Internship: R&D Food Fermentation

About the role

Puratos, a Belgian family business developing, producing and distributing ingredients for the bakery, patisserie and chocolate sectors, offers a full-time internship in its R&D department in Groot-Bijgaarden (Brussels area). You will join the Group Research & Services department on a development project in fermented foods aimed at bakery, patisserie or chocolate.

Key responsibilities

• Study the functionalities of fermented foods to create innovative food products together with the Lab Team
• Work on classic microbial techniques, food fermentation processes and microbial population identification
• Apply analytical techniques such as HPLC, GC-MS and LC-MS
• Explore food applications and report on progress regularly during team meetings and information sessions

Required profile

• Student finishing a bachelor or master in Food Science, Food Technology or a related field, with interest in food fermentation research
• Dynamic, hands-on and proactive, with good communication, presentation, planning and organisation skills
• Sincere interest in the bakery, pastry or chocolate world
• Fluent in English
• Minimum internship duration of 3 months, based in Brussels, Belgium
• Valid work and residence authorisation for employment in Belgium; Puratos does not sponsor work permits or visas