Consumer Staples — headcount changes
Year-on-year headcount change for Consumer Staples companies that file detailed accounts. A structural signal from filed accounts — not a live jobs feed; figures lag the present by roughly 12–24 months.
Fastest-growing Consumer Staples teams · 2026
By year-on-year headcount growth — companies of 20+ staff
| # | Company | Headcount | Growth | Trend | Cost/head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | FRESH TRADING LIMITED Fruit juice and smoothie manufacturer | 63 187 | +197% | £97k | |
| 02 | A.& F.A. DUNDEE LIMITED | 172 508 | +195% | £31k | |
| 03 | PEARL FORECOURTS LTD | 62 169 | +173% | £10k | |
| 04 | MONDELEZ UK CONFECTIONERY PRODUCTION LIMITED | 534 1,281 | +140% | £81k | |
| 05 | CEREALTO UK LIMITED Breakfast cereal and biscuit manufacturer | 268 640 | +139% | £31k | |
| 06 | BLANK STREET UK LIMITED UK coffee shop chain operator | 207 487 | +135% | £26k | |
| 07 | PHARMACY2U LIMITED | 502 1,056 | +110% | £25k | |
| 08 | HARROWDEN TURF LIMITED | 44 92 | +109% | £44k | |
| 09 | CAKE BOX HOLDINGS PLC | 185 377 | +104% | £39k | |
| 10 | ROBERTSHAW'S FARM SHOP LIMITED | 125 218 | +74% | £22k | |
| 11 | BATES FARMS & DAIRY LIMITED Family-owned dairy processor and distributor | 118 204 | +73% | £28k | |
| 12 | PIE MINISTER KITCHENS LIMITED Premium pie manufacturer | 76 123 | +62% | £37k |
Sharpest Consumer Staples headcount cuts
By year-on-year headcount decline — talent likely coming onto the market
| # | Company | Headcount | Change | Trend | Cost/head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | JAMES FLEMING & COMPANY LIMITED | 150 34 | -77% | £38k | |
| 02 | SHARIEF GROUP LIMITED Pharmacy group operator | 844 193 | -77% | £111k | |
| 03 | M.B. GOODWIN (SKIPSEA) LIMITED Holiday park and farming operator | 68 23 | -66% | £85k | |
| 04 | CADBURY UK LIMITED | 1,143 407 | -64% | £7k | |
| 05 | JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS OPS GB LTD UK coffee manufacturing subsidiary | 369 184 | -50% | £66k | |
| 06 | TASKER PARTNERSHIP LIMITED Mixed farming business | 350 176 | -50% | £26k | |
| 07 | P B GELATINS U.K. LIMITED | 89 45 | -49% | £63k | |
| 08 | THE CHEDINGTON ESTATE LIMITED | 71 38 | -46% | £34k | |
| 09 | KERRY FOODS LIMITED Chilled food and ingredients manufacturer | 89 50 | -44% | £90k | |
| 10 | T2 TEA (UK) LIMITED Specialty tea brand UK subsidiary | 51 29 | -43% | £9k | |
| 11 | C J WILDBIRD FOODS LIMITED Wild bird food manufacturer | 76 44 | -42% | £35k | |
| 12 | WESSEX RETAIL LIMITED | 408 248 | -39% | £36k |
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Headcount drawn from each company's two most recent sets of filed accounts. Companies below 20 staff in either year are excluded, and growth above +300% is treated as a scale or scope artefact and dropped. Snapshot 2026-10-01.