case studies

We’ve been talking to students and graduates to get their work placement experiences. Their stories give a real flavour of life in chilled food manufacture. And they report that it’s tasting good! Food Science undergraduate Bethany Morris talks about her chilled placement at Samworth Brothers (video). Undergraduates Samantha Cole, Harnaak Purewal, Josh Stapleford, Rachael Stothard and Kirsten Webster talk about life with 2 Sisters Food Group (2SFG) and Atif Allam, microbiology undergraduate, shares his placement experiences at Moy Park.

You can also hear from Food Science Graduates Beth Edwards, Lauryn Beggs, Karen Han, Leonard Barnes, Elliott and Lewis Chadley, Ellie Davenport and Rosie Wallace; Applied Biology Graduate Craig Darby and Business & Sport Graduate Leon Smith. Lizzie Goodman, Tessa Herbert, and Tanya Muzembe talk about life as Technical Graduates with Greencore. Danielle Hibbert shares her experience of working in Natures Way Foods. And Stephen Pym report on life on the Graduate Management Trainee Programme at Moy Park.

Meanwhile ‘A’ Level student Christopher Aitcheson put his numbers skills to good use during his placement with 2SFG. And Alice Gosling tells how she found her career inspiration in the University of Nottingham’s Food Science Summer School. We also talk to Megan Afford, Quality Auditor at Moy Park, and Matty Desforges and Charlie Gresswell from Melton Foods, and Lauren Wright from Samworth Brothers about their degree apprenticeship paths into the chilled food industry..

Click on the links below to find out more about each of the students and graduates experiences

• Lauren Wright

  credits an inspirational teacher with setting her on her current path. And makes a confession!

• Lauryn Beggs

  feels very supported in her role as Technical Graduate.

• Beth Edwards

  loves being part of a team in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

• Charlie Gresswell

  is sharing her top tips for anyone considering a degree apprenticeship.

• Matty Desforges

  is finding the degree apprenticeship route into chilled food a perfect fit.

• Megan Afford

  is sucessfully following the apprenticeship route into the industry.

• Stephen Pym

  is fascinated by the science of food, and also the engineering side and process development. 

• Atif Allam

  is using his passion for investigation and Microbiology while gaining valuable food industry experience.

• Tessa Herbert

  is living her own ‘Food Unwrapped’!

• Bethany Morris

  talks about her placement at Samworth Brothers (video)

• Samantha Cole

  explains how her passion for food is developing into a career in chilled.

• Harnaak Purewal

  is making the most of his opportunities.

• Josh Stapleford

  explains how his ‘real world’ experience with 2SFG has turned into a real job.

• Rachael Stothard

  explains how her work placement brought real job satisfaction.

• Kirsten Webster

  has enjoyed the challenge of problem solving in a fast moving environment.

• Karen Han

  enjoyed a work placement that developed her skills and widened her experience.

• Leonard Barnes

  talks about life as a Food Science graduate.

• Elliot Chadley

  talks about life with Greencore and the wealth of opportunities on offer.

• Craig Darby

  enjoys the flexibility of his career options offered by his Applied Biology degree.

• Leon Smith

  describes how a non-science degree has opened up a whole new world in food.

• Christopher Aitcheson

  discovered a keen interest in statistics during his placement with 2SFG.

• Lewis Chadley

  started his chilled career with Greencore in 2016. He’s enjoying the variety chilled offers.

• Rosie Wallace

  is learning, travelling and relishing the experiences in Natures Way Foods.

• Danielle Hibbert

  followed a slightly different route into chilled to find her ideal job.

• Lizzie Goodman

  is sampling the many opportunities open to her as a Technical Graduate.

• Alice Gosling

  was inspired by a Food Science Summer School and looks forward to an exciting career in chill.

• Ellie Davenport

  is enjoying life as a Technical Graduate.

• Tanya Muzembe

  is planning to turn her interest in microbiology into an exciting career.