Are you passionate about food and eager to turn creativity into real culinary innovations used by customers around the world?
IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.
Taste: Crafting unique, technology‑enabled flavor designs that define the identity of food and beverage brands, shape trends in flavor building and fuel market success.
The role is based in Hilversum, The Netherlands (onsite). You will be part of a creative, passionate and detail‑oriented culinary flavor application team, where together we develop inspiring food concepts and prototypes for customers across the globe. Your potential is our inspiration.
Where You’ll Make a Difference
- Support application technologists in preparing culinary prototypes such as soups, sauces, instant meals and other savory concepts
- Analyze, taste and describe laboratory prototypes and market products
- Assist with the execution of application trials and experiments
- Maintain laboratory stock, ingredients and supplies
- Ensure general housekeeping and hygiene standards are met in the application lab
- Accurately document formulations, trials and results in dedicated application software
- Support the team with day‑to‑day operational activities
- Optionally work on a defined project or assignment aligned with your academic background
What Makes You the Right Fit
- Ongoing food‑related or science‑based Bachelor’s or Master’s degree
- Enrolled student status throughout the full internship period
- Interest in food, ingredients and/or flavors
- Solid mathematical and computer skills
- Ability to perform laboratory work accurately, safely and to a high standard
- Ability to work independently with a proactive mindset
- Strong attention to detail and structured way of working
- Availability for a full‑year internship placement
How Would You Stand Out?
- Practical experience in a food application or laboratory environment
- Strong sensory skills and curiosity about culinary trends
- Creative mindset combined with hands‑on execution
Why Choose Us?
- Hands‑on experience in a global food innovation company
- Exposure to real customer‑driven culinary development projects
- Supportive and collaborative application team
- Professional onboarding and guidance throughout the internship
- Opportunity to work on a dedicated project aligned with your studies
- An inspiring workplace where food creativity meets science
We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.
Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more
