Student Food Technologist Review
at Premier Foods
Placement (10 Months+)
Consumer Products/FMCG
Worksop
Review Submitted: May 2026
Overall Rating
4.3 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
5/5
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Overview of Role
4.5/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
4/5
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Company Culture
4/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- shelf life testing
- new product recipe development
- supplier relationships
- organised tastings
- sensory application
- nutrition
- assisting in trials
- new product recipe development
- supplier relationships
- organised tastings
- sensory application
- nutrition
- assisting in trials
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Yes
- time management
- flavour application
- real application of technical processing learnt in uni
- more confidence in presenting and leading your own projects
- time management
- flavour application
- real application of technical processing learnt in uni
- more confidence in presenting and leading your own projects
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
4/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
4/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
a good amount, had a mentor for half the placement, and consistent 1:1s with my line manager. team always happy to support eachother
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
4/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
5/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Good
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
so much so I wanted to stay on for 2 extra months!
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Premier Foods to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Premier Foods
be friendly and bubbly in the interview and just make sure you remember your technical knowledge from uni! be prepared
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Premier Foods
4/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
Waiting to hear
