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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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carers and courses
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Live event series: Inspiring Careers in Food

London and Birmingham | November 2022

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28-09-22 / Career Conversations “Why I simply love working with food start-ups”
Listen to the series
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16-08-22 / 3 min read

Food Matters Live launches series of live UK events to inspire careers in the food and drinks industry

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26-09-22 / 6 min read

Green Jobs: what does a Sustainable Market Researcher do?

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07-09-22 / Career Conversations

Inside the factory – the school kids getting a taste of the food industry

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

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04-02-22 / Career Conversations

Career Conversations: From studying politics to world-leading drinks expert

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21-09-22 / Career Conversations

Paul A Young – the secret to becoming a fine chocolatier

Wendy Wilson Bett leaning on a wall outside
31-08-22 / Career Conversations

Peter’s Yard co-founder on the power of a strong plan

03-08-22 / Career Conversations

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

Dr Miriam Ferrer, Head of New Product Development, Cambridge Nutraceuticals
14-09-22 / Career Conversations

The art of being a nutraceuticals scientist

News and features

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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

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30-08-22 / 5 min read

Green Jobs: what does an Environmental Compliance Officer do?

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01-10-21 / 4 min read

Nusrat Kausar interview: my journey into the world of dietetics

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12-09-22 / 5 min read

Green Jobs: what does a Plant Maintenance Engineer do?

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26-09-22 / 3 min read

New £16M foodtech campus opens in Lincolnshire

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15-09-22 / 3 min read

University of Birmingham publishes first ever study of synthetic chemicals found in UK food

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12-09-22 / 4 min read

Careers Passport launched to encourage young jobseekers into the food and drink manufacturing sector

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06-09-22 / 5 min read

Food Matters Live finds ‘perfect partner’ in national charity School Food Matters