Awesome Food Service Management Jobs

5 Food Service Management Jobs

Who says Food Service Managers only work in restaurants? There are many more jobs for Food Service Managers you may have ever thought of. Although working in a restaurant may be everyone's first thought, it certainly is not the only option. Generally speaking, Food Service Managers can work wherever food is cooked and sold to the public.

Primary duties vary from each position, however, some of the most common duties include:

  • Overseeing employee activity
  • Supervising food production
  • Preparing the menu
  • Ordering and taking inventory of food/supplies 
  • Developing budgets
  • Keeping track of payroll expenses

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What Other Jobs Can a Food Service Manager Do?

What else can a Food Service Manager do? Are they limited to the top five industries? Absolutely not!  Some of the lesser-known jobs cannot be found on the Bureau of Labor Statistics website. Here are some other jobs a Food Service Manager may apply to as well as other concentrations a Food Service Manager may study:

1. Food Public Relations Specialist - All restaurants need public relation specialists to engage with the company and promote the business. This job is simply titled "Public Relations Specialist.” 

2. Culinary Trendologist - Culinary Trendologists report and predict what the world wants regarding food. This job requires research and data analysis. Culinary Trendologists spend a great deal of time online studying current food trends and pursuing possible future food trends.

3. Forager - A Forager's job is to find unique ingredients or consolidate conventional foods in unique ways. The job includes a lot of travel to search widely for new ingredients and recipes.

4. Recipe Tester and Developer- Recipe Testers/Developers comes up with new publishable recipes based on recipes from famous chefs. They pretty much get paid for testing them out, which means the job's criteria includes research, cooking, and eating/drinking. 

5. Food Stylist- A Food Stylist's job is to arrange food to look both appetizing and creative. A Food Stylist works to ensure food looks neat and beautiful when presented. The creations of a Food Stylist usually end up in magazines or other publications, so perfection and artistic abilities are a must. 

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