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Food Processing Industry
The
fast paced life of today has ushered in the era of convenience food or
more popularly the fast food culture in our country. On one hand this has
led to the growing demand for packed and processed food and on the other
it has made the consumer more quality and nutrition conscious. All these
factors pose a very encouraging picture on the future of Food Processing
Industry in India. The FPI encompasses basic foods like wheat and rice
products and the processes for converting them into edible form; as well
as the processed foods such as bakery & confectionery products, dairy
products, meat & fish products, fruit & vegetable products and all
such products which are processed and packaged to enhance and prolong the
edible life.
The
food processing industry employs many different types of workers. Most of
them are production workers like slaughterers and meatpackers, poultry
trimmers and cutters, bakers, cannery workers and food batchmakers etc.
The increasing automation in the industry has also led to a growing demand
for workers to operate machines like dairy processing equipment operators,
mixing and blending machine operators, bottle packers and fillers etc.
Other than these mechanics in specialized trades are required for
maintenance for air-conditioning and refrigeration.
The
food processing industry also has attractive openings at the managerial
levels for professionals from varied fields. For example Industrial
Production Managers are required to control the operation of the
manufacturing plants. Marketing and Sales personnel are required for sales
promotion and marketing. Food technologists work in research laboratories
or on production lines to develop new products, test current ones, and
control food quality.
Educational
Qualification:
Food
Processing Industry is a growing industry with good job prospects. Some
universities in India offer degree courses in food technology and food
science. There are also institutes offering postgraduate courses in
specialized aspects of food processing.
Admission for under graduate courses in food technology, food
science and home science is open for candidates with PCM or PCB at 10+2
level. For admission in M.Sc/Management eligibility criterion is B.Sc.