meet Our Team

Our Team has over 90 years of culinary and scientific expertise in food and beverage product development.

For nine years he was a professional chef and pastry chef, running restaurants on three continents. After obtaining a B.S. in Food Science and a Doctoral degree in Chemical and Process Engineering (both from Strathclyde University in Glasgow, Scotland) he was hired into the fast-track management training program with Kraft Jacobs Suchard in Germany. He was then promoted to run the international research division for Kraft Food Ingredients in Memphis, TN.

After travelling the globe for two years working with every multinational food manufacturer and many major national brands, he moved to White Wave Inc., where he was in charge of all production and R&D (and invented ‘Silk’ soymilk). He went on to become a senior scientist and research team manager for Firmenich, a multinational flavor house.

He has worked globally in multiple food, beverage and supplement areas. His particular expertise lies in natural and organic product development and he has been responsible for the development of some of the most technically challenging products in the Natural Foods arena.

Abby has 9 years of experience with Glasgow Consulting Group. She joined the company as a Lab Technician, was promoted to Technologist, and went on to manage Glasgow’s projects and client communications as well as helping train new employees. She is now also supporting Jonathan in running the business. Additionally, Abby has experience supervising plant trials and production runs for our clients. In the lab, she has an excellent palate and has worked on multiple flavoring and formulation projects.

with nearly 20 years’ experience in the food and beverage industry. She has had great success helping numerous emerging brands achieve market success through innovative products and strategies targeting various market channels. She has lead national and regional sales teams and strategic alliance programs.

Prior to joining Glasgow, she consulted for various natural and organic food and beverage companies. She was previously Vice President of Brand Management at GTG Beverages, a division of ABARTA Inc, the 7th largest Independent Coca-Cola bottler in the US. Before that, she was Vice President Sales and Operations at her family-owned beverage company.

Paula earned her B.S. in Food Science, and M.S. in Cereal Science from North Dakota State University. She has over 20 years of Product Development experience working for food and beverage industry leaders (Sara Lee and Ocean Spray Cranberries) with experience in CPG for retail and products for foodservice. Paula has extensive experience building and leading high performing technical teams. Her passion for food and beverage and drive for high performance and technical excellence consistently improves the businesses under her purview.

Lea has a B.S. in Food Science and Nutrition and over 15 years of experience in creative product development. She has worked on multiple nutritionally fortified products such as high protein, low carbohydrate and other specialized beverages, nutrition bars, baked goods (including gluten and allergen free) and supplements. She also has expertise in dry blending, dairy analog development (beverages and cheeses), carbonated beverages, dairy products and seafood. Products that she has developed have won numerous ‘Best of Show’ and ‘Product of the Year’ awards.