Food Marketing Degrees

Detailed profiles of schools for Food Marketing from the EdRef college search portal.

Food Marketing programs prepare students to be part of one of the largest industries in the nation. They learn skills that enable them to gain employment in areas like procurement, processing, packaging, advertising, and retail merchandising. Professional managers are increasingly taking on a more significant role in this rapidly expanding industry. Students study the economics of food marketing, as well as business management and business marketing. Graduates can gain careers in sales, research, management, manufacturing, brokerage, wholesale, and food retail.

Students in these programs study a wide variety of topics related to food production and marketing. They learn about the changing face of the retail food industry, where consumers are demanding more convenience and variety. They learn about advanced data management, financial management, futures and options markets, and business administration. In every course, they learn how to put these subjects in the context of food production, product development, and consumer food issues.