Carolyn Adams
Carolyn Adams (British) is the Chief R&D Officer. She was appointed to her role in 2022.
With over 37 years of working in FMCG, Carolyn is an experienced and accomplished Research and Development professional with a demonstrated track record of working in the Global Food & Beverage Industry and specifically innovation and technology development and deployment for Coffee & Tea. Carolyn started her career in R&D for General Foods as an R&D Process Technician, her career has primarily focused on consumer led innovation whether through product or process development. She has a true passion for product innovation and a particular deep understanding of Coffee & Tea fundamentals with a particular expertise for Instant Coffee and Ingredient Technology.
Along with Global R&D positions, Carolyn has also held successful roles within European Supply Chain, for Operations as Quality and Continuous Improvement Manager at the Banbury UK Instant coffee production plant (Mondelez International) and also European Instant Coffee Category Business Development Manager (Kraft Foods Europe).
Carolyn attended Oxford Brookes University and received a HNC in Business Finance.