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the jobs market in the food and drink industry is extremely buoyant, with skills shortages and growing demand set to push up salaries across the board. “we’re looking at very significant increases in employment over the next 10 years,” says professor colin dennis, president of the institute of food science and technology ( ifst ) and member of the board for improve, the uk’s food and drink skills council. food and drink is the largest single manufacturing sector for employment across the european union, providing jobs for around 4.2 million people, according to fooddrinkeurope, the recently rebranded confederation of food and drink industries. that is a 13.5 per cent share of the jobs market in eu manufacturing. rising recruitment predictions of growth are borne out by rising levels of recruitment activity. “there has been a lot of recruitment activity in 2010-2011 and the industry seems to be in good shape,” says matthius hennig, senior consultant with german-based international recruitment specialist rau consulting. “we’re 60 per cent up on 12 months ago and last year was a record year for us,” agrees stephen jones, director of focus management consultants. “all over europe our clients are looking for the same sort of high-calibre people and bemoaning the lack of talent available. europe is also seen as a centre of excellence for the food industry around the world and that’s leading to a brain drain .” jones predicts that three key drivers will continue to boost demand for skilled food industry personnel: “many companies didn’t take on graduates during the downturn, many graduates don’t recognise the opportunities on offer in the food industry and there’s an ageing population of senior managers right across europe who are coming up for retirement.” r&d activity fooddrinkeurope’s data on innovation indicates that food and drink companies have maintained consistent levels of r&d investment in recent years, leading to bright prospects for candidates looking to build a career in this side of the business. dennis believes that food safety, health and well-being and sustainability are all influencing the focus of development efforts. “those are the areas that will continue to drive the need for evolving skill sets across the industry,” he says. but hennig argues that smaller companies are often driven to innovate by different priorities: “in small and medium size enterprises (smes) the focus of innovation is more on cost-optimisation . ” the differences between the biggest players and smes are crucial in a sector where small companies employ 62.8 per cent of the workforce, according to figures from fooddrinkeurope. while the major companies are recruiting graduates for their training programmes, smaller manufacturers are looking for people who can bring the right experience with them. “multinationals tend to have a broader perspective, recruiting people with an eye on what’s going to happen in the medium term. smes only recruit if they have demand right now and they focus on candidates that fit perfectly,” says hennig . if you are interested in the latest job opportunities, check out foodnavigator jobs , the specialist recruitment and careers site for professionals working in the food & drink industry in europe.
Source :foodqualitynews.com
Date :
27
July
2011
Category :
Food And Health
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10 -13 july 2011: during four days in july, more than 9,000 key decision makers from australia’s food and beverage manufacturing and processing industries are anticipated to attend the triennial foodpro, the largest australasian food and beverage industry trade exhibition of its kind. the attendees recognise time at foodpro as a critical business investment. after all, this industry sector, generating sales and service income of more than $100 billion annually, is the nation’s largest, encompassing more than a quarter of australia’s manufacturing industry*.
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just 4 weeks to go to the 3rd australian food safety conference 7-9 september 2010 melbourne food is something that impacts on the life of everyone. as australia’s largest manufacturing industry and major export contributor, the food and beverage sector is also vital to the economy.there are just 4 weeks to go until the 3rd australian food safety conference to be held from 7 to 9 september 2010 in melbourne which will showcase experts from across the country and around the world discussing the latest in global food safety, including emerging food safety challenges.
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the jobs market in the food and drink industry is extremely buoyant, with skills shortages and growing demand set to push up salaries across the board. “we’re looking at very significant increases in employment over the next 10 years,” says professor colin dennis, president of the institute of food science and technology (ifst) and member of the board for improve, the uk’s food and drink skills council.
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lord jeff rooker, the chair of the food standards agency, has announced four new appointments to the advisory committee on the microbiological safety of food (acmsf). the acmsf provides the agency with independent advice on the microbiological safety of food.
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at its open meeting yesterday, the food standards agency board considered its responsibilities as the uk’s central competent authority for official controls on food safety, and agreed to review the delivery of official safety controls. the fsa board agreed: that the fsa should review the current delivery model for official controls and compare it to an alternative model that involves four national bodiesto consider the progress of the review and any proposals for action at the july 2011 open board meeting as the uk’s competent authority in this area, the fsa is responsible for protecting the interests of consumers in relation to food.
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australian food producers need to be wary of complacency to ensure the ‘clean and green’ image widely used to market australian food remains accurate, a leading australian contaminant scientist has said. marking international world food day on oct 16, managing director of the cooperative research centre for contamination assessment and remediation of the environment (crc care), professor ravi naidu, said that, despite excellent food regulation and safeguards in australia, we and others in industrialised countries face an unprecedented cocktail of toxic substances in our daily lives.
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e. coli in ground beef, melamine in infant formula, and salmonella in peanut butter - what is next? isn’t it about time the slices of the us food safety pie were taken back from the multiple federal agencies involved and surveillance placed under one roof? confidence in a system where 15 different agencies administer as many as 30 laws is ebbing with us politicians and food companies, following the recent salmonella scare linked to eight deaths, demanding an overhaul of how the sector is regulated.
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Coca.Cola
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PEPSI
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Mcdonald
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Nestle
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Mars
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Baskin & Robins
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Nutrika
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Mumika
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Chika
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experts from a 
cargill’s 