Food Technology is the study of sciences related to food processing which involves, preservation of fruits, sea food, meats, cooked foods, vegetables, juices and beverages and also the manufacture of confectionary, snacks, foodstuffs and the packaging of these for marketing. Most food technologists specialize in one of these and many are involved in research. The job of a food technologists entails:In charge for guiding the processing, conservation and preservation of food stuffsCreating new food stuffs ,improving flavors  keeping the nutritive value intactImproving existing techniques for economizing processing, adding value, creating new tastes for providing impetus to marketing and consumption of processed foodstuffsEvolving measures such as infestation control, fungicidal treatment and insecticidal storage to protect foods from spoilage and damageExamining foodstuffs for contamination, adulteration, food value, etc. by biochemical and nutrition tests and quality control measuresDeveloping new methods and processes for recovering useful and utilizable by products from industrial and domestic wastes of foodstuffsUse of processes such as blending, anti-oxidization etc.Research for new and improved food processing techniquesGuide the packaging of different foodstuffs for making it more safe and attractive

Top Companies

Some of the leading food processing companies in India have come up in joint collaboration with MNCs operating in India. While companies from developed nations provide technical expertise, Indian firms offer cheap labour and production centres. Leading food processing companies in India include:

• Amul

• Godrej Industrial Limited

• Dabur India Ltd

• PepsiCo India Holdings

• Nestle India Pvt Ltd

• Britannia Industries Ltd

• ITC Limited

• Parle Products Pvt Ltd

• Agro Tech Foods

• Perfetti India Ltd

• Cadbury India Ltd

• Hindustan Lever Limited

• Milkfood

• MTR Foods limited

• Gits Food Products Pvt Ltd

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