Beyond the Lab Coats: A Journey Through Flavor, Formulas, and Life

Beyond the Lab Coats is a memoir of two scientists who learn to navigate corporate America, parenthood, and purpose, one formula at a time.

From flavor labs and factory floors to boardrooms and late-night airport runs, José and Yelena Barbosa share behind-the-scenes stories from the food and beverage world: the failed prototypes, the last-minute saves, and the people who quietly keep your favorite products on the shelf.

Along the way, they explore ambition, burnout, layoffs, immigration, fami...