About Barilla

At Barilla, we believe that every great journey begins with passion and a bold vision. From our humble beginnings in 1877 in a small shop in Parma, Italy, we’ve blossomed into a global leader in the food industry, guided by our commitment to progress and excellence.

Today, Barilla is an international group present in more than 100 countries and we are proud to be recognized as the world’s top food company by reputation. With 22 beloved brands in our portfolio, we are world leader for pasta, the number one choice for ready-made sauces in Europe, leader for bakery products in Italy, and for crispbread across Scandinavia with Wasa.

Our success story is written by a passionate team of almost 9,000 dedicated employees across 30 plants and offices worldwide, all united by a shared mission to nourish the future with purpose and passion.

Are you ready to add your unique flavor to our journey?

Job description

The culinary unit is responsible for Supporting Pasta, Bakery and Condiments categories in product ideation and development together with their applications, providing technical support on product evaluation, tasting session and performance, organizing and executing internal business lunches and events, fefininge and making available gastronomy guidelines and other related core competences.

Job purpose

The project might involve gastronomic exploration, ideation, prototyping or other application such recipes or cooking techniques. This will be done in close collaboration with RD chefs, PD technologists and marketing or external partner like suppliers, consultant.

Responsibilities

• Support the ideation and development of a new Pasta convenient solution.
• Actively participate to all task related to organization and food preparation for tasting sessions and lunch events
• Contribute to the execution of technical test thorough samples management, preparation, evaluation and data collection
• Participate and contribute to product development activities
• Contribute to collection and edition of product-related culinary guidelines, in dedicated repository

Requirements

• Education:  Culinary school Diploma
• Language Skills: Fluent in Italian and English, with strong skills in speaking, writing, and reading.
• Effective communicator with the ability to engage with diverse teams
• Demonstrates a strong desire to learn and explore new culinary trends and techniques.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively in team settings to achieve common goals.
• Capable of adjusting to new challenges and environments with ease.
  Maintains a reserved and composed presence in confidential situations

What we offer

• Internship salary + relocation allowance if you live farther than 50 km from our office in Parma.
• Personal tutoring and constant support from your team to develop your personal and professional skills
• Free access to our company canteen
• Access to our on-site shop where you can pick up our products at a generously discounted price
• A unique opportunity to look behind the scenes of the number one pasta company leader in the world!

Period: September 2025 – March 2026

At Barilla, we are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable workplace where diversity in all its forms is valued and embraced. Our employment policies and practices are designed to ensure equal employment opportunities for all, regardless of age, race, color, citizenship, faith, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or characteristics of expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, medical condition, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. Our commitment to equal employment stems from our unwavering belief that it is not only the right thing to do, but it is also a fundamental driver of innovation and business success.