Careers & Courses

Here at Food Matters Live, we have compiled lots of information to help you understand what exciting careers are possible in the food industry, how they can be approached and where to go to find out more information.

careers and courses
carers and courses
A female chef prepares food in a kitchen infront of cameras. Hari Ghotra is Global Food and Beverage Manager at Virgin Atlantic
10-08-22 / Career conversations Creating menus for Virgin Atlantic at 35,000 feet
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15-08-22 / 7 min read

Green Jobs: what does a Food and Drinks Sales Manager do?

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19-07-22 / 7 min read

What are the salary expectations for different roles in the food industry?

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10-08-22 / 8 min read

Your guide to student finance: from BA, Master’s and PhD loans and bursaries to internships and part-time jobs

We will always need to eat and drink, so there’s always going to be jobs there. There are so many different avenues that you can go down too, from manufacturing to the restaurant world, there’s even things that you can start yourself, and I think that can be quite exciting.

Hari Ghotra, Food and Beverage Development (Global Lead) at Virgin Atlantic.

Podcasts

03-08-22 / Career conversations

The Co-op chef who’s hooked on the food industry

Angela Trofymova from the Good Housekeeping Institute
27-07-22 / Career conversations

Leading the taste test team at the Good Housekeeping Institute

Chef Stu Henshall leaning on kitchen table discussing recip with observer
25-05-22 / Career conversations

The musical prodigy who became Quorn’s Executive Chef

Tessa Anderson Pack Copy Sent looking towards camera wearing black top and glasses
18-05-22 /

Career Conversations: How to get ahead as a food technologist

Jessica Pinnick, Brand Manager at Belvoir Farm, holding a red bottle smiling in the countryside
20-07-22 / Career conversations

Meet Belvoir Farm’s ‘storyteller in chief’

News and features

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Graduate shaking hands with professor
05-07-22 / 7 min read

Entry routes for non-graduates into the food industry

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21-01-22 / 6 min read

Green Jobs: what does an Environmental Engineer do?

Food buyer and food producer
03-08-22 / 8 min read

How your career could transform the climate crisis

Man analysing crops
19-11-21 / 5 min read

Green Jobs: what does an Agronomist do?

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12-08-22 / 3 min read

Scientists at the University of Manchester launch tech to improve agricultural water management and climate risk assessment

A round of goat's cheese on a wooden plate on a dark blue background
11-08-22 / 3 min read

Spanish researchers launch project to turn food waste whey into cheese packaging

person taking a photo with phone of food
04-08-22 / 3 min read

Researchers at Aalto University develop blockchain-backed app to help consumers make sustainable food choices

split image of two men, one in a dark suit and another wearing a blue shirt against a background of posters
03-08-22 / 3 min read

Cellular agriculture professorship launched at Massey University in New Zealand