Intern FrieslandCampina Ingredients, Ingredient functionality
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Interested in developing innovative nutritional beverages? Join FrieslandCampina and explore how ingredients, formulation, and processing influence product performance.
We are looking for an MSc student for an internship or thesis for a minimum of 5 months.
The development of nutritional beverage products requires a strong understanding of ingredient functionality and product performance. During this internship, you will contribute to research projects that support the development of next-generation beverage concepts. Working within FrieslandCampina's R&D and Innovation organization, you will investigate how ingredients and formulation approaches can be translated into successful applications. You will combine hands-on laboratory work with data analysis and contribute to generating knowledge that supports product and ingredient development. This internship offers the opportunity to gain experience in an industrial research environment and work closely with experts from different disciplines.
Key activities include:
- Designing and conducting experimental studies
- Evaluating ingredients and product performance
- Supporting formulation and application development activities
- Applying analytical techniques for characterization
- Analysing and interpreting experimental data
- Translating findings into practical recommendations
- Presenting results to project teams and stakeholders
You will work closely with application experts, process technologists, and analytical experts within FrieslandCampina's Innovation & R&D organisation.
Example research areas:
- Protein ingredient functionality
- Beverage formulation and application development
- Product quality and performance
- Ingredient interactions in nutritional systems
What we ask
- MSc student in Food Technology, Food Science, Dairy Technology, Chemical Engineering or related field
- Interested in colloid science, protein functionality, or formulation
- Hands-on experimental mindset
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Minimum 5 months internship/thesis period
This position is part of a team of Application Development Specialists embedded in the FrieslandCampina Ingredients Development organization. You will join an international team working on the application of ingredients in customers' end products, such as nutritional beverage products.
FrieslandCampina is a purpose driven company focused on winning in the global market for dairy based products. We want to be profitable, so we can make a positive, lasting impact. Not only does FrieslandCampina have iconic B2C brands, a big part of the business is in the B2B market, where we sell ingredients and semi-finished products to manufacturers of nutrition, the food industry and the pharmaceutical sector globally.