Lead beverage formulation and commercialization for Temple Lifestyle Brands in Toronto or Montreal, applying fermentation science and sensory expertise.

As R&D; & Innovation Manager, you will guide development across Thirsty Buddha®, Rise® Kombucha, private label partnerships, and future platforms. The hands-on mandate spans benchtop formulation, plant trials, scale-up, manufacturing troubleshooting, and post-launch optimization. You will work with Marketing, Commercial, Production, Brewing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Procurement.

Key Responsibilities

Lead formulation across existing brands, renovations, and new beverage platforms

Manage development from concept through commercialization and optimization

Design plant trials and scale-up protocols for production

Evaluate sensory performance, stability, functionality,



and shelf life

Improve fermentation, yield, throughput, consistency, quality, and cost

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a scientific discipline

Seven or more years in beverage or food R&D;

Manufacturing experience from formulation through full-scale production

Knowledge of beverage processing, fermentation, and ingredient functionality

Robust sensory evaluation, documentation, and troubleshooting skills

Bring scientific leadership, product development expertise, and manufacturing experience to Temple’s functional beverage innovation pipeline.

📌 Beverage R&D Innovation Manager (Winnipeg)
🏢 Temple Lifestyle Brands
📍 Winnipeg