Thriving in a Business Setting with Charmaine Duong The Next Bite

Charmaine Duong graduated from the Monash Nutrition and Dietetics course with Honours in 2016, and has worked as a dietitian in both a clinical and business setting. She has been the Business Development and Marketing Manager for the FODMAP Friendly Food Program and most recently, is the Business Category Coordinator for Coffee, Tea & Milk Additives at Coles.

In this bite, Charmaine shares her experiences specialising in a FODMAP-based company and discusses the roles of a nutrition-educated professional in a business setting. She describes her roles working in both the small business setting and large company. Charmaine also discusses finding herself as a dietitian in a non-clinical setting. She covers some of the diverse range of career opportunities available for nutrition professionals, and emphasises the importance of not settling, but finding work you love and being aware of the many different opportunities to use your nutrition and dietetics degree in the workforce.

During this conversation, we discuss:


Working at the FODMAP friendly food program
Volunteering and its significance during and after university
The different roles of a nutrition professional in the workplace
Growing into an expert in FODMAPs and gut health.
Writing to make nutrition information simple for the public
Transferability of skills set as a dietitian in a non-traditional workplace
The different career paths available to nutrition professionals.