Givaudan is the global leader in the creation of flavours and fragrances. In close collaboration with food, beverage, consumer product and fragrance partners, Givaudan develops tastes and scents that delight consumers the world over. With a passion to understand consumers’ preferences and a relentless drive to innovate, Givaudan is at the forefront of creating flavours and fragrances that ‘engage your senses’. The Company achieved sales of CHF 5.1 billion in 2017. Headquartered in Switzerland with local presence in over 100 locations, the company has more than 11,100 employees worldwide. Givaudan invites you to discover more at www.givaudan.com.

Trainee FCA BNL&N Appl Bev

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with passion and creativity, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Every day, your talent, your innovative spirit, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

Internship in Beverage Application in the Netherlands At Givaudan, based in Naarden (close to Amsterdam), we offer an internship in our Beverage Application department. The start of the internship can be from February / March 2025 and will preferably last 5-6 months.

 

The internship we have available for you is about application technology and specifically the day-to-day business of beverage development. The local beverage team is working together with the biggest customers in Benelux on their concept- and product development. The team shares the beverages lab with the regional beverages team and is part of the Flavour Creation & Application (FC&A) community. You will be guided by highly trained (senior) application technologists in an international environment. We will give you coaching on the job, ensuring you learn the most and in a fast way. We are happy to increase your responsibilities along the internship.

 

In this exciting role you will have core responsibilities such as:

  • Creating beverage recipes and samples
  • Working independently and organising a certain amount of projects yourself
  • Joining and organising tasting sessions with commercial and marketing members
  • Promoting your ideas and input in our culture of continuous learning and improvement.
  • Maintaining a safe, clean and organized lab environment in accordance with EH&S policies

 

You will spend 10-25% of your time on a personal research project, 20-30% on application projects and ~ 50% on supporting the team in the day 2 day challenges.

 

You?

Are you studying Food Sciences or did you enrol at ISIPCA? Are you someone who wants to learn and expand your horizons, grow, and shape your own world? Do you thrive being in a culture where you are welcome to express yourself in a creative team environment? And you want to collaborate and learn together with teams who are as passionate as you are? Then come join us and impact your world.

 

Skills required:

  • Hands-on attitude & drive for results
  • Being eager to learn and grow
  • Having a good understanding of and passion for food technology
  • Good level of English language and open to work in an international environment
  • Having an open mind set & being sociable
  • Ability of priority setting What do we offer you?

 

A challenging internship in an international company with lots of opportunities to learn and improve yourself. For a full time internship, you will receive a compensation. We organize transport with a company shuttle bus that drives from and to the NS train Station Naarden-Bussum.

 

Your next career step?

Givaudan is not only the global leader in the creation of flavours and fragrances, but also a place where you can impact your world and contribute to solutions that touch and delight people all over the world every day. Interested? Do not hesitate!

 

Givaudan, Creating for happier, healthier lives with love for nature.

 

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.
You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions. 

Every essence of you enriches our world.


Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners. Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.

Remote working:  On-site



At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.
You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.
Join us and Impact Your World

Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.
Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.