The British food service industry experienced a 32% drop in new job postings in Q3 2023 compared with the previous quarter, with the highest share accounted for by Mitchells & Butlers with 15,480 job postings according to GlobalData’s analysis of food service company job postings. Buy the report here.

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Notably, Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations jobs accounted for a 50% share of the British food service industry new job postings in Q3 2023, down by 25% over the prior quarter.

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations drive food service industry hiring activity

Of the industry's total hiring activity, the highest number of new job postings were for Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations, which accounted for 50% of the total new job postings in Q3 2023 and were up by 213% year-on-year. Second highest were Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations, which accounted for 3% and rise by 56% year-on-year, and third highest were Management Occupations, which were 42% of the new job postings and 75% lower year-on-year.

Top five companies in food service industry accounted for 83% of hiring activity

The highest number of jobs were posted by Mitchells & Butlers with 15,480, followed by McDonald's with 1,324, while the highest increase was at Nando’s Chickenland at 59%.

This content was updated on 8 October 2023

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