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Edlong Corporation, the food and beverage industry’s global leader in dairy and dairy-type flavours for over a century, is excited to announce its new vice president of international, Oscar Gutierrez. As a vital member of Edlong’s Executive Leadership Team (ELT), Oscar will lead the development and execution of commercial strategy for all global markets outside the US and Canada.

Gutierrez has over 25 years of experience leading international sales and innovation in the speciality ingredient business. While he has primarily lived and worked in Mexico, Brazil and the US, his commercial and innovation experience is truly global, spanning Latin America, Europe and Asia.

Before joining Edlong, Gutierrez spent the majority of his career with Ingredion, where he primarily focused on commercial, innovation and strategic leadership roles supporting the speciality ingredient business. He was responsible for leading the Sugar Reduction and Texturizing businesses, which required him to develop businesses in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Additionally, he was part of the transition of Arancia, one of the oldest food ingredient companies based in Mexico, from a family-owned to a public traded company. He also worked at Industria Resistol and Sara-Lee in the early years of his career.

In addition to his extensive international experience, Oscar is a chemical engineer with a bachelor’s, master’s and an MBA from Tec de Monterrey, and multilingual proficiency in Spanish, English and Portuguese, making him uniquely qualified for the demands of such an important role.

This announcement follows the news of the recent acquisition of Brisan Group and the addition of its former CEO, Brian Vogt, to its ELT as the vice president of business development for the US and Canada, as well as the hiring of a new VP of finance and IT (Chintan Shah) and a new West Coast business development manager (Paul Cole). These crucial and strategic additions position Edlong for further growth and expansion in 2025 and beyond.

With hirings for key open roles, make sure to check Edlong's Careers page for opportunities to join its award-winning culture at this historic time of the company.

About Edlong Flavour Solutions

Over a century of dairy process and global applications expertise have given Edlong the world’s largest portfolio of authentic dairy and dairy-type flavours.

Its comprehensive portfolio of Edlong dairy flavours imparts the authentic taste profiles of cheese, butter, sweet dairy, cream and milk, while also delivering unique functional value in the masking and mouthfeel of plant-based and fortified products. The Edlong team is agile, collaborative and customer-obsessed, ready to help accelerate product innovation and commercialisation by applying the right building blocks to create delicious-tasting products that uniquely differentiate a brand.

Edlong believes dairy can be indulgent, innovative and inspiring, and that the tastes of dairy can be a sales booster and a game changer for its customers. The company's experience and vision is why Edlong believes in Everything Dairy Can Be.

For more information, please visit edlong.com.