Careers in FoodMacInnes

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Food & Nutrition IndustryThere are 4 main career areas in the food &

nutrition industry:Food serviceProduct developmentHealthcare & NutritionAgriculture

Food ServiceThe restaurant industry employs workers in

restaurants, cafeterias, hotels, cruise ships and vacation resorts.

Jobs include: head chefs, sous-chefs, line cooks (grill workers), prep cooks, food service managers/restaurant owners, pastry chefs, caterers, food inspector, meeting/convention planner.

Education skills: culinary schools, apprenticeship, basic business & math, budgeting, ordering, menu planning.

Product DevelopmentDevelopers of new foods and food production

processes require problem solving skills and ingenuity if they are to be successful.

Jobs include: food scientists, research chefs, manufacturing managers, process developers, marketing staff, packaging developers, quality assurance managers, production managers, auditor.

Education skills: culinary arts, food science/chemistry, math, engineering, microbiology, chemical engineering.

Healthcare & NutritionNutrition careers in the healthcare field

require a solid knowledge of both science and nutrition.

Jobs include: dietician (clinical, community, consultant), nutritionist, health educators, dietetic technicians, natural health therapists, naturopaths, pharmacists/pharmaceutical representatives.

Education skills: Bachelor of Science (math & science courses), professional certifications.

AgricultureAgriculture is the very beginning of food

production. This is what creates our food and gets it to market. These careers also require coursework in science and math.

Jobs include: farmer, rancher, farm inspector, veterinarians, soil scientists, agricultural managers, horticulturist, aquaculture technician, urban farmer.

Education skills: Bachelor of Agricultural Science, high school biology & math courses, hands-on gardening & husbandry skills (4-H).

Where to work?People in the food industry can work in a

variety of locations such as: schools, hospitals & other public health clinics, prisons, private food service companies, weight loss institutions, pharmaceutical companies, greenhouse, plant nursery, aquaculture farm, private & corporate farms, etc.

There are also a variety of jobs at the governmental level in health & safety of foods:Health CanadaCanadian Food Inspection Agency

Careers in FoodsFood stylistFood WriterCatererWedding and Event

PlannerDieticianHolistic NutritionistChefPastry ChefCook/Line CookEating Disorder

CounsellorKitchen DesignerMenu DesignerWaitstaff

Public Health InspectorFood ScientistFarmerGrocerFisherAquaculture farmerButcherBee KeeperBed-and-Breakfast

OwnerCheese MakerRecipe DeveloperCookbook AuthorCulinary Tour GuideRecipe Tester