Confectionery Product Developer (100%)

• 08 octobre 2026
• 100%
• Indefinite duration
• Laufen

Join Ricola as a Sweets Product Developer!

Tasks ##

• Develop new recipes for our sweets.
• Optimize existing products to improve quality and cost.
• Evaluate ingredients and test prototypes rigorously.

Skills ##

• Degree in food technology with 5 years of experience.
• Skills in recipe development and sensory analysis.
• Excellent analytical and teamwork abilities.

You don't just want to work, but also participate in creation? Then you are in the right place with us.

Interested in becoming

Confectionery Product Developer (100%)

within Ricola?

Here is what you can accomplish with us.

What is needed for a first idea to become a Ricola product that excites people around the world? Your sense of taste, your curiosity and your expertise in food technology. In our solid R&D team, you develop new recipes, test prototypes in terms of quality and typical Ricola characteristics, and accompany your ideas until the first production. You thus contribute to shaping the future of our products and regularly breathe new impulses into what is already proven. You enjoy getting involved in our team and fully living our values in collaboration. An absolutely varied daily life awaits you, always centered on our Swiss alpine herbs. Your mission:

• You develop new products in the field of sweet confectionery - from the first recipe draft to prototypes, to scale-up until the first production
• You optimize and modify existing products and find convincing solutions in terms of taste, appearance, effect, ingredients and costs
• You evaluate new raw materials and active ingredients and integrate exciting developments concerning ingredients, manufacturing processes and technologies into your work
• You test prototypes and scale-up samples with your trained senses, your experience and analytical methods. You also analyze the results of stress and stability tests
• You transparently document your developments and test results and ensure compliance with legal food requirements
• In innovation projects, you represent product development, make technical decisions and accompany stakeholders until the finished product
• In collaboration with Product Management, Marketing, Purchasing, Regulatory Affairs, Production, Quality Assurance and Controlling, you implement good ideas
• You also assume central tasks within the team, such as managing raw material inventories, updating our system and supporting in the field of sensory testing methods

Your ingredients for mutual success.

• Studies in food technology, food engineering, process engineering or equivalent training
• At least five years of experience in food development, ideally in the field of confectionery
• In-depth knowledge in recipe and prototype development, in sensory analysis and scale-up as well as a good understanding of raw materials, manufacturing processes and legal food requirements
• Taste for experimentation, sense of new trends and motivation to continuously improve products
• Structured and autonomous working method, ability to reconcile quality and economic requirements
• Joy of collaborating with different departments and sharing your ideas and knowledge
• Very good written and oral knowledge in German and English
• Experience with SAP-based recipe systems and sensory evaluation tools is a plus; knowledge in herbalism and phytotherapy or extraction processes are also welcome

What awaits you.

Together, we achieve great things - sustainably and with vision. Join our team and live the Ricola spirit with us. More information on what makes us a unique employer at ricola.com/chancen.

Contact

Ricola Group

Pia Steiner

Responsible Employer Branding & Talent Acquisition

pia.steiner@ricola.com | T : +41 61 765 41 98

We only process online applications.