The role: What's in the Box
We are looking for a Culinary Intern for our fast growing product team in Amsterdam. Working on the culinary team, you provide recipe testing support and give tasting feedback to help shape the meals customers receive every week.
Factor is a quickly growing brand within the HelloFresh Group. With ambitious product expansion plans, our culinary team is testing and launching multiple new meals every week from our test kitchen in the Amsterdam office. We’re seeking a Culinary Intern with a passion for food to help us accelerate this growth and delight our customers with delicious and healthy new recipes. On a small and dynamic team, this role has the opportunity to have a significant impact on our weekly menu and customer experience.
What you’ll do: The Recipe
- Organize test kitchen ingredients, placing reorders when inventory is low, shopping weekly fresh items, and supporting R&D chefs with ingredient prep for recipe testing
- Test assigned recipes, cooking components of meals and presenting them at team tastings. Document feedback and update recipes in development tool
- Ensure recipe accuracy and completeness for newly onboarded meals and existing recipes, updating and cross-checking as needed
- Take on the challenge of creating structure and clear processes within a large amount of product content across multiple languages and markets.
- Develop and be supported in strengthening your communication and presentation skills, while working on cross-functional team projects with different (international) personalities.
- Develop a structured way of working and support the product department in coordinating their administrative tasks, and documenting the processes created.
What you’ll bring: The Ingredients
- Fluent in English
- Interested in culinary product development
- You don’t shy away from uncertainty and know to perform in a fast-pace environment
- Flexibility and adaptability to changing priorities, tasks, and work environments are essential
- Paying close attention to details and maintaining accuracy in tasks is important for maintaining accurate product information and preventing errors
- You’re proactive, ambitious, and make things happen - just like the rest of the team!
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 Factor 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.
Practical details
- Start date: July 2026
- End date: 6 months internship
- Apply with your CV and motivation to join us (In English please)
- Indicative hours per week: 40
- Suggested Office presence: Hybrid
- Location: Amsterdam
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 €2.40 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.
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