Food industry workers know that common tropes about it being the poor cousin to other sectors can be exaggerated and there's nothing like a salary survey to challenge cliches.For example, recruitment firm MorePeople's research highlights that more than one in ten respondents on full-time permanent contracts purely in food companies - mainly board directors - say they are paid £100,000 or over (see top chart opposite).However, more than a third of those responding - well over the number of directors - claim salaries of more than £50,000. In addition, more than seven in ten reported having a pay rise in the past 12 months.
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