Beverage Research & Development Intern

Location: Milwaukee, WI, US

Beverage Research & Development Intern

Date

Sep 30, 2026

Location

Milwaukee, WI, US

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Requisition ID: 39860

Cheers to creating an incredible tomorrow!

At Molson Coors, we tackle big challenges and defy the status quo.  With a proud legacy of excellence, an incredible portfolio of beer, seltzers, spirits, and non-alcohol brands, and a bold vision for our future... we’re on the path to transforming the beverage industry.  That requires remarkable individuals who are curious, tenacious, and never afraid to fail forward.

We seek, value and respect everyone’s unique perspectives and experiences knowing that we are stronger together.  We collaborate as a team and celebrate each other’s successes.

Here’s to crafting careers and creating new legacies.

Crafted Highlights

As a Beverage Research & Development Intern you will be part of our Early Talent Program. Our Early Talent Program is Molson Coors’ undergraduate summer internship program, where students are exposed to the beverage industry, engaged in real-world problem-solving, and immersed in social and educational opportunities with other interns.  The internship is a full-time summer position from May 3 - August 6 (Canada interns) and May 25 - August 6 (U.S. interns).

Housing assistance is available to candidates who meet eligibility requirements. Applicants must be an undergraduate student (enrolled in undergraduate courses), during the summer internship, to participate in the Early Talent Program. Interns who successfully complete the Early Talent Program are considered for full-time positions within Molson Coors Beverage Company, upon graduation.

What You’ll Be Brewing

You will work very closely with the R&D Innovation Development Team on evaluating different type of powder ingredients for NPD applications, learn about their physical and chemical properties, and find the optimal stability, usage, and cost.  Most of your time will be spent working with current/new recipes and ingredient suppliers.

Support the Development Team and NPD on the exploration of new ingredients and their application in alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.

Establish requirements: application, processing, stability, usage, storage conditions and cost.

Investigating, validating & summarizing different ingredient trends with associated specifications and applications for North America

Work with pilot team to understand process on both systems and share detail out with development team

Engage with identified suppliers to gain insight into new ingredients capabilities and associated quality parameters.

Including process benchmarking & reapplication across processes, potential review/document ingredient storage/usage of new ingredients in North America

Key Ingredients

You are pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Food Science, Flavor Chemist, Fermentation Science, Sensory Science

Demonstrated self-motivated, personal leadership

Interpersonal collaboration skills

Ability to work with data and information

Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills

Demonstrated ability to assimilate technical data to support recommendations

Basic problem-solving skills

Familiarity with structured problem tools useful but not mandatory

Beverage Bonuses

We care about our People and Planet and have challenged ourselves with stretch goals around our key priorities

We care about our communities, and play our part to make a difference – from charitable donations to hitting the streets together to build parks, giving back to the community is part of our culture and who we are

Engagement with a variety of Business Resource Groups, which can provide volunteer opportunities, leadership experience, and networking through the organization

Ability to grow and develop your career centered around our First Choice Learning opportunities

Work within a fast paced and innovative company, meeting passionate colleagues and partners with diverse backgrounds and experiences

Job Posting Grade: N/A

Molson Coors is an equal opportunity employer.  We invite applications from candidates of all backgrounds, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or recruitment processes, please e-mail [email protected].

Pay and Benefits

At Molson Coors, we’re committed to paying people fairly and equitably for the work they do.

Job Posting Total Rewards Offerings: $0.00 - $0.00 (posting salary range) + 0% target short term incentive + $23,000 on average spent on benefits per employee, including but not limited to health, dental, vision, retirement with above market employer match, wellness incentives and EAP + paid time off (including holidays, vacation days and sick days).

The posting range provided above for salary is what we, in good faith, believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting.  We ultimately pay based on a number of non-discriminatory factors that inform pay decisions including but not limited to the required work location, previous work experience, skill set and internal equity.