Do you have a highly sensitive palette, able to detect even the most subtle and nuanced flavours and ingredients? Have you also often been jealous of your dog at meal times? Sounds to me like pet food tester could well be right up your street.
Just as with almost every other food production industry, a tester/taster is a necessary part of the production of pet food. In general, this is a trait of the more luxury and up-market brands, brands who want to be certain that they are meeting the high expectations and standards of their customers. So, as pets cannot (unfortunately) communicate their level of satisfaction with the food they’re eating, or even suggest adding a bit more salt perhaps, humans must try their darnedest to do this for them.
Now, it’s fairly clear that humans can’t fully speak for their furry counterparts in culinary matters, but a whole lot of research and experience means that a seasoned tester has a pretty good idea of what flavours and combinations will work and which won’t. These differences are especially important when it comes to things like the smell of the food for example, something which animals experience on a very different level to humans. Here it’s really important to make sure that Elsa the miniature poodle has something extra enticing to smell the second that the tin is opened.
So your job would be to act as a conduit between animal and human, an ambassador, if you will, to help strengthen the relationship between us and our small, furry allies in the war for tastier mealtimes.