UK Drinks Industry: Regional sales market overview and hiring trends 2024/2025
Regional Sales/Territory Managers Since 2024 in regional roles there is a chronic undersupply of candidates. The talent pool at the junior level has seen a lot of new entrants from other areas (not necessarily alcohol). These new entrants are likely to stay in their roles for at least 2 years while they learn the role […]
Key Remuneration issues: part 2
Some thoughts for hiring managers: Bonus payments Other benefits Holiday days Hybrid Working Drinks Industry qualifications
Key Remuneration Issues: part 1
Salary Growth & Expectations 2024/2025 In contrast to 2022/2023 salary increases linked to cost of living/inflation since Q3 2024 we at Vinokelly are not seeing any signs of significant salary increases within an existing role: Considering a new role Base salary Base salary is not the only issue when considering a new role, however it […]
Transferable Skills? Or: Why am I finding it hard to break into the UK drinks sector?
At Vinokelly we get a regular flow of potential candidates who are keen to move into the wonderful world of drinks (alcohol) in the UK. This isn’t always straightforward despite these candidates having great experience, often within FMCG. Our clients mostly come to us with roles for which they want experienced candidates within the world […]
Q1 2025 – Hiring trends, UK drinks sector
Why did we start a Drinks Recruitment business?
Vinokelly was started in 2016 by wine industry sales and buying professional Gareth, and his wife Elizabeth, a highly experienced city focussed head-hunter. We did this for a few reasons: 1. We always wanted to set up and run a business together. Many would have run a mile from the prospect of doing this, but […]
