Services

Contract recruiting, executive search, and specialized talent acquisition for companies hiring people who are hard to find.

From embedded contract recruiters to retained executive search — choose the level of partnership that fits the role, the team, and the hiring moment.

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Contract Recruiting

Embedded contract recruiters for companies that need senior recruiting horsepower without adding permanent headcount. We work inside your team by the hour, month, or project — sourcing, screening, and managing candidates for multiple roles at once, across commercial, technical, operations, and corporate functions.

  • Embedded contract recruiters across functions and industries
  • Project-based and month-to-month engagements
  • Fractional talent acquisition for growth-stage and mid-market companies
  • Scale up or down based on open requisition volume
  • Same-day kickoff with a senior recruiter, not a junior coordinator
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Executive Search

Executive search for companies where leadership hires shape the next phase of the business. We build targeted candidate pools for VP, C-suite, and board-level roles where commercial judgment, technical credibility, and leadership depth are non-negotiable — with particularly deep networks across innovation-driven industries.

  • C-suite, VP, and director-level search
  • Confidential and retained executive recruiting
  • Board and advisory placements
  • Deep leadership networks built over years, not bought from a database
  • Candidate qualification built around P&L, technical, and commercial leadership
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Retained Search

Retained search for companies with confidential or highly specialized senior hiring needs. Reserved for roles where the market is thin, the stakes are high, and a full-time, dedicated search process is required to land the right candidate.

  • Exclusive, dedicated search for one role at a time
  • Confidential leadership and succession planning searches
  • Multi-hire team build-outs for new facilities or expansion
  • Full candidate mapping, outreach, and negotiation support
  • Structured process with defined milestones and reporting
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Technical Recruiting

Technical recruiting for scientific, R&D, regulatory, quality, engineering, operations, and commercial technical roles. We take the time to understand what a role actually requires — the specific science, systems, and standards behind the job title — and then go find the people who have done it.

  • Scientists, engineers, and applied R&D specialists
  • R&D, product development, and innovation leadership
  • Regulatory, quality assurance, and compliance roles
  • Manufacturing, process, and plant engineering hires
  • Emerging-technology and deep-science talent
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Talent Market Mapping

Talent market mapping and competitor intelligence for companies deciding where and how to hire. We map candidate availability, compensation benchmarks, location strategy, and competitor talent pools so you can make informed hiring decisions before launching a search.

  • Competitor and peer-company talent mapping
  • Compensation benchmarking by function, level, and geography
  • Location strategy and remote-hiring feasibility
  • Diversity and passive-candidate pool analysis
  • Market insights delivered as a decision-ready report
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Fractional Talent Acquisition Consulting

Fractional talent acquisition consulting for companies that need recruiting leadership, process design, or hiring strategy without adding a full-time VP of Talent or Head of People. Ideal for companies between 20 and 200 employees building or restructuring their recruiting function.

  • Part-time recruiting strategy and workforce planning
  • Interview process, scorecard, and evaluation design
  • Employer brand and candidate experience consulting
  • TA tech stack, ATS, and recruiting operations setup
  • Lead recruiting function while you search for a permanent hire

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Need specialized recruiting support?

Whether you need a contract recruiter for food and beverage, executive search for agriculture, or technical recruiting for food science and biotech — we can scope the right approach.

EatDrinkRecruit provides contract recruiter food and beverage, executive search agriculture, food science recruiter, AgTech recruiter, food manufacturing recruiter, fractional talent acquisition, contract talent acquisition consultant, retained search food and beverage, technical recruiter food science, and embedded recruiting for food, beverage, agriculture, sustainability, packaging, and biotech companies.

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