Featured food jobs

Head of Engineering CCN9794aSouth East England
Great career development opportunity for a high calibre Engineering professional to join a rapidly growing and sector leading food business.
Senior Commercial Manager Food London CCN10018London
This is an outstanding opportunity to join a large Commercial team with an enviable reputation in the Chilled Food market. The Commercial team work across different product categories and this is a site with Multi Retail customers, so a real opportunity to gain different Retail exposure. The role is for a Senior Commercial Manager to work on a Strategic Retail Account for the business.
Senior Commercial Manager Food East Midlands CCN9733aEast Midlands
This is an excellent opportunity to work with an established and well respected Commercial Team. The Client works with a number of the major retailers and is also supplies across a number of diverse product areas. The role is for a Senior Commercial Manager to work on a strategic Retail Account.
Procurement Manager London RLP10004London
We have a great opportunity for a high calibre Procurement Manager to join a thriving business with further exciting growth plans.
Innovation Manager Yorkshire RAE10032Yorkshire
This is an Innovation Manager role to join a well regarded and profitable business that is growing market share in all its categories.
Research Development Applications Director Eire PJL10061aEire
An outstanding career opportunity to take ownership of EMEA RD&A commercialisation activities for a global business.

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Food Manufacturing Overview

The food and drink industry is an exciting, vibrant and growth focused sector, offering outstanding career for a wide range of people at all levels and across most business disciplines.

The food and drink manufacturing industry is the single largest manufacturing sector in the UK, with a turnover of £76bn, accounting for almost 16% of the total UK manufacturing sector.

The industry employs some 400,000 people. This represents 15.5% of the manufacturing workforce in the UK.

94% of employees in the food & drink sector are employed on a permanent basis.

Average weekly earnings of £466 for workers in the food & drink sector are above the economy’s average of £445.

Food & drink workers in the UK are almost 50% more productive than the EU average.

During the recession, food & drink productivity dropped less than any other manufacturing sector, and has been the most resilient in recovering from the recession. The average annual growth in the food chain out-performed the wider economy by 0.2%

The food & drink industry invested over £1bn in R&D in 2011, resulting in 8,500 new products coming out on to the market.

Data sourced from the Food & Drink Federation.