Product Development Intern

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Position Overview:
The Coca-Cola Company's North America Product Development R&D Team is actively recruiting for a 2026 Summer Internship position. The chosen candidate will support exploratory initiatives for next generation of beverages in the sports category leveraging AI.

Function Related Activities/Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct market analysis on consumer trends in the sports category
• Learn product development process by assisting other R&D team members towards day-to-day R&D activities
• Learn different beverage manufacturing processes used at industrial scale
• Work closely with cross-functional technical team to understand the research gaps in sports hydration
• Conduct bench top formulation work to design and develop new products
• Contribute towards building next generation sports products, learn new skills, and get to have lots of fun at the same time

Education Requirements:

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's in Food Science or closely related field or have graduated from their degree program no earlier than December 2025.

Related Work Experience:

• Previous internship or industrial experience preferred, but not necessary

Functional Skills:

• Foundational Food Science Knowledge
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills
• Ability to perform in a challenging, dynamic and changing environment
• Service minded, team player, high level of commitment
• Passionate with an aptitude to quickly learn

Compensation:

• Monthly Salary (undergraduate): $4,506
• Monthly Salary (graduate): $6,066

Location: Atlanta, Georgia

Dates of Internship: May 18 - July 31, 2026

The Coca-Cola Company will not offer sponsorship for employment status (including, but not limited to, H1-B visa status and other employment-based nonimmigrant visas) for this position. Accordingly, all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and must not require The Coca-Cola Company's sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States.

Client-provided location(s): Atlanta, GA

Job ID: cocacola-150599217

Employment Type: INTERN

Posted: 2026-01-13T23:32:59