How can the food & drink industry tackle youth unemployment?

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Young people today face a challenging jobs market. But many food and drink companies are helping them get their foot in the door with apprenticeships, graduate schemes and qualifications

Without experience, you can’t get a job. But without employment history, you can’t get experience. That’s the catch-22 facing young people.

“It’s difficult to get a foot in the door,” says Luke Brand, senior automation engineer at HelloFresh, who acts as a mentor for apprentices in the company’s engineering apprenticeship programme. “It can feel like there aren’t many clear entry points.”

The recipe box brand is one of many fmcg employers looking to give young people that entry point – whether through apprenticeships, grad schemes or something as simple and informal as a Saturday job.

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