We provide students with opportunities to practice new skills, prepare you for your future career in health and nutrition, and even launch your first nutrition-focused business. We offer student entrepreneur office hours, internships to gain work experience, and exposure to broader industries impacted by nutrition like healthcare, consumer product goods, technology, and more.

Why Work With Us?

We offer a truly one-of-a-kind learning environment that combines nutrition knowledge, entrepreneurial action, and access to a growing network of nutrition and business professionals. At UTNI, you’ll have the opportunity to learn, innovate, research, and create within the nutrition, health, food, and consumer product goods (CPG) spaces.

Learn more:

• Get inspired by learning about unique ventures started by our students in the nutrition and CPG space.
• Consider applying for a UTNI internship to learn about nutrition entrepreneurship from our amazing faculty partners
• Get advice from our team on how to make the most of your UT experience, build entrepreneurial skills through opportunities on campus, and connect to Austin’s vibrant CPG scene

Whether you want to counsel patients on making better nutrition choices, work in sustainable agriculture, or develop the next superfood, you’ll walk away from UTNI with invaluable and diverse experience on your resume.

Book a Time to Talk

Do you have an idea for a nutrition, food, or CPG-based company?  We would love to help you grow that idea into a reality. Book a time with one of our team members to talk through your ideas and identify next steps.

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Access our Continuing Education Resources

Learn from our expert faculty for free! UTNI offers students free access to all of our continuing education resources. We believe that diverse nutrition education should be accessible for all of our UT students, no matter what your major is, so reach out to us to find out more about learning opportunities available to you.