Thomas Hollerer

Innovation, Quality and Technology in the Food Sector

Vienna, Vienna, Austria

About

A highly motivated and passionate food technologist with various skills. Rooted in the beverage and confectionery industry as a product developer and quality manager to achieve the highest product and process standards with sound technological and compliance skills, lean-efficiency and sustainability.

Experience

  • esarom (Full-time · 2 yrs 5 mos)
    • Head of R&D Beverage
      Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

    • Process Lead R&D
      Jul 2024 - Feb 2025 · 8 mos

    • Management Rotation
      Feb 2024 - Jul 2024 · 6 mos

  • Technical Co-Founder at Peng Peng Booch
    Oct 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 9 mos

  • Lecturer at Management Center Innsbruck
    Dec 2019 - Present · 6 yrs 7 mos

    External lecturer on the laboratory course Quality Assurance of the Master's program Food Technology & Nutrition at MCI. Focus is on the design of a safe production process including a HACCP system and the implementation of control measures.

  • Red Bull (3 yrs 9 mos)
    • Senior Beverage Developer
      Jan 2023 - Oct 2023 · 10 mos

      • Development of global energy drinks, organics, regional drinks and other concepts • Responsible as project manager from idea generation to first production considering sensory, stability and compliance • Reformulation and improvement of existing recipes for the global market

    • Beverage Developer
      Jan 2021 - Jan 2023 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    • QM Raw Material Professional
      Feb 2020 - Jan 2021 · 1 yr

      • Primarily responsible for all flavors and special ingredients in relation to quality • QM approval of new flavours and continuous improvement of quality processes • Coordination and assessment of international and national food issues

  • Product Safety and Quality Specialist at Josef Manner & Comp. AG
    Jan 2018 - Jan 2020 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    • Responsible for the product quality • Support in plant trials, processes and projects • Internal complaint handling and traceability • Conducting sensory tests • Creating of control charts and specifications