R&D Intern – Professional Spreads and Micro-Structuring
Flora Food Group
Posted about 7 hours ago
Location: Wageningen, Netherlands
Hybrid: 4-5 days per week in the office
Start date: September 2026
Duration: 6 months
About the role
We are looking for a motivated, curious, and hands-on R&D Intern to contribute to a project focused on emulsifiers, fat blends, product structure, and baking applications.
In this role, you will investigate how emulsifiers and fat blends influence product structure and performance in baking applications, with a focus on puff pastry. The project will build on existing knowledge and focus on validating and expanding this information from a kitchen application perspective.
You will work on your own project, combining practical testing with structured research. Your work will include developing and implementing a test matrix of emulsifiers and fat blends, evaluating their individual and combined effects on product structure and baking performance.
You will gain hands-on experience in the lab, pilot plant, and kitchen environment. During the internship, you will design and execute trials, collect and analyse technical data, interpret your results, document your findings in reports, and present your insights to relevant stakeholders.
This internship offers a hands-on opportunity to perform systematic experimental research, build data-driven insights, and contribute to a deeper understanding of ingredient interactions, product structure, and formulation functionality in a real product development environment.
You will also take part in the intern challenge, collaborating with other interns on a shared project during your internship.
Join us in shaping the future of baking performance and formulation functionality!
So, what does it take to be successful in this role?
- You are currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Food Technology, Chemistry, or a related field at a Dutch or a European University.
- You are enrolled as a student for the full duration of the internship.
- You have a strong research background and are interested in building technical knowledge through structured experimentation.
- You have a solid understanding of food ingredient functionality and food structuring principles.
- You are familiar with lab equipment and comfortable with hands-on experimental work.
- You have an affinity for baking applications.
- You have strong analytical skills and can interpret experimental results and connect them to scientific literature.
- You are proactive, flexible, a fast learner, and able to think critically.
What’s next?
If this position sounds interesting, please hit the apply button now! The deadline to apply is 22nd of June 2026.
We understand your resume might not be up to date and recommend that you apply with what you have or your LinkedIn Profile. Flora Food Group is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workplace, we understand that you might not meet all the requirements stated in the description, but we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the right candidate for this role or other roles.
Flora Food Group is an employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and equal opportunities for all. We recruit based only on values, qualifications, performance, skills, behaviours, experience, and knowledge. We ensure job advertisements are free from unintentional bias.
No personal characteristics should be a barrier to joining Flora Food Group. We prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or other personal characteristics.
