We’re looking for a hands-on Flavor & Application Specialist who can turn our high performance bitter botanicals into delicious, food-like formats that people love.

This is a full-time opportunity at our fully equipped, chemical R&D; lab in Dadar, Mumbai.

✅ What You Will Do
Reduce bitterness in products like ColCalm, Kalmegh Bitters, TumGard
Create on-the-go formats: mini shots, sachets, teas, chewables, snackables
Prototype weekly in our pilot kitchen — taste, tweak, iterate fast
Build 2–3 flavour variants with real food ingredients
Improve mouthfeel & aftertaste without adding artificial junk
Maintain formula efficacy while enhancing enjoyment

✅ You’re a Great Fit If You Have
Worked with solid, bitter botanicals or harsh extracts
Turned bad-tasting ingredients into market-ready beverages or shots
Know how to mask bitterness without just adding sugar
LOVE to prototype — not just write formulations or reports
Enjoy the challenge of making healthy taste addictive
A palate aligned with Indian consumers

❌ Who This Role Is NOT For
❌ Lab researchers who only write PDFs and reports




❌ Nutritionists or Ayurveda experts without flavour application experience
❌ Pilot-scale scientists who don’t enjoy hands-on kitchen work
❌ People who insist bitterness “cannot be masked”
❌ Those who want to add artificial sweeteners or synthetic flavours
❌ Candidates who have only worked on powders, tablets, or capsules
❌ Anyone who talks theory but can’t deliver outstanding-tasting prototypes
❌ People who cannot build flavour without relying on sugar

✅ Experience That Matters
4–10 years in flavour houses, beverage development, kombucha, functional drinks, sports nutrition, or herbal shots
Background in creating real food or beverage formats, not pharma
Comfortable with spices, acids, natural sweetness, mouthfeel

✅ Why This Role Is Special
You will transform powerful herbal formulas into food-like products people crave.
No PowerPoints — real products, real tastings, real impact.

✅ How to Appl

📌 Flavor & Format Innovation Specialist (Herbal Foods & Beverages) (Mumbai)
🏢 Hugg | A functional Indian food
📍 Mumbai