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Following the recent 'Attracting Talent & Increasing Productivity' conference set up by the Food & Drink Federation, a statement has been made informing attendees that the reason behind the lack of talent within the food industry is a poor image.

As the average age of employees within the food industry increases, a skills shortage is expected to hit, resulting in a lack of suitable candidates to work in food and drink.

Representatives at the meeting stated that the reasoning for this was that many young professionals recognised the industry as being outdated.

Despite the food and drink manufacturing industry's sheer size, candidates still do not want to work in this industry... but is this really the case? Perhaps it's more likely that people just don't consider the food industry when thinking about careers and their future - perhaps it's not a poor image, but just no image? Is the food industry really marketed that well towards graduates and professionals looking for their next step?

We all hear the "you don't have to have food experience to work in the food industry", but is this really the case?