Internships are a crucial tool in determining whether a career path, company or even an industry is the right fit for you. When looking at career options, we know it's important for you to find the flexibility, growth, advancement and compensation you are looking for.
The PMA Foundation for Industry Talent's new internship program connects you with companies looking for bright students just like you. Check out the company descriptions below.
At C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. our roots run deep. In 1905, Charles Henry Robinson started a small produce brokerage that developed the traditions and standards of service that shaped the Fortune 500 Company we are today. As a global provider of multimodal transportation and produce services, we are headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN and operate through a network of more than 7,000 employees in more than 235 offices in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Asia, South America, Australia, and the Middle East. We are the largest third party logistics (3PL) company in North America, and our services extend to more than 35,000 customers globally, ranging from other Fortune 500 companies to small businesses in a variety of industries. Our people are our greatest asset and create a unique corporate culture that has built strong relationships with customers around the world. They execute our tradition of service on a daily basis and take pride in sustaining our dynamic leadership in the transportation logistics industry. You'll feel the energy the moment you step into one of our branches. That energy is what inspires us to find motivated individuals to join us in our quest to find solutions, develop innovative technology, and provide exceptional service to our customers.
Entry Level Positions Available:
Sales
Sales Support
Operations
Contact:
Denise McMillan, Director of Human Resources denise@combsproduce.com
Phone: (214) 367-6537
915 S Harwood Street
Dallas, TX 75201
Combs Produce Company is a wholesale service provider located in Texas. Our extensive delivery network allows us to reach customers in eight states daily. Celebrating more than 50 years in business, Combs Produce has seen five decades of change take place in the fresh produce industry. Through it all, we have continued to search for ways we can progressively evolve our services to meet the changing needs of our customers. While we now operate under a complex set of business practices, we have never lost track of what matters most... Delivering Fresh Solutions!
Entry Level Positions Available:
Sales Account Representative
Replenishment Jr Buyer
Curry & Company is a 3rd generation produce company headquartered in Brooks, OR. We specialize in sweet onions, onions, potatoes, blueberries, blackberries and Vidalia Sweet Carrots™.
Our innovative and committed approach to produce has been the reason for our continued growth. You can find delicious product from Curry & Company in the nation's leading local, regional and national retailers, plus, the leading club stores.
Consistent quality, integrity and outstanding customer service have been the hallmark of Curry and Company since our launch in 1967. Those attributes are still appropriate, but they are also known for their fresh approach to produce such as the introduction of their year round sweet onion and blueberry programs allowing buyers to have a reliable source for year round product. In 2010 we launched our Vidalia Sweet Carrot program, providing excitement in a category that had been stagnant for several years.
DMA Solutions, Inc. is a leading marketing and business development company in the fresh produce industry. Working as an integrated marketing resource, we provide customized solutions that positively impact our clients' bottom line. Our successful track record ranges from the enhancement of traditional sales and marketing tools to the development and implementation of cutting edge business strategies and marketing initiatives that enrich our clients' value proposition.
Entry Level Positions Available:
Internships with DMA Solutions provide an exciting opportunity for marketing, design and/or agriculture students or recent graduates looking to further their experience within the dynamic fresh produce industry. The creative marketing intern supports the DMA Solutions team managing industry accounts. The intern assists with execution and implementation of a variety of marketing and creative efforts for our clients. Responsibilities may include: writing marketing content for such media as web sites, email communications, electronic/print advertisements and eNewsletters, designing marketing and advertising collateral, conducting industry and client-specific research, monitoring client and industry media coverage, updating media lists, maintaining client files, and other efforts as needed. The ability to juggle multiple assignments/projects and be a detail-oriented team player is needed for this position. Candidates must also be proficient with Microsoft Office.
Driscoll's is the leading provider of fresh strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, and blueberries. Family owned for over 100 years, Driscoll's has built upon the genetic work and innovation of our founders to fulfill our mission.
