Description

The BS program in food industry management is unique and has been developed in close coordination with partners in the food industry to help ensure graduates have the knowledge and skills needed to become immediate leaders in the industry. Students combine core courses in business disciplines (finance, marketing, management, accounting, supply chain management and economics) with courses specific to the food industry.

Each of these courses addresses a different issue in which fundamental concepts, theoretical approaches, analytical methods and industry practice are unique to the food industry.

The W. P. Carey degree program in food industry management prepares students for business careers in the food industry, which is defined as the group of firms and organizations involved with manufacturing, marketing and distributing food beyond the farm to retail stores, restaurants and institutions such as schools and hospitals. Employing one in six people nationwide, there is a growing demand for professional management in an industry that is becoming increasingly competitive, sophisticated and global