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Why Top Food Manufacturers Are Rethinking Employee Development—and Seeing Massive Returns
Turnover. Unplanned Downtime. Compliance gaps. Waste. You know they’re costly. But do you know how costly?
Alex Ball
Apr 24, 2025
For years, food manufacturers have been expected to “make it work” with limited tools—just enough training to meet compliance requirements, but not enough to truly support employee growth or operational performance. The result? Programs that check the box, but don’t move the needle.
The hidden cost isn’t just noncompliance. It’s inconsistent, unstructured training that leaves employees to figure things out on their own—leading to slow ramp-up, costly mistakes, and missed production targets. These all lead to employees leaving, and restarting the vicious cycle.
The good news? A growing number of companies are flipping the script and seeing major payoffs.
Our latest report, The Hidden Costs of Inconsistent Employee Development in Food Manufacturing, lays out the business case for change. It’s built for HR, operations, and training leaders who know they need more than outdated safety modules and a limited LMS—and want the data to back up what they’ve known all along: better training means better performance.
What you’ll find inside:
- Benchmarked costs tied to turnover, downtime, onboarding, waste and more
- Results from food manufacturers like Wholestone Farms, PPC Flexible Packaging, and Lifeline Foods, who made targeted training investments and saw measurable improvements and ROI
- The framework you need to make the case for moving from compliance-based training to business-impact learning
- A real example of the hidden costs of turnover for a mid-sized plant compared to industry averages.
Let’s face it—many manufacturers have been stuck with training systems that were built to pass audits, not build people. They may have served a purpose at one point, but they haven’t evolved with the needs of modern production teams.
This report shows what’s possible when training is done right—and how quickly the ROI can add up.
If you’re ready to build a workforce that drives performance, not just compliance, start here.
Download the report and get the data you need to take your training strategy to the next level.