Glory
Ah, yes, Glory.
Isn't that the word for the feeling you get when you and your team finally crack the code for long-lasting no-melt fudgesicles without loss of moisture? Or, you know, when you contribute to the development of a genetically modified strain of wheat that can grow in high temperatures and will save the jobs of third-world farmers and improve food security for thousands of families? That'd be a good feeling too.
If you've got your head screwed on the right way (righty tighty, lefty loosy), then the glory is closely related to the original reason you're interested in getting into this field. A job well done in this field means that your work could tangibly affect thousands, nay, millions of lives for the better.
Whether that's keeping people safe or simply keeping them happy with a crazy new citrus-melon-thing called the tangaloupe, it's a worthy cause, and full of glory indeed.
There are all kinds of scholarships and awards given out that will validate your work, in case you were worried about that. The IFT offers a few, while certain groundbreaking work in agriculture and food science can save lives, placing it well within Nobel prize-reach (source).