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With the recession just beginning to let up, jobs are now beginning to open up in all professions. The food industry is no exception, especially as the GMO bubble bursts, and companies try to find ways to keep their profits intact without raising prices to astronomical levels. In order to find a career in the food industry right now, you will have to think beyond the traditional options of being a cook or a hotel manager. Successful food entrepreneurship requires several positions to be filled. Some of these are: • Advertising executive - The food company requires advertising. If you love writing about food and constantly come up with snappy one-liners, this is certainly the job for you!
• Taster - Tasting cheese, chocolate, tea, coffee or wine as a career sounds heavenly to most people. If you have the nose and tongue for it - why not?
• Business development - The food industry is also an industry. For people with strong management skills, business development is the way to go.
• Retail - an essential facet of every business. A person who is passionate about food and confident in the product he is selling will make a superb salesperson.
• Marketing - A solid plan for marketing a food product is worth a lot of money.
• Health and safety. Hygiene is an essential aspect of the food manufacture process. In addition, the safety of employees in the face of machines and fire must also be ensured.
• As a food columnist. There can't be anything better than getting tax deductibles every time you eat at a restaurant!
• As part of the supply chain. Buying raw material and supplying finished products to the next step in the chain are crucial aspects of the food industry. To add a challenge and a twist, food products are perishable - which means that extreme care and speed is necessary during transportation. Finding a career in the food industry is possible for anyone with a degree-level qualification or above - - A management degree and good communication skills will assure you of a good job in the retail or marketing sector
- For specialized tasks such as health and safety or tasting, you will have to produce evidence of relevant courses and/or work experience.
- A degree in language or literature makes you eligible for food journalism or being a food critic
- Training as a chef will... help you become a chef
- A degree in science or engineering lets you enter the field of agricultural science and genetic engineering, a vital part of today's food industry By keeping track of your local papers, online ads and job portals, you can keep track of all the advertised jobs in the food industry of your area. Sometimes, venturing out of your geographical location can give you access to a large number of jobs, so do not ignore that possibility either. If you truly want to have a career in the food industry, you can find one - no matter what your qualifications are - as long as you are ready to work hard and do a good job.
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