Apprenticeship as a Specialist Food Retail Salesperson, Meat Products

During the three-year apprenticeship, you will rotate through several areas involved in selling meat and sausage products. You will learn customer service, product presentation, hygiene, meat processing and the preparation of decorative platters and ready-to-cook products.

Advise customers on fresh sausage and meat products and their preparation; care for, check and present goods; process meat correctly; apply hygiene regulations; design the sales counter attractively to promote sales; develop creations for platter service, gift service and finger food; learn about advising, serving and dealing with customers; become familiar with checking and managing fresh food products; learn the sales processes for meat and sausage products; prepare decorative platters and ready-to-cook products.

Enjoyment of working with people and food; personal hygiene and cleanliness; manual dexterity; a sense of order and quick comprehension; enjoyment of customer contact; commercial ability and organisational skills.