Careers in Food Science: From Undergraduate to Professional

Careers in Food Science provides detailed guidelines for students and new employees in the food industry to ensure a successful start to their career. Every step towards a rewarding career in this rapidly evolving industry is covered, from which classes to take in college and which degrees to earn, to internships, and finally how to land, and keep, the first job. This book also provides day-to-day examples of what to expect from the many jobs available to help students decide what to do and where to go. This second edition includes nine new chapters covering research chefs, food systems, social justice, food waste, start-ups, sustainability, and management. Several new authors offer fresh perspectives. - Provides detailed guidelines for students as well as new employees in food industry; - Includes perspectives from school years through how to succeed at new job; - Written by individuals who have just gone through that experience or who are working in that particular sector.