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UGA Food Science and Technology offers our students over 100 internship placement opportunities in the Food Science industry for undergraduate and graduate students, spanning 19 states and multiple countries.

Read four of these students' stories below.


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Mahima Jain

"I worked with Rich Products as their Global R&D intern. Through this internship, I worked on improving the functionality of plant-based cheese. I learnt so much about the process of launching a new product, R&D prototyping, minimizing processing steps and the strategies of marketing in the food industry. It was amazing to see how my contribution over the 3 months accelerated the commercialization of the products and fueled the growth of the global vegan market."
 


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Aria Morrill

"This summer, I was a Food Design intern at Conagra Brands working to reformulate products in their Snacks Division. This experience provided me the opportunity to take a real, impactful project from ideation to creation and taught me what it means to be a product developer. It confirmed my passion for R&D and made me excited to come back to UGA and make connections between what I'm learning in the classroom and what I was able to achieve in a professional setting."


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Amelia Payne

"I currently serve as the Cartersville Farmers Market intern. For the past two Market seasons, I have supported the Market Family and Market Team to expand fresh and local produce access. In collaboration with the Market Team, I coordinate the SNAP/EBT/Wholesome Wave programs to help provide fresh food for our community. It is such a blessing to support my hometown and sweet Market family, and I am thankful for the food safety experiences acquired during the internship."


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Jessie Sutko

"I worked as a food sales intern for Hydrite in Sunnyside, Washington at a Dairygold processing plant. I worked in CIP and sanitation and led a project in using a new soil load mapping technology to identify exactly when a system is clean and save time, water, and chemicals for the CIPs. One thing I took away from this internship was how easy it is to get contamination in a plant and how important strict sanitation is."