Food and beverage manufacturers need to invest in creative recruitment and retention strategies that will win over the hearts and minds of the next generation of skilled workers.

"There is real merit in getting people to understand that this isn’t yesterday’s manufacturing,” says Keith Barr, president and CEO of Leading2Lean, a Sparks, Nevada-based automation solutions supplier. “This is a very modern, sophisticated and challenging environment that you can find very fulfilling. We have the environment that’s going to challenge the next-generation workforce and the ability to satisfy the kinds of work requirements that they’re looking for.”

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