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Increasing Jobs Opportunities as the Food Industry Grows

01 Dec 2015

In a time when parts of the UK economy struggle the food manufacturing sector continues to grow. To highlight this growth we have included some of the top facts about the industry below:

Five interesting facts about the food industry

  1. Did you know that there are over 6300 food & drink manufacturing businesses in the UK and that the industry contributed £21.5 billion gross value to the economy.
  2. It is the largest manufacturing sector in the UK, accounting for over 15.7% of total manufacturing turnover, employing over 400,000 people, with employees earning, on average, 5% more than the national average.
  3. Almost £13 billion is exported each year and 78% of this goes to the EU.
  4. The Food Industry invests more than £1.3 billion on New Product Development, launching around 8,000 new products each year.
  5. At any given time there are around 16,000 job vacancies in the food industry and it is estimated that by 2020 we will need 170,000 additional people to work in the sector.

This growth is great news for employees looking for a new opportunity, or looking to enter the industry. With roles from manufacturing, supply chain, logistics and marketing, to technical and engineering, R&D and HSE this diverse industry continues to contribute to the UK economy and provide an increasing number of jobs.

If you have a recruitment requirement, contact us for an informal chat on 01925 907000 or email recruit@firstrg.com

Stats from the Food & Drink Federation https://www.fdf.org.uk/statsataglance.aspx


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