Rinka Banerjee is the Founder and Director of Thinking Forks, a full-stack food and beverage R&D consultancy, and a food innovation leader with three decades of experience across R&D and business. Her career spans extensive experience with Unilever in South Asia, as well as the US food and nutrition businesses of Häagen-Dazs and SlimFast.
With a background in Food Science and Dairy Technology, Rinka brings together scientific expertise, consumer understanding, business strategy, and innovation to help businesses move from ideas to commercially viable products. Her work spans product innovation, nutrition, sustainability, food technology, and the evolving role of digital and AI in food R&D.
A keen observer of the changing food landscape, Rinka writes and speaks on food innovation, consumer behaviour, entrepreneurship, sustainability, food technology, AI, and the future of the food industry. She has been featured across leading business and industry platforms including The Hindu BusinessLine, Mint, Economic Times, India Today, Hindustan Times, YourStory, and People Matters, among others.
