Foodjobs

What Foodjobs does

Foodjobs GmbH is a privately held recruitment company founded in 2012 and headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany, operating the foodjobs.de online job board targeted exclusively at the food and beverage industry (Lebensmittelbranche) in German-speaking markets. The platform connects employers in food sectors including meat, dairy, bakery, confectionery, beverages, and food technology with candidates holding food-specific qualifications spanning quality management, production, R&D, sales, and marketing. Core technology is a conventional vertical job board: employer-side self-serve posting (Pakete, Anzeigen), candidate registration and CV database, searchable listings with faceted filters (industry, region, function, qualification level), and an email job-alert service ("Jobs per Mail"). The company has no public API, no mobile app, and no disclosed AI/ML capabilities.

Beyond the marketplace core, Foodjobs has extended into adjacent product lines. A wholly owned subsidiary, foodjobs Active Sourcing GmbH, delivers assisted recruitment services for employers requiring dedicated sourcing support. The "Gehalt" salary-studies product publishes granular compensation benchmarks across industry verticals, functions, regions, company sizes, and career levels. Marketing channels include the SEO-optimized website, a personalized email newsletter, content marketing (career guides, CV templates, interview tips), free webinars, event presence at food-industry fairs, and a strategic partnership with DLG (Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft) to distribute the "DLG Lebensmittel Karriere Guide." Revenue is generated primarily from employer-side job posting fees and packaged advertising services; candidate access is free. Reported employer logos include ADM Wild, Haribo, Hochland, EDEKA, and frischli Milchwerke alongside a longer tail of SMB food-industry employers and at least one mid-market food-recruitment consultancy (RAU | FOOD RECRUITMENT). The company holds 11-50 employees and a "TOP KARRIERE PORTAL" certification in the food vertical.

Name

Foodjobs

Legal name

foodjobs GmbH

Website

https://foodjobs.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Foodjobs GmbH operates foodjobs.de, a specialized online job board for the German-speaking food and beverage industry, connecting employers in production, quality management, R&D, sales, and marketing with qualified food-industry candidates, and offers adjacent active sourcing and salary benchmarking services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Düsseldorf

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Job Posting Services: Revenue generated from employers paying to post job vacancies on the platform. Services include standard job postings, featured listings, and employer packages (Pakete) for posting multiple positions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Foodjobs (foodjobs GmbH) operates a specialized online job board platform for the food industry (Lebensmittelbranche), connecting food-industry employers with qualified candidates across German-speaking Europe. The platform categorizes listings by food sector (meat, dairy, bakery, confectionery, beverages, food technology), function, qualification, and region, and offers ancillary services including active sourcing recruitment support via its subsidiary foodjobs Active Sourcing GmbH.

Product overview

Foodjobs operates a specialized online job board platform for the German food industry (Lebensmittelbranche). The core product is the foodjobs.de job board connecting candidates with employers across food industry sectors. Additional offerings include Active Sourcing recruitment services, Jobs per Mail email alert service, and Gehalt salary studies providing compensation data for food industry professionals. The platform categorizes positions by industry branches (meat, dairy, bakery, beverages, confectionery), function, qualification level, and region, serving both candidates seeking employment and companies recruiting talent in the food sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• foodjobs Active Sourcing: Active sourcing and recruitment services division

Products and services

• Foodjobs Job Board Platform A specialized online job board (foodjobs.de) for the food and beverage industry that connects candidates with employers across food sectors including meat processing, dairy, bakery, confectionery, beverages, and food technology. Candidates register for free to search and apply for positions, while employers pay to post vacancies.
• Active Sourcing Recruitment Service A dedicated recruitment service operated by the subsidiary foodjobs Active Sourcing GmbH that proactively sources and recruits candidates on behalf of employers requiring specialized food industry talent.

Named customers7 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• DLG (Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with DLG (German Agricultural Society) to distribute the 'DLG Lebensmittel Karriere Guide' e-paper, providing career guidance content to food industry professionals.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Broad incumbents

• LinkedIn: Global professional network and recruiting platform with a substantial food industry candidate base. Comparable as both an alternative channel for employers and a destination for senior food-industry talent that Foodjobs needs to attract.
• Indeed: Largest global job search engine aggregating listings across industries including food manufacturing. Comparable because it competes directly for employer job-posting budgets and candidate attention in DACH and across Europe.
• Jobbörse.de: German generalist job board operated by the Federal Employment Agency. Comparable because it offers free public-sector competition to Foodjobs for entry-level and internship listings in the food industry.
• XING: Leading German-language professional network with integrated job marketplace. Comparable because it serves the same DACH employers and candidates that Foodjobs targets, with broader generalist reach.
• StepStone: One of Germany's leading generalist job boards with broad employer reach. Comparable because employers in the food industry also post on StepStone, making it the most direct substitute for Foodjobs' employer-side offering in DACH.

Direct peers

• GoodFoodJobs: UK-based vertical job board dedicated to food industry roles across production, hospitality, and food media. Closely comparable to Foodjobs in mission and category specialization, though operating in the UK rather than DACH.
• CareersInFood.com: US-focused online job board exclusively for the food and beverage manufacturing industry. Directly comparable to Foodjobs as a vertical job platform serving food production, QA, and technical roles, though in a different geography.
• Jobs in Food: DACH-oriented job board focused on the food industry. Directly comparable to Foodjobs as a niche competitor targeting the same employers and candidates across German-speaking markets.

Regional players

• Caterer.com: UK-focused job board for hospitality, catering, and food service professionals. Comparable to Foodjobs in vertical focus on food and hospitality roles, but operates in the UK market and leans more toward hospitality than manufacturing.

Emerging players

• RAU | FOOD RECRUITMENT: Food-industry focused executive search firm that is also listed on Foodjobs. Comparable as a specialized recruitment services provider targeting mid-market and senior roles in the German food sector.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/foodjobs_de
• Facebookfacebook.com/foodjobs.de
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/foodjobs-gmbh

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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