• As the world population increases, food technologists are challenged with developing innovative applications in agricultural technology, biotechnology, and processing of raw food materials, as well as understanding the link between food, nutrition, and health.
  • The work is varied, stimulating, challenging, and offers excellent career prospects. Currently over one million people are employed in the UK food industry, which is worth around £75bn to the gross national product.
  • Almost every food item they see in the supermarket will have had some input from a food scientist, food technologist, or food engineer during its development.
  • With an in-depth knowledge of agricultural food production, the raw food materials, and how these can be handled, processed, and packaged, such professionals, ensure that the food offered to consumers is safe, nutritional, and meets legal health and safety standards.
  • As well as requiring technical skills, their work may include business development, marketing, and management.