Mondelēz International, the owner of the Cadbury and OREO brands, has opened applications for four ‘Chocolate Taster’ roles.
Testing products before they hit shop shelves in over 150 countries, successful candidates will work as part of a team of 12, tasting chocolate and chocolate spreads.
Panellists are tasked with differentiating and communicating the subtleties within flavour and texture of the company’s various brands. The Chocolate Tasters will be contracted to work a maximum of 8 hours a week to avoid ‘palate fatigue’.
The role is based in Wokingham, Berkshire at Mondelēz International’s Global Research Centre.
Afsha Chugtai, Senior Group Leader of Consumer Science at Mondelēz International, commented: “Chocolate Tasters are vital to our business as their input helps us to perfect our products before they hit the shelves.”
Amanda Greenwood, a current Chocolate Panellist at the Wokingham site, added: “Like anyone would, I love working as a Chocolate Taster – there is so much more to eating chocolate than you would think. It’s hugely rewarding to play a part in a new product launch, it fills me with pride to see the final product on my local supermarket shelves.”
