What is the scope of B.Tech in food technology?

Hello, 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 & Technology Chhattisgarh University Karnataka State Open University of Kerala Acharya Nagarjuna University Center for Distance Education

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Well, you can make a great career through B.Tech in Food Technology in India and abroad as well as the Food Technology is a fast growing industry and has a wide career scope in government and private sectors. After you complete B.Tech in Food Technology from a recognised engineering institute with good CGPA, the industry like food processing industries, hotels, soft drink factories, research laboratories, rice mills, hospitality industry, packaging industries, manufacturing industries, distilleries, and many more will be offering you a job which can provide you handsome amount of money as salary.

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Hi Harish Graduates of this course can take up work as technical brewers, food safety officers, quality control managers, food production managers in food industries, distilleries, bakeries, restaurants, and so on. There is a good demand for graduates from this field.

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Looking at future for food technology, it is obviously 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. We need people who can use technology to produce optimum quantity of food that meets the daily nutrition needs of human beings. This is where food technology specialists come in. Scope of B.Tech in Food Technology: B.Tech in Food Technology is a 4-year course It is an Engineering programme which trains students in the technical concepts of Food Process Engineering, Food Analysis and regulations, Crop Processing Technology, Plant and Animal biotechnology. It is an industry-oriented course that trains students for handling roles in food manufacturing, food processing, research laboratories and similar industries.

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Hello Harish, Food processing companies need food technology personnel to work for them in different sections like Production, Quality Assurance, R&D (Research and Development), etc. You can work as a Product Development Manager to devise food products according to the needs of the consumers and effectively put the products in service in an innovative way. There are many lucrative positions open to food technologists like Quality Assurance Manager, Laboratory Supervisor, Production Manager and food packaging manager.

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