Juan Carlos Monge named Technical Services Manager and Kayle Eivins named Technical Service Associate
DES MOINES, Iowa (October 23, 2024) – Kemin Industries, a global ingredient manufacturer that strives to sustainably transform the quality of life every day for 80 percent of the world with its products and services, recently added two new members to the team of technical experts for Kemin Food Technologies – North America. Juan Carlos Monge has joined the business unit as Technical Services Manager and Kayle Eivins has been hired as Technical Service Associate.
“I am pleased to welcome Juan Carlos Monge and Kayle Eivins to our team,” said Marc Scantlin, President, Kemin Food Technologies – North America. “Their combined education and industry experience will enrich our technical services as Kemin strives to provide best-in-class innovation and support to our customers. From technical expertise and sales assistance to bench testing and research, to modulating formulations to optimize our products’ impact to meet our customers’ needs, these two talented individuals will further ensure Kemin leads market innovation to help customers meet brand goals with successful food products.”
Monge brings more than 30 years of R&D and technical experience in meat and various meat species to his new role. He is also an expert in hydrocolloids. Monge came to Kemin from GPI, where he managed applications and technical solutions. Prior to that, he served as Director of R&D at Smithfield Packing. Monge has also held technical positions at Keystone Foods and DuPont Protein Technologies. As Technical Services Manager at Kemin, he will play a key role in ensuring the team understands and successfully fulfills customers’ objectives to ensure product success. Monge earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Iowa State University.
Eivins will be part of the protein team in her new role at Kemin. She will support both the Kemin legacy portfolio, as well as a suite of functional proteins from a commercial perspective, including customer visits, trials, and technical support. Eivins will also work behind the scenes on application studies. Eivins attended Iowa State University, where she earned bachelor’s degrees in animal science and agricultural communications. She also received her master’s degree in meat science from Iowa State, where she completed research on natural antioxidants and their impact on bacon for the frozen foodservice sector.
The experts at Kemin Food Technologies help customers find solutions that are best for their formulations and align with consumer trends. Kemin ingredients can help improve shelf life and sensory attributes, such as taste, texture, and color of products, keeping them fresher and safer for longer.
Click here to learn more about the Kemin portfolio of food ingredient solutions.
About Kemin Industries
Kemin Industries (www.kemin.com) is a global ingredient manufacturer that strives to sustainably transform the quality of life every day for 80 percent of the world with its products and services. The company supplies over 500 specialty ingredients for human and animal health and nutrition, pet food, aquaculture, nutraceutical, food technologies, crop technologies, textile, biofuel, and animal vaccine industries.
For over half a century, Kemin has been dedicated to using applied science to address industry challenges and offer product solutions to customers in more than 120 countries. Kemin provides ingredients to feed a growing population with its commitment to the quality, safety and efficacy of food, feed, and health-related products.
Established in 1961, Kemin is a privately held, family-owned-and-operated company with more than 3,500 global employees and operations in 90 countries, including manufacturing facilities in Belgium, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Italy, San Marino, Singapore, South Africa, and the United States.
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