During my internship with Unilever (January - August) my major projects were for the Lipton Tea brand. I worked on the packaging development of black teas, green teas, tea powders, ready-to-drink beverages, and the new K-Cups for Keurig machines. I had the opportunity to work on many innovation projects like the recently launched Lipton Natural Energy tea. This new product introduces new packaging components to the Lipton brand. I had the opportunity to be on the Lipton packaging team during the commercialization process of this product; from the ideas stage to first production.  Through my internship in the beverage industry I gained experience with flexible packaging: wraps, paperboard cartons and trays, filter paper, and corrugated cases. I worked with many suppliers in these categories and I even had experience with the Pepsi Lipton Partnership for Lipton ready-to-drink beverages in rigid containers. Overall, my beverage industry experiences have been very beneficial to my career in the packaging field and have motivated me to seek out more companies in the beverage industry for my career after I graduate from Michigan State University in May 2014.

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