Elaine has been working with Lycored for over 12 years as Application Manager, heading up the applications laboratory in the UK, supporting customers globally with application projects, and leading key studies for Lycored colors in applications such as beverages, surimi seafood, UHT dairy/plant based, and plant-based meat applications including sliced meats and sausages. Elaine has worked in the food & beverage industry for more than 30 years after achieving her BSc in Food Science from Reading University in the UK. Elaine started her career in the dairy industry, managing the quality control department for the manufacture of cream, milk and juices at Abbott’s Dairies, before moving to the beverage industry where she set up the quality, R & D and technical divisions at Silver Spring Soft Drinks and managed the introduction of new products for major brands and retailers.