Pivoting Your Path: Transitioning Cross-Functionally in the Food Industry

In this episode of Oh For Food’s Sake, we dive into the realities of changing job functions within the food industry. Whether you’re feeling stuck, craving new challenges, or navigating burnout, this episode offers practical support and honest conversations about why you might want to pivot—and how to make it happen. Drawing on Amy’s (definitely NOT linear!) career journey through technical, process, commercial, marketing, and coaching roles, and Lucy’s bold pivots from recruitment to launching her own food startup, we unpack the emotional rollercoaster of making significant changes at any career stage. We discuss transferable skills, facing imposter syndrome head-on, and why learning what makes you tick can open unexpected doors. If the thought of moving into product development, commercial, category, or simply “something different” has ever crossed your mind, this episode is for you.