Food Science Internships

Many of our food science majors participate in internships at least once during their undergraduate program. Students receive course credits and gain invaluable professional experience working in the food industry. Food science students have held internships at the following companies within the past ten years:

  • Country Fresh
  • Custom Foods Ltd. Ireland
  • Frostbite Brands
  • H. J. Heinz Co.
  • Thorn Apple Valley
  • Quaker Oats
  • House of Flavors
  • Borden Inc.
  • London's Farm Dairy 
  • Vandenburgh Foods
  • Fresh Mark Inc.
  • Green Bay Foods
  • Hershey Foods 
  • General Mills    
  • Michigan Dairy
  • ARA Services
  • King Milling Co.
  • Michigan Dessert Corp.
  • Dean Foods
  • M&M Mars
  • Kellogg Co.
  • Henry House
  • Tyson Foods
  • Nabisco Brands
  • Gerber Products
  • Holland American Wafer
  • Little Caesar's                                                        
  • Michigan Dessert Corp.                                          
  • Avonmore Foods Ireland

                                                    
For more information, please contact:

Dr. Kirk Dolan
Dept of Food Science & Human Nutrition
G.M. Trout FSHN Building
469 Wilson Rd, Rm 135B
East Lansing, MI  48824
Phone: (517) 353-3333
Fax: (517) 353-8963
E-mail: dolank@msu.edu

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