The European food service industry experienced a 35% drop in new job postings in Q3 2023 compared with the previous quarter, with the highest share accounted for by AmRest Holdings with 47,497 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 60% share of the European food service industry’s total new job postings in Q3 2023, drop 34% over the prior quarter.

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

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations, with a share of 60% new job postings, was the occupation with the greatest hiring activity in the European food service industry in Q3 2023 , ahead of Management Occupations with a 1% share of new job postings.

The other prominent roles included Production Occupations with a 1% share in Q3 2023, Office and Administrative Support Occupations with a 1% share and Sales and Related Occupations with a 1% share of new job postings.

Top five companies accounted for 91% of hiring activity

AmRest Holdings posted 47,497 jobs in Q3 2023 and registered a decline of 36% over the previous quarter, followed by Mitchells & Butlers with 15,480 jobs and a 20% drop. McDonald's, with 2,616 jobs, and Starbucks, with 1,220 jobs, recorded a 63% drop and a 9% drop, respectively, while Nando’s Chickenland recorded a 59% increase with a 1,217 new job postings during Q3 2023.

Regional analysis of hiring in the European food service industry, Q3 2023

The UK held the leading share of the European food service hiring activity with a 32.42% share, a 32% decrease over Q2 2023. the Czech Republic was next with 29.82%, four-percentage-point down over the previous quarter.

This content was updated on 8 October 2023

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