Seasonal changes significantly affect consumer behavior, psychological responses, and physiological health, presenting unique challenges and acceptance for each season. Despite this connection, limited research directly correlates seasonal variations with consumer acceptance for food and beverages, which are often influenced by cultural and sensory associations. This research gap presents a…
The internship period at IFF was started from July 2023 to January 2024. The author was assigned to Innovation, Creative and Design (C&D), specifically in sweet application for beverage products. During the internship, the author's obligations were to assist the designer in formulating and producing beverage products for customers. In addition, the author conducted an individual project with an…
The internship at PT. Symrise, a global manufacturer of flavors and fragrances, offered valuable practical experience in the food industry, specifically in flavor application for the sweets and beverages department. Tasks included compounding prototypes, analyzing physicochemical properties, and contributing to sensory evaluations. The focus on developing flavors for diverse products, such as r…
In recent years, beauty companies have become one of the most succesful business in the world. The cosmetic products are already being produced with advanced technology that can create various new cosmetics products each year. However, the ingredients inside cosmetic formulations become main concerns to many consumers for health concerns, which make natural products in high demand. This study w…
Texture, often overshadowed by flavor, is a critical attribute in cereal bar development. This research explores the texture preferences of sugar-substituted cereal bars, focusing on individual characteristics such as age, gender, and masticatory performance. The study associates and correlates these characteristics with texture preference to provide recommendations for optimizing the textur…
The study was conducted during the author's internship as a Creative and Design Intern at IFF - PT Essence Indonesia. IFF is a key supplier in the flavors and fragrances market, and the author had the opportunity to use masking and vanilla flavor for her project. Non-dairy milk alternatives are growing in popularity and there are more available options such as plant-based milk. In this proj…
Adequate intake of fruit and vegetable (F&V) are known to be crucial in providing numerous benefits during the growth and development of primary school children. Low F&Vs intake has been investigated to contribute to the increasing prevalence of double-burden of malnutrition (i.e., childhood obesity and micronutrient deficiency), especially in the urban area (e.g., Jakarta city) and in priv…
Most startups fail. But many of those failures are preventable. The Lean Startup is a new approach being adopted across the globe, changing the way companies are built and new products are launched. Eric Ries defines a startup as an organization dedicated to creating something new under conditions of extreme uncertainty. This is just as true for one person in a garage or a group of seasone…
Humans have an appetite for food, and anthropology—as the study of human beings, their culture, and society—has an interest in the role of food. From ingredients and recipes to meals and menus across time and space, Eating Culture is a highly engaging overview that illustrates the important role that anthropology and anthropologists have played in understanding food. Organized around the so…