Sian Anderson designs novel drinks ranges for Diageo. She explains the link between science and creativity and why her team is like a big family“I know you think you believe the best job in the world,” says Sian Anderson, technical innovation director at Diageo Europe, and “but I believe to challenge you on that. I believe the best job in the world.” Anderson has been at Diageo for 22 years and heads up the lab where they cook up novel products for the global drinks brand. Think Willy Wonka but female and more focused on alcohol than sweets. At the company’s research lab she heads a team of scientists committed to finding the next big thing in drinks. Her offices are a cross between a traditional lab and a hi-tech kitchen. Rather than the cold,sterile environment you’d expect in a laboratory, it seems like a close-knit, or collegiate atmosphere. There are cookery books on the shelves and beakers of multicoloured liquids along the benches. It looks like a lot of fun. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com