Chicago, IL – November 8, 2024 — The Edlong Corporation, the Food & Beverage Industry’s leading manufacturer of Dairy and Dairy-type Flavors for over a century, announced today that they have hired a new VP of Finance and IT as well as a new West Coast Business Development Manager as they continue their growth.
Chintan Shah will be joining Edlong’s Executive Leadership Team (ELT) as their new Vice President of Finance and IT. Chintan joins with over 20 years of experience in the flavor and consumer packaged goods industries. “Chintan brings key experiences with flavor in the areas of finance, IT, and strategy. We are excited to welcome Chintan as the newest member to the Executive Leadership team,” said Michael Natale, Edlong President.
Edlong is also very pleased to announce that they have hired Paul Cole as their new Business Development Manager for their growing West Coast territory. Paul joins Edlong with over 25 years of experience in the flavor and functional ingredient industries. Paul has strong customer relationships on the West Coast and will be based in Seattle. “I look forward to exemplifying Edlong’s customer obsessed culture as I partner with our customers in my region to unleash the power of everything dairy taste can be in their products,” said Paul upon accepting the position.
The news follows Edlong’s recent acquisition of Brisan Group and the addition of its former CEO Brian Vogt to their ELT as the Vice President of Business Development for the US and Canada. Edlong plans to continue its expansion with hirings for key open roles, make sure to check their Careers page for opportunities to join their award-winning culture at this historic time in their company’s history.
About Edlong Flavor 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 flavors.
Our comprehensive portfolio of Edlong dairy flavors 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 commercialization by applying the right building blocks to create delicious tasting products that uniquely differentiate a brand.
At Edlong, we believe dairy can be indulgent, innovative and inspiring, and that the tastes of dairy can be a sales booster and a game changer for our customers. Our experience and our vision is why Edlong believes in Everything Dairy Can Be.