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Your profession: Cook (m/f)

Professional activities

Cooks prepare and dress various dishes. They organise work processes in the kitchen, draw up menus, procure ingredients and store these in a proper manner.

Fields of work

Possible places or areas of employment for cooks include the following.

  • Kitchens of restaurants, hotels, canteens, hospitals, care homes and catering firms
  • In the food industry for manufacturers of convenience products and deep frozen products
  • Shipping lines
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The professional profiles are based on information from berufenet at the Federal Employment Agency and BIBB (Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training).