Food job cuts outweigh creations
A whopping 3,101 jobs were announced as being in danger or lost in recent months compared with 2,812 that have been created.
Figures are calculated from articles published in FoodManufacture.co.uk.
In this photogallery we feature the top five jobs cuts and the top five job creation projects announced in the latter half of 2014 and early 2015.
To find out where jobs have been axed or boosted and why, click through our gallery.
Retail
Retailers have boosted the food industry’s job count considerably in recent months.
Aldi announced it would create 35,000 UK jobs over the next eight years in November 2014.
This week, Waitrose revealed it would create 2,000 jobs in stores and at a new e-commerce grocery depot over the course of 2015.
As the jobs at Aldi and Waitrose will be filled primarily by in store retail workers, they are not included in our list.
Meanwhile, to view thousands of jobs in UK food and drink manufacturing, visit FoodManJobs.