We utilize traditional plant breeding methods to create plant varieties "genetic breeds" that produce the finest quality berries. This plant material is then patented, cultivated in Driscoll's nurseries, and supplied to our independent farmer partners around the world to grow Driscoll's brand berries. Driscoll's creates a work environment that fosters open and friendly communication, encourages collaboration and team interaction, and provides clear focus and direction. Employees are truly empowered in our daily work life. Driscoll's is committed to Growing Great People. This means that we help our employees learn and support Driscoll's overall business strategies, while also providing opportunities for individuals to grow their skills in a fast-growing and always changing work environment.
Entry Level Positions Available:
Sales Coordinators
Marketing Coordinators
Human Resources Coordinators
Production Specialists
Research Associates
Breeding Technicians
Financial Analysts
Staff Accountants
L&M is a family business, founded in 1964 in Raleigh, North Carolina, by Bob Logan and Joe McGee. Mr. McGee and his family continue to run the business, which started as a wholesaler / distributer company that began farming cabbage in northern Florida in 1973.
Today, L&M is a fully integrated, year-round supplier of fresh produce, with farms across the United States and Mexico. The Company carefully maps out its volume of product and diversity of growing locations for a tighter control of quality and consistency throughout its four core product categories, all of which are available under the Nature's Delight brand.
From the beginning, L&M has been committed to excellent service, unyielding integrity, and long-term relationships. After more than four decades of hard work and growth, L&M still lives by these same values.
28700 Plymouth Road,
Livonia, Michigan, 48150, USA
Phone: (734) 943-0243
Mastronardi Produce is a North American grower/distributor of premium tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers. Family owned for 50+ years. Headquarters in Kingsville, Ontario. Principal US location in Livonia, Michigan.
2500 Vineyard Avenue 3rd Floor
Oxnard, CA, 93031, USA
Phone: (805) 981-3650
Mission Produce was founded in 1983 and has since grown to become a global entity in the avocado and asparagus industry. An experienced and knowledgeable field staff, highly efficient packing facilities, a national distribution network,
a progressive marketing force and a global grower base all contribute to Mission's success and future development.
Monterey Mushrooms, Inc. was established in 1971 as a family-owned and operated farm in Royal Oaks, California. Today, Monterey is vertically integrated and able to control all aspects of mushroom production from seed to customer/consumer. An international, multi-facility company, with 10 mushroom growing farms strategically located throughout North America – Monterey's mushrooms are literally "locally grown" nationwide. This means that Monterey is uniquely positioned to deliver the best, most innovative mushroom products possible to consumers throughout the country.
Monterey is the country's largest and only national marketer of fresh mushrooms, supplying unique, innovative and high quality products for sale to supermarkets, foodservice and ingredient manufacture operations, and for preparation of processed, canned, and frozen mushroom products. Headquartered in Watsonville, California, Monterey has production, sales and administrative offices, internationally.
10855 Ocean Mist Parkway
Castroville, CA, 95012, USA
Phone: (831) 770-6478
Headquartered in Castroville, California, near Monterey Bay, Ocean Mist Farms is one of California's
leading growers of high quality produce. We have an affiliation with seven companies with operations in
California, Arizona & Mexico. We are the largest producer of artichokes and ship approximately 15 other
major products. Our operations include plant breeding, farming, harvesting, cooling, distribution and
sales. Ocean Mist Farms is a leading grower/shipper and our products are sold both domestically and
internationally in retail grocery and warehouse club stores. A privately held company since 1924, we have
approximately 1,100 field, sales, shipping and administrative employees supporting year-round
operations and we own our modern headquarters and cooling/distribution facilities. A majority of our
workforce is bilingual. We have a very cohesive and talented executive management team, most of
whom are life-long agriculturists, and all are outstanding business people.
Entry Level Positions Available:
Ocean Mist Farms offers internships in the following areas:
Marketing
Human Resources
Field Operations
Cooler Operations Support
Quality Assurance Inspectors
Food Safety Inspectors
At Paramount Citrus a great deal of our 60+ years of success can be credited to the creativity, skill, hard work and dedication of our employees. Our team is a big reason why we have grown from a small acreage and single packinghouse operation to the largest fresh citrus shipper in the nation with multiple packing and forward distribution facilities and 30,000 acres of citrus (oranges, lemons, limes, and mandarins) in the United States and Mexico.
