資深冰淇淋研發科學家——克羅格公司

????國茶（音譯）拿到食品科學和技術學位畢業時共有四個工作機會：一個是在海產品行業，一個是家禽業，一個是在營養飲料（如Slimfast這類），還有一個是冰淇淋業。他最后做了顯而易見的選擇。現在他供職于連鎖超市巨頭克羅格公司（Kroger），該公司共有16個乳品廠和兩個冰淇淋廠。國茶的工作就是設法讓營銷團隊夢想的冰淇淋口味成為現實。他所創造的成果最后會在克羅格超市的貨架上獨家售賣。

????因為基本的奶制品混合物常常達不到這種要求，國茶的工作大部分都是圍繞用于制造口味的原料展開的。今年他開發了一種越橘味的冰淇淋。因為美國這種水果不多，所以難度特別大。他開發的一款鳳梨椰肉酸奶很快就要上市了，大家可以先嘗為快。很顯然他這工作最讓人開心的一點就是每天都得吃一勺冰淇淋。他說：“這就得控制好份量了。”

Senior Scientist - The Kroger Co.

????Quoc Tra had four job prospects when he graduated with a food science and technology degree: one in seafood, a gig in poultry, another in nutritional beverages (think Slimfast), and one in ice cream. He made the obvious choice. Now at supermarket giant Kroger, which has 16 dairies and two ice cream plants, Tra figures out how to make the marketing team’s dream ice cream flavors a reality. His creations end up getting sold exclusively in Kroger’s supermarket aisles.

????Since the base dairy mixes aren’t tinkered with that often, most of Tra’s work is around the ingredients that go into making flavors. This year he developed a huckleberry product, especially challenging since there’s not much of the fruit out there. Look for a pineapple coconut frozen yogurt he worked on that’s launching soon. Clearly the best part of his job is the spoonsful of ice cream he’s required to eat every day. “It’s all about portion control,” he says.