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Welcome to FoodGrads, our mission is to bring awareness to the food and beverage industry and help students/recent graduates like YOU find meaningful careers within it. If you’re looking to discover more about the food and beverage industry, learn about some cool food science facts or gain some general career advice then you have come to the right place!

What We Offer

  • The FoodGrads Campus Ambassador Program. Share your passion for food. It’s a great opportunity to show yourself off to potential employers and start building your career.
  • Career Guides. Learn more about all the jobs in the food and beverage industry with our curated pathway guides ranging from food safety to operations and everything in between.
  • A job board. Check our our industry specific job board powered by Careersinfood.com and AgCareers. We also have a job board dedicated to student opportunities. Our goal is to make it easy to find that coop, internship or summer job, so you can graduate with ‘hands on’ relevant work experience.

What do you need to do next?

THINGS WE MADE FOR YOU

Check out the Podcast

Want to listen to food professionals at all stages in their careers? Find out what they do, why they do it and how they are changing the world one day at a time on the FoodGrads Podcast. Featuring episodes with your host Veronica Hislop this podcast will showcase careers and opportunities you didn’t even know existed!
Here are some of our most popular episodes:

If you enjoy these picks, you can also see a complete listing of all episodes on the Podcast page.

Join the FoodGrads Student Ambassador Program

As a Campus Ambassador, you will be an advocate for the food & beverage industry by sharing your experience, aspirations, and the benefits of carving out a progressive career with your peers and a wider audience.

A fantastic opportunity to highlight your education, skills, experience and career goals to industry employers too!

What can you do as a campus ambassador?

  • Write blogs and articles to share your thoughts with your peers and have a voice in the food and beverage industry.
  • Create videos, TikTok’s, and Instagram takeovers.
  • Join us at local industry events, an amazing opportunity to add to your resume & network.
  • Work remotely from the comfort of your home.

Email: fca@foodgrads.com to learn more and become a FOODGRADS CAMPUS AMBASSADOR.

The Best Blog Posts!

Currently there are over 500 posts in the FoodGrads archives! There’s a ton of good information hidden in those archives but we understand it can be overwhelming to know where to start. Here are some of our favourites from the major categories.

Curious to learn more about the food and beverage industry and what it is all about? Read these if you want to know more.

Land your dream job

Getting a job encompasses everything from crafting that perfect resume to nailing that interview to networking effectively. We have so many posts dedicated to these topics, but we’ve selected these to get you started on that journey.

Listen to your passionate peers

Don’t take our word for it. The food and beverage industry is a wonderful place to work. Listen to stories from your peers where they share their passion for food.

Discover exciting roles in the food and beverage industry

College is at least partly about building a stable financial future for yourself. Read these articles to learn how to pay off your debt and build wealth.

If you enjoyed these then check out our career guides chocked full with more information about the food industry.

Learn about the cool science behind your food

Here at FoodGrads we love talking about food science, and we have had some great guest contributions to our blog.  Here’s a sample to learn about the awesome world of food science.

Want to write with us? Email fca@foodgrads.com to learn more.

Our goal is to support you now, and throughout your entire career in food and beverage. If you have any questions or want to talk then reach out to us on our social media accounts. Or you can email fca@foodgrads.com.

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