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There are plenty of job opportunities for food technologists in the country.
Food technologists are in demand in the sectors such as hotels, quality control, soft drink factories, food industries, packaging, industries, hospitals, distilleries and rice mills.
The major food processing companies such as :
Perfetti India Ltd
Godrej industries Ltd
Amul
Parle Products Pvt. Ltd
Agro Tech Foods
ITC Limited
PepsiCo India Holding
Britannia Industries Ltd
Nestle India Pvt. Ltd
Cadbury India Ltd
MTR foods ltd
Dabur India Ltd
take up food technologists for monitoring the storage, temperatures, experimenting, processing and hygiene.
Food technology graduates also have the option to take traditional professions such as teaching and working in food research laboratories.
They may even start up own business venture as a food consultant.
Public Sector such as Food Corporation of India also employ food technology graduates.
Diploma holders in food technology can work as food Inspector and junior executive in the state government.
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Salary :
As far as salary is concerned, it depends on various parameters such as size of the organization, profile, qualification, experience etc.
But, to give you a brief view,
In India, a professional at an entry level can earn a salary ranging between Rs.8,000 to Rs.12,000 per month.
With work experience, one can get a salary between Rs.15,000 to Rs.25,000 per month.
At Senior management level with experience one can expect a much high salary in comparison with others in this field.
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