CAREERS IN FOOD SERVICES

1. Exploring Careers in
Food Science
Lesson A1-1

2. Learning Objectives
 Identify careers related to food science.
 Describe the education and skills
needed for a career in food science.
 Identify the two main occupations
involved in food science and the food
science industry.

3. Terms
 Food scientist
 Food technologist
 Pilot plant
 Quality assurance
 Research
 Test production
 Trouble-shooting

4. What would a baker, food
scientist, and a restaurant
manager have in common?
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6. Careers in Product
Development
 involve creating new and improved
food products.
 Jobs in this field
food technicians
Scientists
nutritionists.
 Work setting
food laboratories
Experimental kitchens.

7. Careers in Quality
Assurance
 deal with the quality of food
 Work activities
producing and preserving nutritious food
products
packaging, storing, and transporting quality
food products.

8. Careers in Production
 involve preserving, sorting, grading,
packaging, and shipping food products.
 Jobs include
supervisors
plant managers
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9. Careers in Sales and
Service
 deal with selling food products and
materials through advertising and sales
calls.

10. Careers in Regulation
and Compliance
 involve enforcing food industry regulations.
 Job duties include
inspecting processing plants
conducting lab tests
 Federal agencies that offer jobs related to
regulation and compliance in food science
include
FDA, USDA, USDOC, and EPA.
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11. Careers in Food
Service
 deal with the preparation and serving of
food.
 Places of work
restaurants and cafeterias.
 Occupations include
chefs, sous chefs, cooks, bakers, managers,
cashiers, and servers.