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The Food Marketing & Sales team gets the company's products into the marketplace. Their responsibilities include the 5 p's -- the Product, the Package, the Pricing, the Places it's sold and the promotion to bring in customers. It includes those working in distribution, retail and food service operations.
The 3 best things about this career- Thousands of new food products in every possible market every year -- the opportunities are endless
- Portable skills -- if you can sell food effectively, you can sell other products
- High income earning potential -- the better you are the more you earn
Key ingredients for success- A solid knowledge of food combined with great selling skills
- Fast learning, to keep up with food-related tends, including food, equipment, manufacturing processes, distribution and more
- Creativity, if you're in promotion
- Comfort with being on the road all of the time, if you're in sales
Common job titles and positions
Where you can find these positions- Commercial Bakeries
- Grocery Stores/HMR
- Institutional Food Service
- Food Companies
- Managed Services
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