The Food Career Podcast

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Simon Dawson, Senior Lecturer from Cardiff Met University, talks with a wide range of food industry professionals about what they do, how they got into their industry and how to make yourself stand out from the crowd when applying for a career in food.

  1. 08/26/2020

    Commercial Director for Aurora Ceres Partnership Consultancy Company

    Steve Osborne has led an exciting career in the food industry, working for manufacturers, and research groups. He is now the joint owner and Commercial Director for Aurora Ceres Partnership. A company dedicating to helping and supporting the growth of food businesses around the world.  Steve talks about making you stand out from the crowd in order to land your first job and kickstart your career.

  2. 08/26/2020

    Operations Director for Samosa Co.

    In this interview, Simon talks with Tee Sandhu, the Operations Director for Samosa Co. Tee talks about working in a fast paced ready-to-eat and ready-to-cook Indian snack food company that his parents started.  Tee has looked at a lot of CV's and offers some great advice to get your career going.

  3. 08/08/2020

    Technical Director for International Chemical Company

    In this episode, Simon interviews Peter Littleton, Technical Director for Klenzan, an international cleaning chemical company. Peter talks about how he got into the industry, from being an Environmental Health inspector to advising companies on cleaning chemicals, methods and use to ensure companies are producing foods in a safe, hygienic area.

  4. 07/21/2020

    M&S Senior Food Technologist

    In today's episode I get to talk to Mehdi Adjiri, a Senior Technologist from Marks and Spencer. Mehdi has extensive knowledge of working in a retail environment and is sharing his experiences in this podcast.

  5. 07/17/2020

    Food Safety Auditor

    In this episode, I interview Dale Jones, a recent graduate of Cardiff Met who is now a food safety auditor for NSF International. Dale is back at Cardiff Met studying a part time MSc degree.

  6. 07/12/2020

    Interview with food scientist

    In this episode, I get to talk to Suresh Chander, a food scientist from an Indian based start up company called Aboreal. This company make stevia based sweeteners. Suresh discusses his role, working for a start up company and how to succeed in a similar role.

  7. 07/02/2020

    Interview with Employability Officer

    To change things around a bit, instead of interviewing a food professional, today I thought I would talk to an employability Officer. Listen to Naeem Amir discuss his role and how he supports students into their career. This session doesn’t just cover food, but all types of careers and it ain’t just for students either! Please listen and let me know what you think?

  8. 07/01/2020

    Interview with Commercial and Marketing Director

    In this interview, I get to talk to Martin Sutherland, the Commercial and Marketing Director for the Zero2Five Food Industry Centre. Martin has a wealth of senior management experience having come from senior management within retail. A great podcast to listen too!

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Simon Dawson, Senior Lecturer from Cardiff Met University, talks with a wide range of food industry professionals about what they do, how they got into their industry and how to make yourself stand out from the crowd when applying for a career in food.

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  • Creator
    Simon Dawson
  • Years Active
    2020
  • Episodes
    19
  • Rating
    Clean
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    The Food Career Podcast