Introducing Food & Drink Manufacturing Professionals Since 2002

Focus

Food Careers was created in 2002 with the aim of giving Food & Drink Manufacturers the opportunity to use a specialist recruitment consultancy amidst a sea of generalist providers. We understand Food & Drink businesses, their structure, objectives, and the regulatory framework they operate within.

Values

Our values are underpinned by our insight into the Food & Drink industry and the diverse range of career opportunities it offers ambitious professionals. We go further than simply recruiting for individual roles and offer support and advice to clients on long-term resourcing and talent attraction strategy.

Sectors

Food Manufacturing
Beverage & Soft Drink Manufacturing
Food Packaging & Food Machinery
Food Suppliers & Food Logistics
Fresh Produce

Food Industry Disciplines

Manufacturing, Process, Operations

Engineering

Technical, Quality, Compliance

Supply Chain, Purchasing

Product Development, Innovation

Sales, Marketing, Brand, Category

Hygiene, H&S, Laboratory

Senior Food Appointments

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Market Intelligence and Insights

Recruitment Advice in a Candidate-Driven Market

Food Industry businesses face a tough recruitment market in 2022 and need to apply new approaches to help them recruit f...

How Food & Drink Companies can mitigate the impact of IR35

Food & Drink companies should not leave IR35 planning it to the last minute. This is exactly what some organisations did...

Recruiting for Executive Positions in Food & Drink

Quite often, the first step companies take to recruit an executive for their Food business is to write up a job descript...

Talent Identification in the Food Industry

Identifying talent as part of a coherent short-and-long term strategy is a pursuit that Food Careers is an active partic...

How AI will affect Food & Drink sector recruitment

Artificial Intelligence may be a much used buzz word but it is penetrating many facets of our lives, including how Food ...

Retaining Talent in the Food & Drink Industry

For Food & Drink businesses, retaining the most talented employees is a major factor in determining how successful the c...

Use LinkedIn to vet potential Food & Drink Employers

So, you have attended an interview with a Food business, they seem okay, you have met your potential boss and the team y...

Crop Picking Post Brexit

As a business that works closely with Produce suppliers, we were interested to find out how concerned key players in the...

Case Studies, how we produce results for our clients

Jardox

Established in 1922, Jardox has spent 100 years supplying food ingredients to customers within Retail, Food Manufacturing and Foodservice sectors, operating from an established site in Otford Kent and a new 8-acre site in Wincanton Somerset.
Al Rabie

Based in Riyadh in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Al Rabie Saudi Foods is the largest juice manufacturer in the Middle East. The business has a 30+ year track record in producing a range of products including: long-life fruit juice, short-life fruit juice, whole milk, orange juice, flavoured milk.

Global Fine Foods

Global Fine Foods are an ethnic finger food company. They manufacture Chinese, Indian, Mexican and Jamaican finger foods and samosa’s. Operating within the Chilled and Frozen sector, Global Fine Foods are an expanding business who supply at the premium end of the market.
Barry Callebaut

Barry Callebaut is the largest processor of its type in the World, producing Cocoa, Chocolate and Confectionery for Industrial Food Manufacturers, Artisans and Retail customers.

Re-Taste Foods

Re-Taste Foods is a long-established privately-owned Food supplier. They supply ambient healthy snack and cereal products to customers operating within: Hospitality, Hotels, Restaurants, Foodservice, Leisure, and Catering.
Ishida Europe

Ishida Europe is a World leader in the supply of complete weighing machines and packing line solutions for both Food and Non Food Manufacturers based in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

Duchy Originals

Duchy Originals was launched in 1990 by HRH The Prince of Wales, as a premium organic food supplier and food manufacturer with all profits going to The Prince’s Charities Foundation, to support a number of worthwhile projects.
Ambrosia

Ambrosia is one of the UK’s most recognisable grocery brands, as seen in all major multiples.

McVities

McVities is part of United Biscuits a leading pan-European manufacturer of biscuits, snacks and crisps. They produce private label and branded products.

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Career Advice & Resources

Food Careers is a leading specialist Recruitment Consultancy providing job opportunities within the Global and UK Food Manufacturing sector, managing Permanent & Interim recruitment assignments.

We recruit across multiple job disciplines and clients range from large Food corporations to niche manufacturers.

Our Career Advice & Resource section covers our pledge to you, online job search advice, cv writing and content advice.

We provide an Interim Management service to clients to carry out a specific task, project or role.

Take a look at our Resource section with useful links to websites in the Food industry and more.

Research and Surveys

Online Job Search Advice

Be it the tap of a phone or click of a mouse our online job search advice will help you get more from your online job search.

How to write a CV

Even in this digital age, the importance of the humble CV cannot be overstated. It remains the most powerful of weapons in securing interviews. Take a look at our CV writing advice.

Candidate Advice

We will fully prepare you for each interview and provide a comprehensive document explaining: exactly what the employer needs, personal characteristics the employer is seeking, interview questions you may face, background of the interview panel.