Location Wageningen, Netherlands
Hybrid 4–5 days per week in the office
Start date September 2026
Duration: 6 months
About the role
We are looking for a motivated, curious, and detail-oriented R&D Intern to join our team and contribute to projects focused on lipid oxidation, oxidative stability, and shelf-life analysis in cream-based products.
In this role, you will work on the validation of a rapid oxidation analysis system used to support faster screening of lipid oxidation in product development. You will help establish the relationship between the machine output and the oxidative stability of our products, contributing directly to shelf-life understanding and product quality improvement.
You will gain hands-on laboratory experience while independently running your own project in close collaboration with the science team and creams design team. Your work will focus on ambient cream applications, supporting current business growth initiatives and helping accelerate innovation through faster and more reliable analytical approaches.
During the internship, you will conduct accelerated stability studies, perform analytical measurements related to lipid oxidation, analyse and interpret data, and summarize your findings in reports and presentations. You will primarily work in the laboratory environment, with occasional exposure to pilot plant activities and product development projects.
This internship offers a unique opportunity to combine analytical chemistry, food science, and product development within an international FMCG environment while contributing to projects with direct industrial application.
You will also take part in the intern challenge, collaborating with other interns on a shared project during your internship.
Join us in shaping the future of shelf-life understanding and food quality innovation!
So, what does it take to be successful in this role?
What’s next?
If this position sounds interesting, please hit the apply button now! The deadline to apply is 12th of June 2026.
We understand your resume might not be up to date and recommend that you apply with what you have or your LinkedIn Profile. Flora Food Group is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workplace, we understand that you might not meet all the requirements stated in the description, but we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the right candidate for this role or other roles.
Flora Food Group is an employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and equal opportunities for all. We recruit based only on values, qualifications, performance, skills, behaviours, experience, and knowledge. We ensure job advertisements are free from unintentional bias.
No personal characteristics should be a barrier to joining Flora Food Group. We prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or other personal characteristics.
The driving force behind our success are the circa 4,700 Flora Foodies who live our purpose every day and are engaged in our mission, delivering through our values of Performance, Care and Passion. Results Matter. With an ‘Always Day 1 mindset’. Always one step ahead, driven by data, with a finger on the pulse – our customers and consumers are at the heart. We identify the sweet spot; we relish challenge; we own it. We're agile decision-makers, with the courage to pivot, we sometimes fail fast - but learn even faster. Kindness wins. With a long-term focus on building a sustainable future, Flora Foodies show the 'Courage to Care' for each other, our communities, and the next generation. We believe in doing the right thing and 'Come As You Are' is not just a saying; it's an invitation to be authentic and bring your whole, true self to work. Difference brings angles and ideas to the party – we want you to be you. Passion fuels our Next Generation of the Food journey. Full of energy and possibility, Flora Foodies constantly raise the bar, driving the Flora Food Group and one another forwards. We're a team of food lovers and enthusiasts – our sum is truly greater than our parts, and we absolutely love what we do.