As the largest citrus growers/packer/shippers in North America, Paramount Citrus is committed to finding new talent that can contribute progressive ideas and fuel our commitment to being a leader in the citrus category. Our positions range across a wide variety of fields such as Crop Production and Farming, Plant Operations/Production, Engineering, Sales, Finance, Logistics, Information Technology, Human Resources and a multitude of other categories.
Entry Level Positions Available:
Paramount Citrus has multiple avenues of entry for entry level candidates. Positions range from:
Production (Packing Operations)
Continuous Improvement/Engineering
Crop Production
Research and Development (Crop Science)
Finance/Accounting
Information Technology
Supply Chain
Pro*Act provides value added services (marketing, sales, procurement, IT, Food Safety, Human Resources and Client Services) for 38 independently owned produce distributors across the US and Canada. We have 250 employees and offices in Monterey, CA and Dallas, TX.
Entry Level Positions Available:
Accounting
Buying
Transportation
IT
Human Resources
1301 St. Mary Street
Thibodaux,
Louisiana 70301 USA
Phone: (985) 447-5998
Rouses, founded in 1960 by Anthony Rouse Sr. is an independent supermarket chain and is owned and operated by the Rouse family to this day. We operate 37 locations in Louisiana and Mississippi with more growth planned in the next 12 months. Our mission is to be the market leader in service, value, quality, professionalism and clean stores. Rouses employs over 5,200 associates in our collective companies.
Contact:
Bill Kearney, Chief Operations Officer / Director Human Resources bkearney@sealdsweet.com
1991 74th Avenue
Vero Beach, FL, 32966, USA
Phone: (772) 569-2244
Seald Sweet was founded in 1909 when a grower cooperative formed to improve the standards of the Florida citrus industry. Today, Seald Sweet is a leading supplier of the full citrus category and other fresh produce such as apples, grapes, pears, stone fruit, pineapples and more. As a vertically integrated company, we grow and nurture fresh produce from seed to consumer with the highest food safety standards and consistent quality. Operating under the same values as parent company, UNIVEG, our fresh produce is grown "as near as possible but as far away as necessary," ensuring delivery of quality, fresh produce available worldwide.
Steinbeck Country Produce is a family owned grower-packer-shipper of fresh vegetables headquartered in Salinas, California...the Salad Bowl of the world. We proudly market iceberg lettuce, cauliflower, broccoli, romaine, leaf lettuces, celery, strawberries and green onions in the Nature's Reward label. Our customers have come to expect only the highest quality produce and service from us and we are committed to ensure that this is what they receive. Steinbeck Country Produce's size and structure allow us to be ultra-responsive to each customer's requests. We specialize in servicing our client's needs with special packs, contracts and private labeling. Direct communication between sales and our production foremen assure your needs are met.
Quality, Service, Commitment... Welcome to Steinbeck Country Produce!
Tanimura & Antle is an industry leader whose commitment to premium quality produce has remained strong since its beginning in 1982. The Tanimura & Antle families combined more than 50 years of experience and knowledge to establish a produce company unrivaled in its quality products, innovation and dedication. Today, Tanimura & Antle farms over 30,000 acres of rich, fertile farmland and ships a full line of premium fresh produce throughout North America, Europe and Asia.
Intership Positions Available:
Cooling/Distribution Center Maintenance
Human Resources Intern
Marketing Intern
Production Ag in Salinas and Coalinga/Huron, California; Yuma, Arizona
Quality Control/Food Safety Intern
Sales Product Manager Assistant
Vender Managed Sales Assistant
Taylor Fresh Foods was founded by Bruce Taylor and several partners in 1995, with the quest of becoming America's favorite salad maker.
We are a young and exciting company supported by some of the most intelligent and focused professionals in the produce industry. In all Taylor Farms is involved nationwide, rest assured our values, integrity and principles of providing fresh, healthy and wholesome products is our number one priority.
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