Download the 2026 Investment Map
A map of where investment is landing across UK chilled and short shelf-life food manufacturing, and what it means for the engineers you’ll be competing to hire.
Covering 8 major manufacturers, the report shows how live investment, automation and mergers are reshaping demand for commissioning, controls, project, integration and multi-skilled maintenance engineers.
In this report, you’ll find:
8 major manufacturers mapped across Great Britain & NI
✔ The impact of the £1.2bn Greencore-Bakkavor deal
✔ 2 mergers reshaping the sector: Greencore-Bakkavor and ABF-Hovis
✔ Why automation is increasing demand for controls and commissioning engineers
✔ Why the Midlands, especially Leicester, is becoming the key hiring pinch point
✔ The build and run engineering roles each investment is likely to pull
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