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Careers in The Food IndustriesFood Handlers • It's Your Choice • Did you know? • Explore the Career of Your Choice The food industry is the largest business in the U.S. Many people help
produce the food you eat. One out of every five workers in the U.S. works in the
food industry. Farmers, factory
At each step of the food handler chain there are career opportunities. It takes a lot of people, who are specialized in assembling, inspecting, grading, storing, processing, packaging, distributing, and retailing to name just a few, to get the food from the farmer's field to your table. All the people who help bring food to you from the farm where the food was grown are called the "food handlers." There are four steps in the chain:
If you are interested in the food industry, you have many job choices. Below is a list of several careers. Place a T by the jobs that you would like to find out more about.
Food technologists are the people who figure out what to put into a food or drink. They set up taste test panels to see how well the food or drink compares to a competing brand. They work in a competing brand. They work in a team with food scientists and/or food processing engineers and others. They're the ones that come up with "new" or "improved" versions of an existing product, test it, and design the equipment to make it in a factory so you can buy it! Explore the Career of Your Choice If you think you might be interested in a career in the food industry, now is a good time to find out more about it. How can you prepare for it? A great way to start is to talk with people who are already doing what you might want to do! You Need:
On the "It's Your Choice" chart, put a check by the five jobs you're most interested in. Interview at least two people who are doing what you might want to do, or who are working in the area you're interested in. Ask both people the same questions. Ask them questions like:
Ask for ways you can get a head start on finding out what you'd like to do. Take some notes during the interview. Jot down some interesting comments. My Discoveries
Source: Purdue Research Foundation (1993). Six easy bites. West Lafayette, Indiana: Purdue University |
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workers, truck drivers, and grocers are some of
the people who help get food to your home. When you go out to eat, cooks,
waiters, and food service managers are some of the people who help prepare food
for you.
