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\nFood taster Kirsten Hoskissen spends her working day sampling muesli and granola for Jordans and Ryvita for flavour and texture, she tells Jill InsleyImagine doing a job where you can eat all you want, all day long, and get paid for it. Then consider that the food range you can indulge in is limited to cereals and ryebreads. Welcome to the world of Kirsten Hoskissen.As taste and development manager at The Jordans and Ryvita Company, Hoskissen is responsible for coming up with ideas for new products, developing recipes and making sure that existing products stay ahead of the competition. She was in charge of tweaking the muesli recipes and packaging in 2008, and came up with the idea of the “quick and creamy” porridge. Continue reading…
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