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Prabhat Kumar

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Director Product Development Walmart Brands at Walmart
📍 Bentonville, Arkansas, United States

Prabhat Kumar is the Director of Product Development for Walmarts food brands, including Great Value and bettergoods. An award-winning food scientist with a PhD from North Carolina State University, he previously led major product innovations at PepsiCo. Colleagues describe him as creative, organized, and systematic, with deep expertise in beverage, breakfast, and snack development.

He led the product and process development for Rold Gold Pretzel Thins at PepsiCo, which generated $30 million in revenue in its first year.

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
Director Product Development Walmart Brands
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Bentonville, Arkansas, United States
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Private Brand Innovation
He leads product development for Walmart's private food brands, recently focusing on launching new product lines like bettergoods teas and revamping existing ones.
Clean Ingredient Formulation
He is directly involved in Walmart's major initiative to remove artificial colors and synthetic dyes from its private label food products, a complex reformulation challenge.
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Career

Work history

6-2025
Director Product Development Walmart Brands
Walmart
2-2019 - 6-2025
Senior Manager Product Development Walmart Brands
Walmart
2-2016 - 2-2019
Principal Scientist
PepsiCo
8-2013 - 2-2016
R&D Associate Principal Scientist
PepsiCo
3-2012 - 8-2013
R&D Sr. Scientist
PepsiCo
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Education
2006 - 2009
PhD
North Carolina State University
2004 - 2006
MS
North Carolina State University
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