Monjur Hossen, Senior Food Designer, at MorningStar Farms at Kellogg Company, is an innovation leader with 20+ years of industry experience across different consumer goods. His experiences include working in Pediatric & Children nutrition at Mead Johnson Nutritional and Maggi and Milo brands at Nestle. Monjur has proven record of accomplishment of breakthrough technologies for new business opportunities. Monjur has gained extensive knowledge in plant protein and protein in general. Monjur is past chair of Protein Division of American Association of Cereal Chemists. Monjur has Bachelor of Technology in Chemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India. He obtained his Master of Technology in Bioprocess Technology from Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand. Monjur received his Ph.D. in Food Science and Technology from Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.

Presentation Description

With increased pressures on organizations to deliver breakthrough innovations in shorter time frames; working closely with strategic partners has become increasingly important. The key in achieving commercial success in the partnership is to create an environment where there is an open and transparent sharing of information between partners. Technology solutions developed should meet key metrics that include cost, sustainability, and scale to ensure successful partnership and deliver a win-win for all partners.