Are you passionate about Food Technology and do you love working in a lab and a pilot plant? Are you a detail orientated and not afraid to take charge? Then apply now and join us as our new High Protein Dessert Innovation Intern in our Utrecht office starting in March/April 2025!

In this internship, you will be part of the Advanced Liquid Processing team, within our Research & Innovation business category. Our Purpose is the development of new product concepts for Early life Nutrition and Medical Nutrition. We create formulas that provide clinically substantiated health benefits to vulnerable consumers – infants, toddlers, elderly and patients. In this internship you will support on high protein dessert recipe optimization, processing condition optimization, and investigating it’s large-scale production possibilities.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Conducting literature reviews on relevant topics
• Designing and executing lab and pilot plant trials as well as maintaining accurate record of laboratory and pilot plant work
• Conducting experiments and analyzing results.
• Preparing technical reports or presentation of experimental results to stakeholders

Meet your future manager! Your manager will be Liya Yi, Compactification Senior Scientist.

• You are a student pursuing a Master’s degree in Food Technology, Dairy technology, Food Chemistry, Food Processing Engineering or a related field;
• You are comfortable working in a laboratory and in a pilot plant
• Excellent data management skills
• You can accurately report scientific findings
• Communication skills, can easily connect with others
• Well-organized

As a High Protein Dessert Innovation intern, executing experiments will be second nature to you. You can work independently and have a pro-active mindset. On top of that? You’re a curious aspiring food technologist who’s always looking for opportunities to learn and develop.

There are also some compulsory requirements:

• Enrolled as a Masters student during the whole internship period;

• You are a resident of the Netherlands and hold a valid BSN number (if you are a non-EU citizen, you need to have a valid Dutch residency permit);

• Ideally available to start in March/April 2025 for a minimum of 6 months, 5 days per week;

• You are fluent in English - spoken and written;
• You are able to work from our Utrecht office, at least 5 days per week.

About Us

Working at Danone is a unique experience. It’s fast-paced and complex and, at times, it can get a little challenging. But it’s packed with opportunities to learn and grow working with some of the best-known brands in the world, like Evian, Alpro, Nutricia, Activia and Nutrilon. Bring your unique perspective, ambitions and entrepreneurial ideas to the table – the impact you could make might just surprise you. One Planet. One Health – BY YOU.

We’re proud to be a B-Corp certified company. That means we meet the highest verified standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability in everything we do.

We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we base our hiring decisions on merit, job requirements and business needs.*

We Offer

In addition to gaining invaluable hands-on experience at a large multinational organization, we offer:  

• A competitive gross internship allowance of 650 euros per month (based on a full-time internship);
• Home working allowance of 2.40 euros per day;
• A public transport travel card covering all office-related travel;
• Hybrid working environment allowing for desired flexibility;
• Career advice opportunities such as workshops, seminars, networking events;
• International environment with 140 different nationalities in Danone NL;
• Active Internship community with 100+ interns across the Netherlands.

What’s Next

It’s simple – hit the “apply” button before the application deadline of 02/03/2025. In order to comply with GDPR we can’t process your personal data without your given consent, so please apply directly via this website. Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you.

Need more information? Please contact Karolina Gajda (Campus Recruitment Intern) via Karolina.gajda@danone.com

* all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status