INTERNSHIPS AVAILABLE with Kopali Organics
INTERNSHIPS AVAILABLE with Kopali Organics
In Miami & NYC
Entrepreneurial Triple-Bottom-Line Company
Organic & Fair Trade Snack Brand
Want to support hundreds of sustainable family farmers around the world, the health of snack shoppers, and the earth's ecosystems?
Want to play a critical role in the success of a young brand, and gain professional experience in sales and marketing, and the Natural Products / Consumer Packaged Goods industries?
Kopali Organics:
Kopali Organics, winner of the 2007 Socially Responsible Business Award. We started Kopali from our off the grid organic permaculture farm and sustainability center in the rainforest of Costa Rica, to support sustainable family farmers and their communities around the world, through the sale of organic and fair trade snacks that are "Good for you. Good for farmers. Good for earth." We are a small entrepreneurial team at an exciting moment of growth, reaching more and more retailers and shoppers every day, growing to "scale" and greater and great positive impact. www.kopaliorganics.com/introduction
SUPERGOOD SUPERFOOD snack line:
Ten delicious snacks of the most exceptional premium quality. "Premium Chocolate/Candy" category. Organic & Fair Trade. Pure and healthy, nutrient-rich and energy-packed. Presented in appealing, stylish "impulse-buy" packaging. Produced in the most compassionate and sustainable ways possible. The Kopali Organics look-and-feel combines an upscale, contemporary, sophisticated branded snack, with authentic commitment and connection to farmers and land, artisan production and indigenous cultures. Snacks are naturally delicious: the fruits are fully ripened on the plant, picked at their peak, and hand dried right at the farm in small artisan batches. Flavors include 5 fruits: Mango, Pineapple, Goldenberry, Mulberry, Superfood Mix, and 5 chocolates (dark chocolate, and a carefully balanced blend of dark and sweet flavor notes to appeal broadly): Chocolate Covered Banana, Goji Berries, Mulberries, Espresso Beans and Cacao Nibs. Carried nationally in Whole Foods Market, Vitamin Shoppe, Wegmans and others, and by the national distributor UNFI.
The opportunity:
We are seeking motivated, creative, proactive, passionate, responsible excellent communicators, to join us on our mission and play an important role on our small team, as we build a brand and share our company mission and product differentiation with retailers and shoppers. Interns will gain exposure, experience and contacts. Will conduct shopper outreach, market research analysis and store leadership relations, as well as general team and project assistance. This is a critical moment for us, and Kopali's focus is on expansion/sales: how many retailers and shoppers and influencers and outlets can we reach? Opportunity for interns to play a leading role with key accounts/channel strategy. Depending on interests/skills, internship may involve supply chain, advertising/marketing/public relations, product development, operations and other projects. Prefer full-time availability for Summer interns, although will consider applicants with 25+ hours per week available (which can include evening and weekend hours).
Internship is unpaid. We are happy to complete paperwork etc to ensure credit can be earned for this internship.
Send resume to jobs@kopali.com. Please include in the subject line what location you are applying to (Miami or NYC).
Good
for you. Good for farmers. Good for earth.
www.kopaliorganics.com
