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摘要

The food and drink sector is one of the biggest in the UK economy and one of the few industries whose products are indispensable to everyday life. The universal demand to eat and drink does not, however, protect food and drink companies from commercial realities. On the contrary, the sector is under constant pressure to become more efficient, adopt new technologies and launch a stream of innovative products that will literally whet the appetites of consumers. These imperatives mean there are plenty of interesting and rewarding roles available for engineering professionals with the right mix of skills in a sector that employs almost 470,000 people. However, finding the right people to fill these jobs is not always easy as even the leading firms in the sector have found.