Careers in Food Service

If you want a career that is exciting, challenging, and allows you to succeed, excel, and feel good about what you do, then consider the field of Food Service.

OPPORTUNITIES in food service are virtually endless, beginning with entry level jobs that require minimal skills, to the CEO who usually has an advanced degree, and knows every aspect of the food service business.

    Food Service Managers in the Miami- Dade County Public Schools are required to complete an 18 week special training program given by the Department of Food and Nutrition. Food Service Managers can become certified through the American School Food Service Association. This is the only professional association dedicated to protecting and enhancing children's health and well-being through school meals and sound nutrition education.

Where can you work?

1. Cafeterias Restaurants (gourmet to "mom & pop")

2. Food manufacturers, packers, and distributers Catering & product development

3. Market research (quality control, customer food preferences, etc.)

4. Newspapers, magazines, and books (writers of food-related topics, cookbooks, recipe testers, and tasters).

   If you are interested in learning more about degrees in Culinary Arts and/or Hospital Management, contact Florida International University (FIU) and Johnson and Wales University at:
   
   * FIU at www.fiu.edu
   * Johnson and Wales at (305) 892-7000.

   For more information on working in Food Service contact:
   Department of Food and Nutrition, Miami-Dade County Public Schools:
   (786) 275-0400.

   The American School Food Service Association at their internet address: www.asfsa.org

   The American Dietetic Association at their internet address: www.eatright.org