Nese Yurttas has worked in the field of sensory and consumer science for twenty years including the past fifteen years for Cargill, where she has built Cargill’s sensory capabilities in North America into a world-class capability. Nese leads a global community of sensory practice to build best practices and knowledge across the Globe. Across such a diverse product mix as Cargill’s, Nese must lead a team of scientists using expert sensory knowledge to identify the right sensory methods and experiments to achieve the business strategic needs and critical success factors.   Her capability development and project work have helped Cargill develop new products and ingredients such as the Truvia® Table Top (TT) Sweetener and Eversweet Stevia Sweetener from a fermentation source. She lead all sensory panels for the sweetener business and co-developed two patents, one of which resulted in the successful commercializing of the first natural TT sweetener Truvia® in the U.S.  Nese’s deep sensory knowledge, contributions to the knowledge of Food Ingredient taste and flavor,  team leadership and drive for business excellence has helped Cargill achieve its sensory business goals.   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nese-yurttas-7b2a0725/   To learn more about Aigora, please visit www.aigora.com