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| Food Broker |
$91,040 Annual Average (US Bureau of Labor and Statisitics) |
| Career Cluster: Marketing, Sales & Service | |
| General
Information: Food brokers sell and distribute food products from various suppliers to stores, lunch counters, and vending machines. |
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| Career
Information: Food Brokers represent the most cost-efficient method of doing business. A salesman who is a direct employee is a fixed cost; a commission to a food broker is a variable cost tied directly to the volume being sold. It can be added as an exact figure to the cost of goods. Food Brokers also enjoy a close relationship with the accounts they do business with. They understand the needs and goals of their accounts and build their programs around them. The familiarity of the Food Broker to the trade adds more credibility to any line of products that the Food Broker is selling. |
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| Educational
Requirements: 4 year degree within discipline |
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| Suggested High School/Collegiate
Courses: Agriculture, family and consumer sciences, economics, business and computers. Degree in Ag Business |
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| Skills
Necessary: Mathematical , Analytical , Highly Motivated , Work independently , Computer Skills , Written Communications , Detail Oriented , Presentational , Sales , Basic Business Principles , Orderly Minded |
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| Job
Availability: Steady Growth |
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| Location
of jobs: All United States |
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| Working
Conditions: Mostly indoors with significant travel required. |
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| FFA
Programs that Promote this Career: Agri-Entrepreneurship , Agriscience , CDE: Ag Communications , CDE: Ag Issues , CDE: Ag Sales , CDE: Diary Foods , CDE: Food Science & Technology , CDE: Meats Evaluation & Technology , CDE: Poultry Evaluation , Supervised Agriculture Experience: Exploratory , Supervised Agriculture Experience: Placement |
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| Related
Occupations: Agriculture Business , Sales , Trader/Broker |
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| FFA Sponsors/Employers in this Industry: Animal Source texas inc. , Calusa Creek Tree Farm , Carhartt , Dow AgroSciences , Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company of Iowa , Fastline Publications , Furr Systems , GROWMARK, Inc. , Iowa State University , Midwest Grain & Barge Company , Shores Horse Blanket Company , Soppe Systems, Inc. , Technekes , Tractor Supply , Vantage Town & Country , Wilbur Ellis |
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| Current
FFA Sponsor/Employer Opportunities Available: Advertising Sales Representative , Advertising Sales Support , Graphic Designer , Customer Service , Telephone Sales / Telemarketing , Summer Student Intern , Assistant Manager , Store Manager , Team Member , Receiver , Team Leader , Clothing Team Member , Sales and Marketing Summer Internship , Sales Representative , Intern , PCA Agricultural Crop Consultant |
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