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About Givaudan
Givaudan is a global leader in Fragrance & Beauty and Taste & Wellbeing. We celebrate the beauty of human experience by creating for happier, healthier lives with love for nature. Together with our customers we deliver food experiences, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions that make people look and feel good. In 2023, Givaudan employed 16,260 people worldwide and achieved CHF 6.9 billion in sales with a free cash flow of 13.3%. With a heritage that stretches back over 250 years, we are committed to driving long-term, purpose-led growth by improving people's health and happiness and increasing our positive impact on nature. This is Givaudan. Human by nature. Discover more at
Product Development Intern (m/f/d)
We are looking for an inspiring Product Development Intern (m/f/d) to collaborate on the development of the food experiences of tomorrow. You will participate in the execution of the segment's innovation roadmap, developing new food products, evaluating our latest flavour technologies while making an impact across customers, teams, and markets.
As an Intern in the Product Development field, you will be part of the Regional Innovation - Dairy team within the Flavours Division for a period of 12 months. This role will be based in Kemptthal, Switzerland.
You will be part of a supportive, diverse, and responsible team which is already curious to meet you.
You will:
Product Development & Food Innovation
Drive prototype development and identify new opportunities across applications in the dairy and alternative dairy segment
Translate market and sensory insights into unique product experiences
Provide technical solutions that balance creativity, feasibility, and commercial success
Select optimal ingredients for projects according to specified requirements (i.e. customer, regulatory, legislation, cost) and suggest improvements for the most common applications
Customer & Business Partnership
Execute daily brief-related tasks including ingredient selection, product evaluation, and application development
Prepare samples, demonstrations, and customer-facing prototypes that showcase our ingredient performance
Participate in customer presentations, product showcases, and technical discussions, providing technical support and expertise
Cross Functional Collaboration
Partner with Flavour Creation, Marketing, Product Manager, Sensory and Portfolio teams on concept development and presentations
Participate in sensory evaluations of flavours in food applications for briefs, research projects and portfolio evaluations
Support evaluation and commercialization of new S&T ingredients
Data and Laboratory Management
Manage flavour data and recipe documentation for food products
Maintain the flavour performance data for the flavour portfolio through evaluation in applications
Maintain a safe, clean and organized lab environment following safety policies
You:
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Food Science or a related discipline
Strong interest in consumer-facing food products and food technology, combined with a passion for food and discovering and tasting new products
Hands-on mindset, curiosity, and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively
Knowledge of food formulation and application development, ideally within the dairy sector
Good command of spoken and written English
Strong organizational and planning skills
Good knowledge of Microsoft Office
Team-oriented mindset and a collaborative way of working
Your benefits in Kemptthal:
Excellent opportunities for progressive learning and development
40 hour working week
Additional paid days off
Favorable pension fund contributions
Subsidized meals in the Staff restaurant / You benefit from a discounted catering offer (incl. lunch)
Sport and leisure club (amenities/showers on site)
Discounts at the company shop
Subsidized: REKA vouchers and SBB half fare travelcard
Worldwide private accident coverage and free choice of hospital
Product Development Intern (m/f/d)
About Givaudan
Givaudan is a global leader in Fragrance & Beauty and Taste & Wellbeing. We celebrate the beauty of human experience by creating for happier, healthier lives with love for nature. Together with our customers we deliver food experiences, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions that make people look and feel good. In 2023, Givaudan employed 16,260 people worldwide and achieved CHF 6.9 billion in sales with a free cash flow of 13.3%. With a heritage that stretches back over 250 years, we are committed to driving long-term, purpose-led growth by improving people's health and happiness and increasing our positive impact on nature. This is Givaudan. Human by nature. Discover more at
Product Development Intern (m/f/d)
We are looking for an inspiring Product Development Intern (m/f/d) to collaborate on the development of the food experiences of tomorrow. You will participate in the execution of the segment's innovation roadmap, developing new food products, evaluating our latest flavour technologies while making an impact across customers, teams, and markets.
As an Intern in the Product Development field, you will be part of the Regional Innovation - Dairy team within the Flavours Division for a period of 12 months. This role will be based in Kemptthal, Switzerland.
You will be part of a supportive, diverse, and responsible team which is already curious to meet you.
You will:
Product Development & Food Innovation
Drive prototype development and identify new opportunities across applications in the dairy and alternative dairy segment
Translate market and sensory insights into unique product experiences
Provide technical solutions that balance creativity, feasibility, and commercial success
Select optimal ingredients for projects according to specified requirements (i.e. customer, regulatory, legislation, cost) and suggest improvements for the most common applications
Customer & Business Partnership
Execute daily brief-related tasks including ingredient selection, product evaluation, and application development
Prepare samples, demonstrations, and customer-facing prototypes that showcase our ingredient performance
Participate in customer presentations, product showcases, and technical discussions, providing technical support and expertise
Cross Functional Collaboration
Partner with Flavour Creation, Marketing, Product Manager, Sensory and Portfolio teams on concept development and presentations
Participate in sensory evaluations of flavours in food applications for briefs, research projects and portfolio evaluations
Support evaluation and commercialization of new S&T ingredients
Data and Laboratory Management
Manage flavour data and recipe documentation for food products
Maintain the flavour performance data for the flavour portfolio through evaluation in applications
Maintain a safe, clean and organized lab environment following safety policies
You:
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Food Science or a related discipline
Strong interest in consumer-facing food products and food technology, combined with a passion for food and discovering and tasting new products
Hands-on mindset, curiosity, and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively
Knowledge of food formulation and application development, ideally within the dairy sector
Good command of spoken and written English
Strong organizational and planning skills
Good knowledge of Microsoft Office
Team-oriented mindset and a collaborative way of working
Your benefits in Kemptthal:
Excellent opportunities for progressive learning and development
40 hour working week
Additional paid days off
Favorable pension fund contributions
Subsidized meals in the Staff restaurant / You benefit from a discounted catering offer (incl. lunch)
Sport and leisure club (amenities/showers on site)
Discounts at the company shop
Subsidized: REKA vouchers and SBB half fare travelcard
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