Intern

Takasago International Corporation U S A • Rockleigh, NJ

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About The Position

Step into the world of Flavors - Consumer Insights & Market Research with Takasago. As one of the world’s leading producers of flavors, fragrances, aroma ingredients, and fine chemicals, we’re inviting motivated students to join our Consumer Insights & Market Research (CIMR) Team and gain meaningful experience.

Takasago is a major global leader and producer of flavors, fragrances, aroma ingredients and fine chemicals. Takasago is headquartered in Japan and operates in 28 countries and regions, with manufacturing facilities, research and development centers, and sales offices worldwide. Takasago ranked 8th overall and 1st in Asia on the Global Top Food Flavors and Fragrances Companies.

Internship Overview

The Intern will join the CIMR Flavor Division at Takasago, gaining hands-on exposure to the full spectrum of consumer insights and market research. This internship provides a meaningful opportunity to understand how consumer insights shape the flavor industry—translating consumer behavior, preferences, and trends into actionable recommendations that support Takasago’s strategic and commercial goals.

Nice To Haves

• An undergraduate or a graduate student with a major in Experimental/Behavioral Psychology, Food Science, Sensory Science, Consumer and Market Research, Statistics, Neurosciences, or related area.
• Passionate about food and interest in food & beverage trends
• Creative thinker. Ability to tell a story and connect the dots
• Strong organizational, analytical, data science and statistics skills
• Strong technical project management skills
• Proficiency in a wide range of contemporary consumer, product and market research
• Graphic design skills – Ability to use tool/software to create impactful visual presentation materials
• Entrepreneurial spirit. Ability to work independently. Goal and action oriented.

Responsibilities

• Assist CIMR team in conducting product and consumer research, preparing flavor trend materials for client presentation, and identifying flavor and product trend information
• Review, identify, and incorporate new market and consumer trends in new insights development, category landscape and future trend analysis
• Assist CIMR team in reviewing research data and identifying meaningful insights that could lead to new product and flavor opportunities for various categories.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed