
Intern Menu Planning & Ingredients (f/m/x)
Key Skills
Job Description
The role: What's in the Box
Our Product Operations team sits at the very heart of what HelloFresh does — making sure the most attractive menus and the right ingredients reach the right customers, week after week.
As a Menu Planning & Ingredients Intern, you will work across two closely connected teams, giving you a rare, end-to-end view of how our menus come to life. From shaping what lands on our customers' plates to keeping our HelloFresh Market running smoothly, your work will have a real and visible impact on the product. This is a 5-6 month internship based in Amsterdam, and it's an ideal role for someone who is equally energised by food and by data.
This internship is designed to offer hands-on experience in a fast-paced, international environment. As an intern, you will have structured guidance to support your learning and development. We aim to create an environment where you can build practical skills, gain exposure to how HelloFresh operates, and learn through doing. The internship is suitable for students whose educational requirements allow them to complete an internship during the proposed period.
During the application process, we will ask required questions regarding internship eligibility and university requirements (such as duration, documentation, or approval criteria). Please ensure you are able to provide this information as part of your application.
What you’ll do: The Recipe
- Managing ingredient and recipe swaps in response to availability changes, market conditions, and customer feedback — keeping our offering fresh and on-point.
- Reviewing planned menus to drive variety, innovation, customer appeal, and create pairings for our add-on modularity.
- Foster innovation by testing new ingredients, supporting re-cook sessions, and helping ensure consistent quality across our range.
- Analyse customer feedback to surface actionable insights, translating what our customers are saying into concrete improvements to our recipes and ingredients.
- Apply your sensory skills by evaluating new and improved ingredients, contributing to the quality and taste standards our customers expect.
- Manage day-to-day operations for HelloFresh Market — covering everything from ingredient availability and stock tracking to pricing updates, margin calculations, and competitor benchmarking.
- Support both teams with ad-hoc analyses, tastings, and operational requests as they arise.
What you’ll bring: The Ingredients
- You are currently enrolled in or recently graduated from an HBO/WO programme, ideally with a background in business, food technology, or a related field.
- A genuine enthusiasm for food, combined with comfort analysing data and drawing conclusions from it.
- Strong organisational skills — you juggle multiple priorities without losing focus or attention to detail.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel) and / or Google Sheets; you're confident working with spreadsheets and aren't fazed by numbers. Familiarity with AI tools is a plus.
- A proactive mindset with a strong eagerness to learn.
- An affinity for sensory evaluation is a plus.
- Fluency in English; Dutch is a welcome bonus.
Above all, we are looking for people who will make HelloFresh better. There are many different ways of developing skills, and we love diverse experiences! So even if you don’t “tick all the boxes” but think you’d thrive in this role, we would really like to learn more about you.
Are you the missing ingredient? If this sounds like a tasty opportunity, we’d be excited to hear from you. We aim to review your profile and respond within 5 business days.
This is a paid internship designed to offer hands-on experience in a fast-paced, international environment. As an intern, you will have structured guidance to support your learning and development. We aim to create an environment where you can build practical skills, gain exposure to how HelloFresh operates, and learn through doing. The internship is suitable for students or recent graduates whose educational requirements allow them to complete an internship during the proposed period. During the application process, we will ask required questions regarding internship eligibility and university requirements (such as duration, documentation, or approval criteria). Please ensure you are able to provide this information as part of your application.
What we offer: The Toppings
Compensation & Financial Wellbeing
- Enjoy 20% off HelloFresh and 40% off Factor_ subscriptions.
- Access the "Benefits at Work" platform for discounts on brands like Nike, Bol.com, and IKEA.
- You'll receive a HelloFresh laptop.
Health & Wellbeing
- Get discounts on ClassPass and gym memberships via Bedrijfsfitness Nederland,
- Free bootcamp classes
Flexibility & Work-Life
- Benefit from a flexible hybrid work setup with a €2.45 daily remote work allowance.
- You’ll get 10 days of leave, based on 40 hours per week
- Full reimbursement for 2nd-class public transport to the office, and €0.23 per km for car/bicycle travel.
Career & Development
- Access internal/external opportunities aligned with our Job Framework.
Culture & Environment
- Enjoy fresh homemade lunches in the office (€3.00/day), weekly vrij-mi-bo (Friday drinks), quarterly strategy sessions, and team events.
Are you up for the challenge?
Please submit your complete application below including your salary expectations and earliest starting date.
After submitting an application our team will review this and get back to you within 5 business days.
Core Responsibilities
Manage recipe and ingredient changes, review menus for variety and customer appeal, test ingredients, and use customer feedback and sensory evaluation to improve product quality. Support HelloFresh Market operations by tracking availability and stock, updating prices, calculating margins, benchmarking competitors, and completing ad hoc analyses and tastings.
Requirements
Applicants should be currently enrolled in or recently graduated from an HBO/WO program, ideally in business, food technology, or a related field, and must meet the educational requirements for an internship. The role calls for enthusiasm for food, confidence with spreadsheets and data, strong organization and attention to detail, a proactive learning mindset, and fluency in English; Dutch and familiarity with AI tools are advantages.
Benefits
- HelloFresh Subscription Discount
- Factor_ Subscription Discount
- Employee Discounts Platform
- Company Laptop
- ClassPass Discount
- Gym Membership Discount
- Free Bootcamp Classes
- Flexible Hybrid Work
- Remote Work Allowance
- Paid Leave
- Public Transport Reimbursement
- Mileage Reimbursement
- Career Development Opportunities
- Homemade Office Lunches
- Team Events
About HelloFresh
Industry: Consumer Services
Company size: 10,001+ employees
HelloFresh is on a mission to change the way people eat, forever! HelloFresh was founded in Europe’s vibrant tech hub Berlin and evolved to the world’s leading meal kit provider and a global digital-native FMCG company. HelloFresh Group consists of eight brands that provide customers with high quality food and recipes for different meal occasions. Every ingredient needed for our meals are carefully planned and delivered to your door when it’s most convenient for you. Only HelloFresh gives you the tools to achieve something delicious every day. Making a meal a delicious achievement - not just fuel for your day - takes a lot of work and smart people. From Designers and Copywriters to Data Scientists and DevOps Engineers, to potato farmers, pasta makers and the people who ensure every box is perfectly packed for every customer, we’re collectively disrupting the food supply chain and the multi-trillion-dollar food tech industry. Our more than 18,000 high-performing and ambitious employees across the globe from New York to Berlin, and London to Sydney enjoy a number of benefits including flexible working arrangements, discounts on our boxes, health and well-being and learning and development programs. We’re always looking for quality ingredients to perfect our recipe, so join us now! https://www.hellofresh.com/careers/locations