Intern Culinary Innovation

The Culinary Innovation Intern will have a great opportunity to give back to the community. They will immerse themselves in corporate culture, and gain exposure to a different culinary realm that’s moderately known. This role will be predominantly focused on assisting our team with proactive innovation.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Identification and analysis of various sweetener alternatives – Testing a variety of sugar substitutes and creating a foundation of learning/findings for developers to reference to.
• Development of a creative menu with scientific techniques and learning/findings acquired throughout the experience.

WHAT YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL

Required Education

• 3rd or 4th year BS/BA Program in a focus related to Food Science or Culinology, or 2nd year student in a Culinary Degree Program.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong attention to detail.
• Technical curiosity.
• Results oriented.
• Data interpretation skills.
• Food science/culinology or culinary background.
• Intermediate skills in MS Office – Word and Excel.
• Excellent project management, organizational, and follow-through skill sets.
• Ability to work autonomously.
• Strong oral and written communication as well as interpersonal skills, with ability to communicate with diverse populations.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Due to SQF requirements, must be ability to read, write and interpret documents in English such as safety rules.

The base pay rate for this role is $22.00 to $25.00 per hour. Your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

WHO WE ARE

Baldwin Richardson Foods, Co. is a manufacturer of custom food and beverage ingredients and one of the largest African-American family-owned and-operated businesses in the food industry. The Company has strong supply relationships with some of the world’s largest Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) and Food Service customers. Iconic, global food brands entrust Baldwin Richardson Foods as their partner to deliver the highest quality products that exceed industry standards. The Company also manufactures and markets Mrs. Richardson’s Ice Cream Toppings and Nance’s Mustards and Condiments. Baldwin Richardson Foods has manufacturing locations in Macedon, NY and Williamson, NY; a Food Innovation Center in Westmont, IL; and a newly acquired manufacturing facility in Corona, CA. This position will be at our Westmont, IL facility.

Read more about who we are at:

www.brfoods.com or www.linkedin.com/company/baldwin-richardson-foods