The research work at the department occupies one of the main places. The scientific interests of the department are: Development of technology of organic dried vegetable and fruit and berry semi-finished products and energy-efficient installation using solar panels, Improvement of technologies of sausage products with adjustable structural and mechanical parameters, Technology of culinary products using plant and vegetable components.
The enterprises of Sumy, Chernihiv, Kyiv and Poltava regions are the bases of practical training.
The main purpose of the educational work is to train a highly qualified specialist capable of working in the field of nutrition and market relations and at the level of national and international standards to fulfill their professional duties as a highly cultured intellectual personality.
The department introduces the most modern types of training, lectures, practical, seminars, case studies, round tables, Olympiads, internships, control, course and diploma projects (works), educational and industrial practices, etc. Teaching technology involves, in addition to the compulsory attendance of the classroom, individual work of students, organized individual learning activities with the teacher, examinations and tests in accordance with the curriculum. For this purpose, the department has prepared electronic courses for distance learning of students without breaking from educational, technological or industrial practices.