Food and Beverage Retention

Food and Beverage Retention

In the fast-paced world of food and beverage, food and beverage retention is more than just a human resources metric—it’s a reflection of how well we hire, integrate, and support our people. At FB Recruitment, we know that food and beverage retention begins well before anyone’s first day on site. In fact, we believe that food and beverage retention is embedded in every recruitment decision we help you make.

Permanent recruitment—especially for operational, technical, and leadership roles—has a direct impact on food and beverage retention and the long-term success of your business. Selecting the wrong candidate can undermine food and beverage retention, costing thousands in lost productivity, reduced morale, and unnecessary recruitment spend. Conversely, the right hire will drive food and beverage retention, building resilience, trust, and performance into your team.

We have worked with food and beverage employers across the UK to turn recruitment from a reactive task into a powerful strategy for food and beverage retention. Here’s why we believe food and beverage retention truly begins the moment you start crafting your job brief.

The Cost of Getting Food and Beverage Retention Wrong

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) estimates that replacing a single mid-level hire can cost up to £13,000 when factoring in lost productivity, advertising, onboarding, and training—all of which impact food and beverage retention. In high-compliance food and beverage environments, poor food and beverage retention can be even more costly due to quality issues and production disruption.

The Food and Drink Federation’s 2024 Workforce Trends Report revealed that nearly 40% of food and beverage manufacturers experienced a loss of output due to new hires leaving within their first six months—a direct challenge to food and beverage retention.

In our experience, weak food and beverage retention is often due to misalignment between candidate expectations and workplace reality. Addressing food and beverage retention means ensuring alignment from the very start.

Recruitment is Our First Food and Beverage Retention Strategy

Food and beverage retention is not simply a post-hire issue. Instead, food and beverage retention starts with attracting, selecting, and preparing people who fit your company culture and vision from the outset. Our recruitment process is designed with food and beverage retention in mind at every stage.

1. Clarity of Role and Culture for Food and Beverage Retention
   Task-focused job descriptions do little for food and beverage retention. We help our clients present clear expectations about culture, values, and pace—key factors for food and beverage retention—so candidates can accurately self-assess their fit.

2. Screening for Behaviour and Food and Beverage Retention
   Retention goes beyond skills and qualifications. Our in-depth assessments focus on behaviours, communication, and adaptability—qualities that strengthen food and beverage retention within your team.

3. Onboarding Expectations and Food and Beverage Retention
   According to the Institute for Employment Studies (IES), 26% of new hires decide within their first month whether they see their role as a long-term fit. We help you structure pre-start touchpoints to boost food and beverage retention from the first interaction.

Proactive Hiring and Food and Beverage Retention

Many businesses wait until a vacancy is urgent, which can lead to rushed decisions and undermine food and beverage retention. We encourage a proactive approach to recruitment, building a candidate pipeline in advance to support food and beverage retention, reduce time-to-hire, and improve team performance.

For example, we helped a large dairy processor in the South West increase food and beverage retention by 31% through proactive recruitment pipelines. As a result, they now interview fewer candidates, make faster decisions, and see greater food and beverage retention.

Long-Term Thinking for Food and Beverage Retention

As your business grows and evolves, so must your strategy for food and beverage retention. We encourage clients to hire not just for immediate needs, but for long-term contribution to food and beverage retention. That means considering whether new hires will thrive and stay with you for years to come.

How We Support Food and Beverage Retention at FB Recruitment

At FB Recruitment, we work exclusively on permanent food and beverage roles. Our expertise, deep industry networks, and commitment to role-fit and cultural alignment ensure we consistently deliver candidates who drive food and beverage retention.

We don’t just send CVs—we deliver solutions, focusing on food and beverage retention at every step. With FB Recruitment, you have a partner dedicated to maximising your food and beverage retention and building a team that will help your business thrive for the long term.

Food and beverage retention starts at recruitment. And recruitment starts with us—FB Recruitment, your experts in food and beverage retention.