Opportunities for industry
Help build the future workforce
Food and drink employs 4.1 million people, one in every eight UK workers, but labour and skills shortages continue across the food system. At the same time, too many young people do not see our industry as a place to build their future.
Feeding Britain’s Future is a cross-industry movement turning that shared challenge into practical action. Together, we can open doors, showcase the variety of careers across the food system and give young people earlier, meaningful contact with employers.
Businesses of every size and from every part of the supply chain can contribute. Our flexible model makes it possible to get involved through anything from a one-hour engagement to a multi-day experience.
Commit to Feeding Britain’s Future
Join the movement and help the industry inspire young people, develop talent and build a skilled, future-ready workforce.
"Grocery retail creates opportunities in diverse communities all across the country. Feeding Britain’s Future amplifies this by improving core employability skills, introducing people to careers within our industry earlier, and strengthening pathways into employment all across the sector.”
Sarah Wilkinson, People Director at Morrisons
“From manufacturing to marketing, our industry offers many meaningful careers. That’s why we’re proud to support Feeding Britain’s Future: inspiring young people from all backgrounds to understand the skills employers need, explore the breadth of our industry, and see a future where they can belong, grow and succeed.”
Donna-Maria Lee, Chief People Officer at Greencore
“It is crucial to widen the pool of people who may want to join the food and drink industry, it's a vibrant sector with lots to offer at entry level whilst enabling interesting and rewarding careers. To make this happen we need to build future-ready skills, and create clear pathways through high quality apprenticeships that combine training with real-world experience. By working together as an industry, Feeding Britain’s Future helps address these priorities at scale and develop the talent pipeline and attraction that the industry urgently needs.”
Caroline Cater, VP, People & Culture at CCEP
