classics to more adventurous taste profiles offers our customers thousands of flavor possibilities for applications ranging from beverages and bakery products to ice cream and frozen desserts, dairy and alternative dairy items, plant-based snacks and bars, and chocolate and confectionery. Our North American headquarters in Beverly, Massachusetts features our state-of-the-art R&D Applications lab where we specialize in innovation, reformulation for clean label, and focused flavor screenings to provide our customers with extraordinary taste experiences. We may be an ingredient supplier, but day-to-day, we are problem-solvers. Whether you want to refresh existing products or commercialize a breakthrough concept, we’re here for you, as we have been for three generations since 1946. Connect with us today to learn more about our authentic extracts and flavors. PROVA US is subsidiary of PROVA SAS (www.prova.fr)