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A Food Science degree is a door opener to many areas of specialty in the food industry. If you have chosen food science as a field of study, then you have a scientific mind and an interest to learn new things. But what types of job positions would be available, and what is the job market? What’s new on the horizon?

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McGrath, M. (2008). Overview of Careers in the Food Science Field. In: Hartel, R.W., Klawitter, C.P. (eds) Careers in Food Science: From Undergraduate to Professional. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-77391-9_3

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