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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.

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Live event series: Inspiring Careers in Food

London and Manchester | February 2023

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07-12-22 / Career Conversations Club Soda Founder: “When I see a problem, I want to fix it”
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07-12-22 / 11 min read

Graduate schemes in the food industry: JDE Peet’s, Diageo, and Kepak

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23-11-22 / 3 min read

Food Matters Live Inspiring Careers in Food to coincide with National Apprenticeship Week 2023

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24-11-22 / 6 min read

Using social media to benefit your career: the dos and don’ts

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

Sophie Medlin smiles for the camera
30-11-22 / Career Conversations

The dietitian who loves changing people’s lives

Alberto Lo Bue, MD OLIO
30-06-22 / Career Conversations

‘The humbling experience that led me to OLIO’

Shiada Drysdale, Beverage Lead, Virgin Atlantic, talking at a live event
23-11-22 / Career Conversations

‘How I landed my dream job as Beverage Lead at Virgin Atlantic’

Jessica Harris and her son Jonah, who has severe allergies, laughing and cuddling in matching white and blue striped jumpers in front of a green backdrop
16-11-22 / Career Conversations

“How my son’s allergies led to an unexpected career in food”

09-11-22 / Career Conversations

How to get ahead at a company like Huel

News and features

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businesswoman in a meeting
14-11-22 / 6 min read

Green Jobs: what does a Foodtech Investment Manager do?

Chef in a cooking class teaching her students how to make bread
07-11-22 / 20 min read

A comprehensive guide to food apprenticeships: getting a head start in the industry whilst learning on the job

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01-09-22 / 4 min read

Food Jobs: what does a Flavourist do?

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12-10-22 / 3 min read

Inspiring career events to kickstart your food industry journey

colleagues wearing white coats, hats and blue face masks, working in food processing plant with red peppers
31-08-23 / 3 min read

UK food manufacturers facing ‘chronic labour shortages’ but innovation still a priority, says FDF report

People research plants with tablet in greenhouse farm, Sustainable
25-07-23 / 2 min read

Tesco and Harper Adams University launch Future Farmer Programme to help farmers adopt sustainable agriculture practices

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10-07-23 / 3 min read

The University of Nottingham launches the Food Systems Institute to study and improve the food landscape

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06-07-23 / 3 min read

European research project gets €10M to develop preventative childhood obesity measures using AI