Topo Chico Mexican Drinks - Juan Pablo Gómez

Industrial Chemical Engineering

Juan Pablo Gómez

• Practical experience in the Research & Development Center
• Projects with Technical Operations & Supply Chain teams
• Project management & data analysis

Experience at The Coca-Cola Company

ARTD´s Technical, Innovation & Supply Chain Intern - 2023-2024

Industrial Chemical Engineering

Juan Pablo Gómez

Functions & responsabilities

INNOVATION PROCESS

Beverage design

Strategy to idea

• Cocktail concept
• Flavor profile
• Collaborated with flavor houses

Prototyping

Idea scoping

• Flavor applications
• Good laboratory practices
• Prototype design

TESTING

desition to develop

• Pilot plant production
• Consumer tests
• Stability tests

QUALITY ASSURANCE

DESITION TO LAUNCH

• Company requirements
• Beverage & ingredients analysis
• Collaboration with stakeholders

production

LAUNCH

• Visit to manufacturing facility
• Challenges and implications to scale-up

Good laboratory practices & quality assurance

Experimental design & prototyping

Project Management

Sensory evaluation & stability analysis

Adaptability & collaboration

Effective Communication

Accountability

LEARNINGS & SKILLS

Thank you!

Quality assirance

Process & analysis

Many process were conducted to ensure company´s requierements such as ingredients aproval and microbiological analysis

Testing

Sensory evaluation

Different attributes of the beverage were tested to ensure it remained stable over time

beberage design

Workshop with professional bar tender

Collaborated with a professional bartender and organized cocktail events to gain insights into the beverage concept

Prototyping

Candidates to winning formula

Gained strong hands-on experience at the research & development laboratory