CHICAGO, IL— Edlong Corporation, the food and beverage industry’s global leader in Dairy and Dairy-type flavors for over a century, is excited to announce their 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 specialty 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, Oscar spent the majority of his career with Ingredion, where he primarily focused on commercial, innovation, and strategic leadership roles supporting the specialty 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.
As well, Oscar 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 their 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 their Careers page for opportunities to join their award-winning culture at this historic time of the company.
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.