Biography

Nandini Natrajan joined Freshpet in January of 2024 as Senior Vice President, Food Safety and Quality Assurance. Dr. Natrajan has over 25 years of experience in food safety and quality assurance working for major food manufacturers in the meat, poultry, and seafood industry, and is a classically trained food microbiologist responsible for leading and transforming Freshpet’s FSQA space. Prior to joining Freshpet, Dr. Natrajan served as Vice President of Food Safety and Quality Assurance at Trident Seafoods from 2022 to 2023. From 2020 to 2022, Dr. Natrajan was Senior Vice President for Quality at Food Safety Net Services. Dr. Natrajan began her career at Keystone Foods in 1996, where she held various roles and earned promotions within the global FSQA division over her 22-year tenure. Following Tyson Foods' acquisition of Keystone in 2018, Dr. Natrajan continued to oversee the APAC Keystone FSQA operations. Dr. Natrajan holds a Ph.D. in Food Science from North Carolina State University.