Sector Overview
It’s anticipated that by 2025, there’ll be a market of over 140.3 million people for food and drink in the USA.
- The food industry yields over $900,000m total revenue every year.
- There’s been a drop in food exports in recent years due to a large number of countries not accepting USA food processing standards.
- Food waste is extremely important, with an aim to cut this by 50% by 2025.
- It’s anticipated that 1% of total market revenue will be generated online by 2023.
- There’s a big emphasis on plant-based products. With a $7 billion dollar market, they’re growing almost twice as quick as overall food industry sales.
Sector Details
From the food waste reduction goal to the focus on plant-based products and online sales, leaders have to effectively juggle many tasks. Time management and prioritization are core skills you should look for – and our food recruitment agency can help.
- Being food and drink recruitment consultants, we hire for roles in manufacturing operations, supply chain, logistics and procurement. and FMCG.
- Managers need to be innovative so they can handle the many issues within the sector.
- With the various challenges, food and drink industry managers must adopt a holistic approach – from supply chain considerations, to successfully balancing customer needs.
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