R&D intern

GBfoods Belgium; Monza; On-site; EUR 6,700 - 10,000; Part time

Job summary

GBfoods is seeking a motivated graduate for an R&D internship to contribute to national and international food innovation projects. You will help develop fortified food prototypes, assist with scale-up and trials, and support reporting and collaborative studies across laboratories and partner centers.

You will participate in sensory sessions, shelf-life analyses, and product stability work while coordinating with internal teams and external partners to meet project milestones.

Qualifications

• Recent graduate with interest in food innovation and developing hands-on experience in R&D.

Responsibilities

• Develop laboratory-scale prototypes of fortified food matrices.
• Support prototype scale-up and industrial trials.
• Present project results in internal and external forums and meetings.
• Assist in project reporting, budget tracking, KPI monitoring and documentation.
• Collaborate with laboratories to plan shelf-life studies and stability tests.
• Organize sensory evaluation and tasting sessions.
• Coordinate with partners to meet milestones and timelines.

Skills

Food industry interest

R&D mindset

Job description

At GBfoods we offer culinary solutions in several countries in our Europeanregion, with presence in 8 countries,with more than 28 recognized brands and local brands, including Gallina Blanca, Erasco, Liebig, Star, D&L, Grand'Italia and Blå Band, among others.

Our Purpose “Celebrating local flavours” is to empower and take care of each of the local communities we belong to and to bring out their authentic flavours. Some of our local brands have been in consumers' kitchens for over a century and have positioned themselves as authentically loved brands, as well as deeply rooted parts of the local culture.

Are you a recent graduate passionate about food innovation and eager to gain hands-on experience in Research & Development? We are looking for an intern to join our R&D team and contribute to innovative projects in the food industry.

Key Responsibilities

The selected candidate will support the team in research, product development and industrialization activities, contributing to national and international projects.

Main activities include:

• Developing laboratory-scale prototypes of fortified food matrices.
• Supporting prototype scale-up and participating in industrial trials.
• Presenting project results in internal and external forums and meetings.
• Supporting project reporting activities, including budget tracking, KPI monitoring and project documentation.
• Collaborating with internal and external laboratories to design and manage product shelf-life studies.
• Designing and carrying out finished product stability studies.
• Organizing and managing sensory evaluation and tasting sessions.
• Coordinating with partner companies and research centers to ensure project milestones and timelines are met.