Product Development Intern

The Coca-Cola Company • Atlanta, GA

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About The Position

Candidates are encouraged to apply to 3 or fewer internship roles during a given internship recruiting cycle 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.

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.
• 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

Nice To Haves

• Previous internship or industrial experience preferred, but not necessary

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

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern