In his new role, Gascon will direct product and food technology developments through Wixon's staff of food technologists, flavorists, and research professionals.
Since joining the company in 1997, Gascon has led the team of flavor chemists at Wixon as the flavor lab's director. His experience in creating flavors spans nearly 18 years and includes developing numerous new products and finding ways to mask unwanted flavor notes for Wixon clients. Gascon is known internationally for his work in flavors and ingredients and recently has been published in "Masking agents for use in foods in modifying flavour in food (2007)" for his work in flavor masking technology.