Foodjob

What Foodjob does

Foodjob AG is a privately held Swiss executive recruitment boutique founded in 2014 by Jörg and Kurt Knellwolf, headquartered in Egnach, Switzerland (CHE-112.108.633). The firm specializes exclusively in placing senior management and executive candidates into the food industry, wholesale, and retail sectors, covering verticals including meat and sausage, bakery, dairy, beverages, charcuterie, confectionery, convenience, fruits and vegetables, and adjacent supply industries. The two co-founders operate as the principal consultants, leveraging 20+ years of prior operator experience running a 100-employee meat business and over a decade of accumulated personal contacts in the Swiss food industry.

The firm works on a success-fee or mandate basis, charges no fees to job seekers, and emphasizes a discreet, non-headhunter approach in which candidate identity is only disclosed with consent. Supporting channels include a Jobmail newsletter for candidate alerting, a basic website with open job listings, a Facebook page, and a network of partnerships with Swiss industry associations such as Schweizer Fleisch-Fachverband SFF and Metzgereipersonal-Verband, plus job platforms including ostjob.ch, Comparis, and Swiss Meat People. There is no proprietary technology platform, no app, no API, and no AI/ML capability disclosed.

Foodjob generates revenue solely from employer-funded placement fees on successfully filled mandates, operating with no external funding, no institutional investors, and no parent entity. Publicly visible mandates include placements at Romer's Hausbäckerei AG (bakery) and Gebert & Cie. SA (intestine trading, Geneva). The firm's competitive position rests on domain specialization, founder-embedded industry networks, and trust-based discretion rather than scale, technology, or capital.

Name

Foodjob

Legal name

Foodjob AG

Website

https://foodjob.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Egnach

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Executive Placement / Recruitment Services: Foodjob AG operates on a success-fee or mandate basis. Services are free for job seekers; employers (clients) pay for placement services when a mandate is successfully filled.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Foodjob AG is a specialized executive placement firm that matches top candidates with top management and executive positions in the Swiss food industry, wholesale, and retail sectors. The company operates on a success-fee or mandate basis with employer clients, while services are provided free of charge to job seekers. It emphasizes personal, discreet consultation rather than headhunting.

Product overview

Foodjob is a specialized executive recruitment and placement agency for Switzerland's food industry, operating since over ten years. The company operates as a single unified service offering (foodjob.ch) that connects high-level candidates with positions in food manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade, and related sectors. Services are provided on a success-fee or mandate basis, with all services free for job seekers. The core offering includes personalized placement services and a Jobmail newsletter subscription for job alerts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Foodjob.ch Executive Placement Services Specialized executive recruitment and placement service connecting top candidates with leading management and Kaderstellen positions in the Swiss food industry, retail (large-scale and specialty), wholesale, and related sectors. Includes personalized candidate consultation, interview coordination, and discreet matching of candidates to employer mandates on a success-fee or mandate basis.
• Jobmail Newsletter Service Email-based job alert service for job seekers to receive notifications about new executive and management positions matching selected categories (Business/Operations/Production Management, Production/Processing, Sales/Marketing/Field Sales, Quality Assurance/R&D, Purchasing, Administration/HR) in the food industry.

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Schweizer Fleisch-Fachverband SFFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwiss Meat Industry Association partnership. Foodjob AG partners with SFF for mutual benefit in the meat industry recruitment space, leveraging the association's industry credibility and network.
• Metzgereipersonal-Verband der Schweiz (MPV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the Swiss Butchery Personnel Association to serve the butchery trade recruitment market.
• Verein Freunde der MetzgerschaftminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation of friends of the butchery trade, partner for community/network referrals in the butchery sector.
• ostjob.chminorGTM or Marketing PartnerJob board partnership for additional reach in the Eastern Switzerland job market.
• ComparisminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with Comparis, a major Swiss consumer information platform, for cross-promotion and visibility.
• Swiss Meat PeopleminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with Swiss Meat People for industry-specific recruitment marketing.
• LIEBLER INSTITUT GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman institute partnership shown on the Foodjob AG homepage, suggesting cross-border collaboration for professional development or training services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search firm with a Consumer Products practice recruiting senior leaders for food, beverage, and retail companies. Comparable in the executive placement segment for food industry clients, though at the retained-search end of the market.
• MorePeople: UK-based specialist recruitment firm dedicated exclusively to the food, agriculture, and horticulture industries. Closely comparable as a small, vertically specialized recruiter in the food sector, though operating in the UK rather than Switzerland.
• Michael Page: Global professional recruitment firm with a dedicated Consumer Goods and FMCG/food industry practice placing mid-to-senior professionals. Directly comparable as a fee-based recruiter serving food industry employers and candidates, though operating across multiple verticals and geographies.
• Robert Walters: Global professional recruitment firm with offices in Switzerland and a dedicated Consumer Goods and food industry practice placing mid-to-senior professionals. Comparable as a fee-based recruiter serving food industry employers and candidates in Switzerland.
• Korn Ferry: Global executive search and organizational consulting firm with a Consumer Goods practice placing senior leaders for food and beverage companies. Comparable in the executive placement segment for food industry clients, though operating at retained-search scale and breadth.
• Hays: International recruiting firm with a dedicated Life Sciences and Food/Drink vertical covering supply chain, manufacturing, and commercial roles. Comparable in serving food industry clients with sector-specialized consultants, though at much larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• Randstad: Global staffing and HR services firm with significant Swiss operations. Comparable as a recruitment competitor with food and logistics vertical coverage, though operating across all sectors at vastly greater scale.
• Adecco: Swiss-founded global staffing and workforce solutions leader. Comparable as a recruitment firm operating in the same Swiss market, though Adecco works across all sectors and geographies at vastly larger scale rather than specializing in food executive placement.
• ManpowerGroup: Global workforce solutions company with a strong presence in Switzerland. Comparable as a recruitment competitor serving the same Swiss labor market including food and logistics roles, though operating at the staffing end of the market rather than executive placement.

Regional players

• Careerplus: Swiss recruitment and staffing firm serving multiple industries domestically. Comparable as a Switzerland-based recruiter competing for the same Swiss talent pool, though broader in vertical focus than Foodjob's food-only specialization.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/foodjob.ch?fref=ts
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/foodjob-ch

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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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