Kahja interviews Andrea Ramirez
With a brand spanning 150+ flavors worldwide and a product line that includes syrups, smoothie mixes, and purees, Torani is a staple at the places making your favorite beverages from coffee to cocktails, and they're more than just drinks!
Celebrating their 100th anniversary in 2025, they have a finger on the pulse of what's new and next, and as the Consumer & Customer Market Insight Manager, Andrea Ramirez is focused on trends that inform tastes and palates!
This week, Kahja chats with Andrea at Torani's Flavor Factory about finding a home in the East Bay, how pop culture impacts beverage culture, the scientific process of bringing flavors to life, understanding the relationship between experience and taste, learning how to be an effective taste tester, the benefit of being a banner brand, an employee environment that centers growth and development, demonstrating community commitment, bringing the coffee shop approach to kitchens, staying relevant by studying social behavior, and the limitless potential of creations to come.
Recorded on location in San Leandro, CA.
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