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Direct Recruiters has been recognized as the relationship-focused executive search firm that assists Foodservice Equipment organizations with recruiting, acquiring and retaining high-impact food industry employees for mission-critical positions. We provide executive search, recruitment & staffing services to fill foodservice equipment jobs. For employee recruiting assistance, placement assistance or to be considered for a food industry job or foodservice equipment job, contact our foodservice equipment recruiters. For employee recruiting assistance, placement assistance or to be considered for foodservice equipment jobs, please contact our food recruiter, Cherie Shepard at 440-996-0582 or cshepard@directrecruiters.com.


Finding Top Talent

Direct Recruiters utilizes our extensive network of food industry contacts along with our proprietary sourcing techniques to deliver key talent to the Foodservice Equipment & Supplies Industry. We specialize in executive search, recruiting, placement and consulting solutions for Foodservice Equipment Manufacturers, Suppliers and Distributors. As a food recruitment firm, DRI works with companies of all sizes to produce the best slate of executive level candidates including C-Suite, VP’s, Directors and Senior Managers.

The DRI team is comprised of foodservice equipment experts including Researchers, Senior Recruiters, and Practice Leaders who devote their efforts to the foodservice equipment industry. They have a thorough understanding of the current job market and what it takes to fill open positions. DRI's Foodservice Equipment team is dedicated to sourcing, identifying, acquiring, and retaining top performing professionals to elevate the success of our client organizations. In addition, DRI's foodservice equipment executive search specialists are experienced in working with Private Equity, Venture Capital, and Growth Equity firms to recruit their portfolio company leaders and teams.

Foodservice Equipment recruiters at DRI continually receive resumes from food industry specialists and submit the best resumes to hiring managers that contracted with DRI for recruiting services. Food industry recruiters at DRI review the experience of each candidate to ensure that it matches the job description and requirements of foodservice equipment companies that have engaged DRI on a contingency, retained search, consulting or contract staffing basis.

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Foodservice Equipment Roles We Place

On a daily basis, we are in contact with Foodservice Equipment managers and hiring authorities looking to hire the top industry professionals in the areas below:

Foodservice Equipment Recruiting Areas of Focus

DRI’s Foodservice Equipment & Supplies Clients cater to manufacturers and designers that supply the following markets:

  • Restaurants
  • Quick Service Restaurant
  • Prisons or Correctional Institutions
  • Stadium & Entertainment Venues
  • Hospitals & Healthcare
  • Grocers Deli/Bakery
  • Schools K-12
  • Colleges/Universities
  • Hotels/Motels
  • Convenient Stores
  • Bars & Taverns
  • Caterers
  • Contract Feeders
  • Military

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Clients we have recently worked with:

DRI acquires talent for clients manufacturing or distributing the following Foodservice Equipment:

Get in Touch with Our Team

To Fill a Position or Discuss a Recruiting Assignment, contact our Food Recruiter, Cherie Shepard at 440-996-0582/cshepard@directrecruiters.com.

Cherie Shepard | Managing Partner 440-996-0582 | cshepard@directrecruiters.com

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Owen Carryl | Head of Starfish Food | 972-265-5307 | ocarryl@kbic.com

Jim Stillwagon | Foodservice Equipment Recruiter | 440-971-1195 | jstillwagon@directrecruiters.com

Kanika Kalra | Foodservice Equipment Researcher | kkalra@directrecruiters.com

DRI Team Testimonials

Mark Klindera, President/CEO, UNOX

“The DRI team is the “best in class” recruiters in the Foodservice Equipment space. They take the time to listen and fully understand the requirements of the role their recruiting to fill. They also have taken the time to understand…

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Derek Pietz, VP of Automation, Ono Food Co.

“I’ve worked with the team at Direct Recruiters to build teams at three companies now and will continue to do so in the future. What I especially like is that they take the time to not only understand the technical…

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John Bergher, Executive Vice President Sales & Marketing, Artic Walk Ins

“Searching for the right professional to fill a critical role in your organization? Look no further than the DRI team! From the initial exploration to defining the finer details of the position; DRI is on point through the entire process.…

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Gregory Gavlak, Operations Leader – Grote Company

“We could not be happier with the way our most recent search turned out! The DRI team was extremely helpful in pulling out the critical aspects of our newly created role and presenting candidates that were truly what we were…

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