Perrine Delime, PhD
Title
Research Project Manager
Company
Diana Pet Food
Presentation description: A universal, unique and innovative sensory language for pet food market differentiation – Perrine Delime, PhD, research project manager for Diana Pet Food, explains why pet food manufacturers need make meal time a shared enjoyable moment by satisfying the pet’s appetite while also satisfying pet owner expectations for the food. Delime and her team have designed a unique tool to successfully compare the smell of Chinese, European and US dry and wet pet food products. The results highlight ways to help manufacturers achieve market differentiation.
Biography: Delime graduated from AgroParisTech in biology, nutrition and food science, and achieved a PhD thesis with Mars Petcare at the University of Nottingham, focusing on human sensory perception of flavor mixtures. Before joining Diana Pet Food in 2015, Delime was a project leader in sensory analysis at Mane. In her current role, she investigates human perception of pet food to develop new products to appeal to both pets and pet owners. She has presented at numerous conferences.
