Apprenticeship as Specialist Food Retail Salesperson - Focus on Fresh Products

As a specialist salesperson in the food trade, you learn everything about quality assurance and sales promotion and develop a good feel for your customers' wishes. Your training usually lasts three years, and it can be shortened under certain conditions. During the training you go through several fields of work and learn how to prepare meat appetizingly, stock the counter and ensure quality. After passing the exam you are a specialist food retail salesperson.

• You advise customers on fresh sausage and meat products and how to prepare them
• You care for, check and present the goods
• You learn how to process meat properly
• You learn about hygiene regulations
• You design the sales counter to be sales-promoting and visually appealing
• You develop your own creations for platter service, gift service and finger food

• You pay great attention to personal hygiene and cleanliness – especially when handling food.
• You really enjoy handling and preparing food.
• You are open, communicative and enjoy customer contact.
• You like teamwork and treat others as a good colleague.
• You have good organizational skills and work in a structured way.
• You stay resilient and balanced even in stressful situations.