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Food & Drink

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This is a sector for people with a passion for food and beverages. It includes careers with a focus on growing, producing and manufacturing food, brewing and distilling beverages, marketing and distribution. It covers cooking, baking and serving up dishes. To thrive in this sector, you need a mix of creativity, innovation, attention to detail and awareness around health and safety issues. Most roles in this sector demand stamina as you are generally on your feet all day. Other roles, such as food scientist, food ingredient specialist and nutritionist, require a scientific and inquisitive mind.

In this section you will discover the range of career opportunities available in the Food & Drink sector. Our Career Explorer tool will give you insights into roles across the sector, including average salaries, typical entry routes and much much more...


Skills

  • communication
  • customer service
  • education & training
  • food production
  • health and safety
  • maintaining machinery
  • managing resources
  • physical activity
  • quality control
  • research & development
  • time management
  • budgeting


This is a sector for people with a passion for food and beverages. It includes careers with a focus on growing, producing and manufacturing food, brewing and distilling beverages, marketing and distribution. It covers cooking, baking and serving up dishes. To thrive in this sector, you need a mix of creativity, innovation, attention to detail and awareness around health and safety issues. Most roles in this sector demand stamina as you are generally on your feet all day. Other roles, such as food scientist, food ingredient specialist and nutritionist, require a scientific and inquisitive mind.

In this section you will discover the range of career opportunities available in the Food & Drink sector. Our Career Explorer tool will give you insights into roles across the sector, including average salaries, typical entry routes and much much more...


Skills

  • communication
  • customer service
  • education & training
  • food production
  • health and safety
  • maintaining machinery
  • managing resources
  • physical activity
  • quality control
  • research & development
  • time management
  • budgeting

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