Careers In Food

Nutritionists/Dietitians help people look and feel well by making the connection between food, nutrition, and health. They can be healthcare workers, researchers, managers or educators.

Some nutritionist/dietitians counsel families, the elderly, pregnant women, children, and the disabled, while others direct experiments to find alternative foods or diet recommendations.

Food safety specialists preserve our food supply by assuring that it is wholesome, sound, and safe. Food safety specialists work for food services, hotels, resorts, restaurants, and government agencies. They conduct inspections and investigations of food products, and of storage and preparation facilities.

Food scientists preserve our food supply by assuring its flavor, color, texture, nutritional quality, and safety. 

Food scientists work as production supervisors, quality assurance specialists, product developers, and managers of processing plants. Food scientist work for food processing companies, food equipment and ingredient suppliers, and government agencies.