41 Master Programs in Food and Beverage Studies in Europe for 2024

For a successful career in the Food & Beverage sector as Managers, Executives, and Entrepreneurs. Once you have completed the Master multiple scenarios will be open in a multinational company or in a small-medium enterprise, in a start-up or in a consolidated business in Europe or around the world.

One of the best known and more competitive branches of business, the industry of food & beverage plays a crucial role as much in the Italian scenery as in the world. Rome Business School’s Master in Food & Beverage Management offers complete training and the ideal skills to start a strong and productive career in this sector; the managerial training and the study of the mechanisms of production, distribution, and demand provided by this program are specifically designed to forge professional profiles able to work effectively and successfully in the business of food & beverage.

The Master’s Program in Human Nutrition and Food-Related Behavior (HNFB) focuses on human nutrition and food-related behavior and consumption from the perspectives of public health nutrition, nutritional physiology and the social sciences. The Program is built around human nutrition, food-related behavior and consumer ship, as well as related research methods. Themes based on Sustainable Development Goals - such as good health and wellbeing, zero hunger, equality, ecological and cultural sustainability– are embedded throughout the Program.

Train innovative and sustainable product-service designers through an experimental approach that combines design, theory, strategy, and learning.

This program prepares you to launch a successful career and assume various management functions in the hospitality industry with advanced business knowledge and professional experience. The courses explore current management trends and best practices, teaching you to implement and improve service model strategies in hospitality businesses. The final capstone project includes a 12-week professional immersion allowing you to apply your new knowledge to a real-world project that will provide unique networking opportunities.

Developed with and specifically for industry, the Food Systems and Management MSc is a gateway to a successful career for anyone passionate about improving major worldwide problems such as food security and food safety.

For future managers who are passionate about food and agriculture, the Master of Science in food and agribusiness management (FAM) programme delivers top academic and practical business knowledge to better manage the world food challenges in a responsible and innovative manner.

The MSc Wine & Gastronomy is a full-time Master’s degree programme taught in English that offers a comprehensive, multidimensional approach to the dynamic sector of food and drink marketing in the heart of one of the most renowned gastronomic countries in the world.

The programme is open to everyone passionate about the F&B industry and who wants to work in it from a management perspective. You don’t have to be a “specialist” in the F&B sector to be admitted. You will have the opportunity to strengthen your general Management skills through courses covering Marketing, Finance, Sales, HR Management and different Strategy areas.

The MSc Ferrieres aims to develop efficient individuals, competent executives, and versatile entrepreneurs within the field of Hospitality, Gastronomy, Events, and Luxury Services Management.

The Master’s degree explores understanding, management, promotion, and protection of high-value food products. The Italian food production system serves as a model to identify the specific elements outlining the unique value of food products, which are inextricably linked to place (terroir) through historical, social, and cultural ties.

The Master's Degree in Food Design aims at enabling students to become professionals of the food industry and of all the related sectors and to combine marketing and communication skills with sensitivity and with the ability to manage design project methods.

“Wine and hospitality are closely linked. This Master of Science brings together the experience and the know-how of two leading schools in their respective fields. With École Hôtelière de Lausanne, through this joint program, we are shaping future wine & hospitality decision-makers and trend-setters. We want our students to think forward, to be innovative, and to understand the key success factors in the current market.

Changing health and nutrition recommendations and global environmental issues set demands for the food industry to develop new, healthier foods sustainably.

The Master Degree (MSc) in Food Safety and Food Risk Management is an inter-university degree course coordinated by the University of Parma in agreement with: Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Piacenza, the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, the University of Ferrara.