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| Career Options in Food Technology |
Farzad Minoo Damania – Career Counsellor and Founder – Career Nurturer provides insights
into the field of Food Technology and Food Processing in India.
Check out the newspaper article publication in
Parsi Times Newspaper dated 4th January 2014, on the topic: Career in
Food Technology - “Be a Food Techie!”
Article Title: Be a Food Techie!
Article Date: 4th Januaryr,
2014
Article on: Parsi Times Newspaper
Article Author: Farzad Minoo Damania
(Career Counsellor - Mumbai)
You can read the entire transcript
of the article below:
P.T.
Contributor Farzad Minoo Damania tells you how to take your love for food to a
rather technical level!
In
today’s age of hustle and bustle, our grocery shopping carts are normally
filled with ready to eat food packets, two minute instant noodles, granola
bars, flavoured dahi, and canned fruit juices. Also, those who are diet and
health conscious are always hunting for nutritious, enriched and fortified food
products. Would you like to get into a career field that deals with
manufacturing, processing, preservation and packaging of these food products? If
you find food as a fascinating subject to study; then you may consider a career
in food technology and food processing.
What is this field about?
Food
technology is not a new concept. It has been practised since many decades. You
might have heard about Louis Pasteur – who introduced the concept of
pasteurization in the 18th century to prevent the spoilage of wine and
milk. Food technology uses the concepts
of chemistry, nutrition, microbiology and engineering to produce food articles
that are edible, long lasting and supplemented with nutrients.
What will be your day-to-day activities at work?
As
a food technologist or food scientist, you will have to research on improving
methods of preservation, storage, packaging and distribution of food products.
You need to inspect and develop standards for food quality, safety and sanitary
regulations throughout the production process. Also during product development,
you will work closely with engineers, plant operators, marketing experts, and
flavour experts to solve problems arising in the product development cycle.
What you need to study?
You
need to pass your 12th in science with physics, chemistry, biology and maths as
subjects. You may then take the engineering path or the basic sciences path. You
may pursue B.Tech. in Food Technology, or B.Sc. in Basic or Applied Sciences
(such as Chemistry, Biochemistry, Agriculture, Biology, Microbiology, Biotechnology,
or Food Sciences). This can be followed by M.Sc. in Food Technology and Food
Science. Some of the colleges offering these courses are CFTRI – Mysore, UDCT –
Mumbai, IIT – Khargapur, and Amity University – Noida. Entrance exams may be
applicable for both undergraduate and post-graduate course admissions.
Do you have these qualities?
Some
of the personality traits required to excel in the field of food technology are
– inclination to research, scientific mindset, interest in learning about
technological developments, good problem solving ability, observation power and
accuracy. Also you need to possess
ability to work independently and also be a good team player.
What are your Job Avenues?
Food
technology is considered as a sunrise sector in India. Our country is a major
producer of grains, milk, vegetables and fruits; and we need food technologists
to help overcome post-harvest losses and bring about new developments in food
processing and preservation industry. So there won’t be dearth of job
opportunities in the field of food technology.
Since awareness of this career is low, competition is not intense. You
may find employment in food research laboratories, quality control departments,
food processing companies, dairy industries, packaging units, hotels, catering
and bakery departments, soft drink factories, distilleries, rice mills, and hospitals.
How much will you earn?
Students
after completing their M.Sc. in Food Sciences may start with a salary of Rs. 3
lakh to Rs. 5 lakh. You could be working in different sections such as quality
assurance, packaging and labelling, product evaluation, market research, laboratory
supervision, food safety auditing, and product development.
Career Nurturer is a career counselling centre
and aptitude test
centre offering services in Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai regions. The
psychometric aptitude tests and personal career counselling sessions are
conducted at convenience of your home....
For any queries on career counselling or aptitude
testing contact Farzad Minoo Damania on 9833971773 or email at farzad.damania@gmail.com
Your feedback is highly appreciated.
Best Regards,
Farzad Minoo Damania
Career Counsellor, Psychotherapist &
Trainer
Founder - Career Nurturer
Mob: 9833971773
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