Sales and marketing professionals, factory managers and production staff are the main skill gaps for the food and drink sector.  That’s according to a survey undertaken by Goldteam, the specialist recruiter in the FMCG, hospitality and healthcare sectors.

Almost two thirds ( 60%) of organisations reported shortfalls within the sales and marketing  function, while factory management and production came a close second. This is backed up by the food and drink sector skills council, Improve, which says that the industry will need to recruit 118,000 workers by 2014 to meet projected demand.

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