Food and nutrition are gaining more and more popularity among young India. The demand for hygienic and sanitation witnessed a steep increase in growth in the last decade. The field of food and nutrition has diversified into various sub domains. This diversification has created new job roles in the field.
The present article speaks about the different job roles available in the field of food and nutrition. The job roles mentioned here just tip of an iceberg, but still there are many more to explore.
The present article discusses a few important job roles that play a crucial role in any organisation and also provides excellent career growth for the skilled professionals in the organisations.
Let’s dig in deep into these job roles
Food Technologist
The food technologists are responsible to make sure that food products are produced safely, legally to the quality claimed. The food technologists should ensure that the quality of food should meet all the standards and regulations framed by authorities and should be safe for consumption.
Role of a Food Technologist
As a food technologist one should be involved in developing the manufacturing processes and recipes of food and drink products and may also work on existing and newly discovered ingredients to invent new recipes and concepts in an organisation.
Responsibilities of a Food Technologist
As a food technologist one is responsible to:
- Modify existing products and processes and develop new ones
- Check and improve safety and quality control procedures in house factories and suppliers factories, from the raw material stage through to the finished product
- Research current consumer markets and latest technologies to develop new product concepts
- Select raw materials and other ingredients from suppliers
- Prepare product costings based on raw materials and manufacturing costs to ensure profitable products
- Audit suppliers or manage internal audits
- Run trials of new products either alongside or together with product development
- Coordinate the launches of new products
- Have updated information about latest developments in food technology
How much a Food technologist earns?
