The food and drink industry has been hit with a double whammy of staff shortages and rising costs that have impeded investment and threatens its ability to put affordable food on the UK’s table, according to the National Skills Academy for Food and Drink...
The National Skills Academy for Food & Drink (NSAFD) has urged the industry to support a new tool to fast-track new talent into food and drink industry roles.
Challenges with the marketing of careers in the food industry, and the potential of artificial intelligence in food businesses were key takeaways for Columbus project strategy director Kevin Bull from the Business Leaders’ Forum 2022.
Drinks manufacturer Britvic has named Tom Fiennes as its new commercial sustainability director for its operations in Great Britain, succeeding Trystan Farnworth, who has been appointed commercial director for Britvic in Ireland.
2 Sisters Food Group is to kick-start youth employment across its processing sites in Devon and Lincolnshire, in support of the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s plans to boost the economy.
UK labour shortages could stunt meat industry growth and create food security risks, but butchers and EU workers offer vital skills pools, according to the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA).
Molson Coors has offered a lifeline to the 900 workers set to lose their jobs at Kerry Foods’ Burton-Upon-Trent ready meals factory as it prepares to close at the end of August.
Premium ready meals manufacturer Charlie Bigham’s is set to open its new flagship factory in Somerset next month, with plans underway to recruit 300 staff.
Poultry processor 2 Sisters Food Group has partnered with recruitment firm Hudson in a bid to strengthen its brand and provide its business with a ready pool of new talent.
A Nestlé initiative has created training and jobs for 50,000 young people across Europe in the past year, completing half of its three-year-target to provide 100,000 opportunities, says the firm.
Greencore has defended itself against claims it is drawing mainly on workers from Hungary as part of an expansion of its Northampton sandwich factory entailing at least 250 new jobs.
The vast majority of food and drink manufacturers expect to lift staff wages this year, but a growing proportion of their employees rate a positive working environment above money, according to a survey by recruitment consultant Michael Page.
Salaries paid to managers working in manufacturing and industrial roles range from about £25,000 to £150,000, according to the latest income survey from recruitment consultancy firm Michael Page.
Most managers who work in food and drink manufacturing can expect a boost to their salary and bonus this year, according to a survey by recruitment consultant Michael Page.
More than three-quarters of recruitment suppliers that signed up to Premier Foods’ preferred supplier scheme last year have “already confirmed their interest in taking part again in 2011”, the company has claimed.
"Paying recruitment agencies could be seen as money for old rope. They have probably called you, chirpily announcing: "I've got you an interview!" for a vacancy you hadn't applied to.
A new guidance document outlining the health and safety issues of working in a multicultural environment has been published to help employers manage...
Finding the right person for the job has never been easy, but new age discrimination laws coming into force this autumn could bring a whole new set of difficulties to the recruitment process, says Rebecca Green
Recruiting graduates into the food and drink manufacturing industry is a bit like leading a horse to water and trying to make it drink, Rebecca Green finds out what can be done to ease the burden on employers
