Apprenticeship as a Retail Salesperson with Additional Fresh Food Specialist Qualification 2027

Two-year retail apprenticeship focused on fresh and service-oriented food departments. During the apprenticeship, trainees also begin the IHK Fresh Food Specialist qualification, completed with a separate IHK examination after three years.

Learn about retail tasks focused on fresh and service-oriented food; advise and serve customers; operate tills and complete reconciliations; present products in a sales-promoting way and contribute to range planning, marketing and merchandising; store and handle fresh food properly while following hygiene standards; organise sales and tasting campaigns and evaluate their success using merchandise management data.

Enjoyment of customer contact and empathy; friendly manner, well-groomed appearance and good communication skills; creativity, responsibility and commitment; interest in fresh food; interest in business processes; team spirit and quick comprehension.

Support and development from one of Germany’s largest apprenticeship providers; secure and meaningful workplace; short commute; varied insight into store departments and food retail; EDEKA Food Academy seminars and examination preparation; digital training with EDEKA next and the EDEKA apprentice guide; creative competitions with attractive prizes; AzubiStarter Day at the start of training; graduation celebration; numerous development and further-training programmes with career prospects up to self-employment under the EDEKA umbrella.