Nature’s Fynd is a Chicago-based food company creating versatile alternative proteins to nourish the world’s growing population while nurturing the planet. Born out of research conducted for NASA on microbes in Yellowstone National Park, the company’s breakthrough technology produces Fy™. Fy is a new-to-the-world, nutritional fungi protein that only uses a fraction of the resources required by traditional agriculture. We use Fy to make delicious, nutritious, and sustainable meat and dairy alternatives.
Nature’s Fynd is a groundbreaking food tech company born out of NASA-supported research on extremophiles in the geothermal pools of Yellowstone National Park. Our novel fermentation technology produces a sustainable source of complete protein using only a fraction of the resources required by traditional agriculture. As the challenge to feed the world’s expanding population grows, our mission is to create amazing foods and materials that provide sustainable choices and nurture the planet.
We’re looking for passionate, driven, and ambitious people to join our fast-growing team.
We are seeking a passionate, driven, and ambitious undergraduate student studying
Food Science, Food Engineering, or related fields to join our team for a summer
internship. This student will perform basic and essential product development (PD)
duties using NF’s proprietary FY protein to create a wide range of alternative meats,
dairy-free foods, snacks, and convenience foods. They will obtain an understanding of
the industry by working in a fast-paced product development lab that works across
many food segments.
This is a paid internship based in Chicago. Duration is flexible depending on the
candidate's academic schedule