Wednesday 22 October 2008

Why work in food and drink

The future is an exciting time for the food and drink industry. Demand for healthy food and drink with positive health benefits are growing fast. There really has never been a better time to join!

Key facts and figures about the UK food and drink manufacturing industry:
The sector has an annual turnover of £74 billion.
Employs 500,000 people.
68% of workers are male.
32% are female.
90% of workers are full-time
10% are in part-time employment.
By 2014, the sector needs 118,000 new recruits including:


40,000 machine operators 38,000 managers 16,000 skilled craftsmen 13,000 technical operators

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