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Food and Drink Manufacturing Industry About the Industry Careers

The food and drink industry covers a large number of sectors, producing a large variety of goods. The industry has many different career routes and is usually broken down into these different areas.

Research and Product Development - Could you create the next big thing? A new product or new packaging that takes the world by storm? If you think you could then this is for you.

Purchasing - Everything that goes into a product needs buying and at the best price. So if you fancy searching out good food, consider this role.

Production - This involves putting all of the ingredients together to create tasty products. Production includes planning, operating machinery, engineering and many other areas that you might want to get involved with.

Quality Assurance - Food safety is paramount and this area of work is all about setting up systems to check and double check quality throughout the entire process.

Sales and Marketing - Creative thinkers are needed to ensure consumers know about and want products you produce. Organisational and business skills will come in handy. Selling the product is just as important, you'll need to be a good communicator and believe in the product you're trying to get people to buy.

Supply Chain and Warehouse - This involves getting ingredients and the finished product stored at the warehouse and transported to where it's needed. Ensuring that this is done on time and that the product remains in perfect condition needs logical thinking.

Human Resources and Finance - Dealing with the company’s financial, employment and training issues ensures it is profitable and is run efficiently. This area is the heart of the organisation and gives the opportunity to participate in business decisions.

Information Technology (IT) - This involves providing an information technology infrastructure for the full company, and developing applications and programs. Supporting the people using computers and computerised machinery requires technical skills.