Dr. Imre Blank
Dr. Imre Blank
ZHAW
School of Life Sciences and Facility Management
Section for Coffee Competence Centre and Analytical Technologies
Einsiedlerstrasse 31
8820 Wädenswil
Personal profile
Position at the ZHAW
Senior Coffee Expert
Expertise and research interests
Coffee chemistry and technology, aroma and taste, flavour formation and stability, product development
Educational background
- PhD: Flavour research (TU Munich, DE)
- MSc: Food Chemistry (Münster, DE)
- BSc: Food Chemistry (WWU Münster, DE)
- Abitur: University entrance diploma (Cologne, DE)
Professional milestones
- Coffee research: Procekt Atomo (ZHAW, Wädenswil, CH)
- Chief Scientific Officer: Yiming Zhejiang Food Co. (Wenzhou, China)
- Global Network Leader: Global coordination of competence networks (Nestlé, Vevey, CH)
- Nestlé Fellow: Food Chemistry & Flavour Science (Nestlé, NRC, CH)
- Department Head: Science & Technology Beverages and Cereal products (Nestlé PTC Orbe, CH)
- Department Head: Science & Technology Confectionery (Nestlé PTC York, UK)
- Department Head: Science & Technology Culinary products (Nestlé PTC Singen, DE)
- Group Leader: Aroma & Taste (Nestlé Research Center, CH)
- Project Leader: Aroma & Taste (Nestlé Research Center, CH)
- Research scientist: German Research Institute of Food Chemistry (Garching, DE)