Food Technology in India

Food technology is a branch of food science which majorly deals with the manufacturing, processing, preserving and packaging of food and its articles. Future of food technology is very promising, universities and colleges around the globe are adopting this branch of food Science into their curriculum. Degrading soil, polluted environment and water shortages will rise as major problems to the humankind. These outcomes of rapid growth will bring with them the need to produce high-quality food with efficiency. So, there is a need for people who can use technology to produce an optimum quantity of food that meets the daily nutrition needs of human beings. This is where food technology specialists come in. There are several areas where food technologists can serve as:
Lab Technician, Food labs, Food Processing Operator, Machinery inspection, Food Handler, Research Scientists, Organic Chemists, Food Inspector, Managers and Accountants, Hospitals & Restaurants, Food Processing Companies, Catering Establishments and services, Food Research Laboratories, Retailers, Food Wholesalers, Packaging Industries, Consultant and Entrepreneur, etc.

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Food Technology has a wide career scope in government and private sectors with the fast growing industry in India and abroad. One can get job in food processing industries, research laboratories, hotels, soft drink factories, rice mills, hospitality industry, packaging industries, manufacturing industries and distilleries. Candidates who have completed their Masters and Ph.D. degree can work as lecturers in colleges/universities. Food processing companies need persons in the departments like Production, Quality Assurance, R&D (Research and Development) etc.
In the public sector, a candidate can get employed in the companies like The Food Corporation of India, Modern Food Corporation, North-Eastern Agricultural Marketing Corporation, etc. In the private sector, a candidate can get employed in the companies like Amul, Cadbury, Britannia, Metro Diary, Hindustan Lever, Kellogg's, Nestle, etc. There are several attractive positions which are open to food technologists like Quality Assurance Manager, Laboratory Supervisor, Production Manager and food packaging manager. Find below are some of the popular sectors for employment for the Food Technologist. There are few institutes where Food Technology can be done through Distance learning. They are as follows:
Neptune Institute of Management and Technology
Chhattisgarh University
Karnataka State Open University of Kerala
Acharya Nagarjuna University Center for Distance Education