To justify the need of food technology in Pakistan, the author first considers the availability, marketing and distribution of the major foodstuffs such as cereals, meat, fish, milk, vegetables and fruits. Food technological operations are basically meant for conserving food products, giving them as far as possible, better look and preserving them in their inherent nutritional properties. In a number of cases, attempt is made to make good certain nutritional deficiencies and imbalance present in the food items. The food balance sheet of Pakistan calls upon the technical skill to provide measures of relief and find ways and means to conserve as much food as possible. Improvements in the nutritional qualities of cooked or uncooked foodstuffs is another proposition for the food technologists.