Top FMCG employers in Ireland
Kerry leads Irish FMCG with a Visibility score of 89.7 out of 100, 5.1 points ahead of Unilever. Diageo is third. The list covers the 40 FMCG employers AI recommends to job seekers in Ireland.
- 189.7
Kerry
#1 in Irish FMCG#1 for leadership#1 for Manufacturing#1 for Research & DevelopmentEvery AI recommends it for leadership, innovation and purpose, among others. No other Irish FMCG employer is named for leadership by every AI. The FMCG employer AI recommends most in Ireland.
- 284.6
Unilever
Top 3#1 for Marketing & Brand#1 for SalesGlobal starEvery AI recommends it for innovation, purpose and inclusion, among others.
- 382.1
Diageo
Top 3#1 for Supply ChainEvery AIEvery AI recommends it for the hiring process, inclusion and pay, among others.
- 464.1
Nestlé
Global starEvery AIEvery AI recommends it for pay, job security and career growth.
- 543.6
Procter & Gamble
Every AIAI recommends it most for inclusion, onboarding and pay, among others.
- 635.9
AI recommends it most for culture and career growth. One AI does not mention it yet.
- 733.3
Coca-Cola HBC
Every AIAI recommends it most for work-life balance, career growth and interviews.
- 828.2
AI recommends it most for pay and job security. One AI does not mention it yet.
- 923.1
AI recommends it most for interviews and job security. One AI does not mention it yet.
- 1017.9
AI recommends it most for leadership, innovation and culture, among others. One AI does not mention it yet.
Everyone else
11 to 20Smurfit Kappa, Dunnes Stores, Lidl, Tesco and 17 moreShow
- 11Smurfit Kappa15.4
- 12Dunnes Stores12.8
- 12Lidl12.8
- 12Tesco12.8
- 15Coca-Cola10.3
- 15Danone10.3
- 17Johnson & Johnson7.7
- 17Pfizer7.7
- 17Reckitt7.7
- 20ABP Food Group5.1
- 20ALDI5.1
- 20Cadbury5.1
- 20General Mills5.1
- 20Greencore5.1
- 20Heineken5.1
- 20International Paper5.1
- 20L'Oréal5.1
- 20Musgrave Group5.1
- 20Pernod Ricard5.1
- 20Premier Foods5.1
- 20Ryanair5.1
32Abbott, GSK, Guinness, Heinz and 5 moreShow
- 32Abbott2.6
- 32GSK2.6
- 32Guinness2.6
- 32Heinz2.6
- 32Jacobs Douwe Egberts2.6
- 32Kraft Heinz2.6
- 32LSEG2.6
- 32Refinitiv2.6
- 32WestRock2.6
Best for what candidates ask about
The Irish FMCG employer AI recommends most when candidates ask about each topic.
By role
Who AI recommends to engineers is not who it recommends to salespeople. Each role has its own ranking.
- Top FMCG employers for Manufacturing in IrelandSee the ranking →
- Top FMCG employers for Marketing & Brand in IrelandSee the ranking →
- Top FMCG employers for Research & Development in IrelandSee the ranking →
- Top FMCG employers for Sales in IrelandSee the ranking →
- Top FMCG employers for Supply Chain in IrelandSee the ranking →
About this ranking
This is the first measurement of this ranking, so there is no earlier order to compare it with yet.
What separates the top five from the rest is onboarding and career growth: AI recommends the leaders for these far more often than the employers below them. The gap is smallest on leadership, where the rest of the list keeps closer to the leaders.
Across the 23 countries the index covers for FMCG, the leader here has the 16th highest score. Elsewhere the lead changes hands: in Canada, AI recommends Nestlé first.
More than half of the 40 employers score 5.1 or less, while a place in the top ten takes a score of 17.9. The leader's 89.7 shows how far ahead the most recommended employers sit.
Most lists of the best FMCG companies to work for come from employee surveys or awards. This one tracks what AI tells job seekers, because many candidates now ask AI where to work before they open a careers page.
FMCG rankings in other countries
- AustraliaTop pickUnilever
- BrazilTop pickNestlé
- CanadaTop pickNestlé
- ChinaTop pickUnilever
- DenmarkTop pickArla Foods
- FranceTop pickDanone
- GermanyTop pickHenkel
- IndiaTop pickHindustan Unilever
- ItalyTop pickFerrero
- JapanTop pickKao
- MexicoTop pickNestlé
- NetherlandsTop pickUnilever
- NorwayTop pickOrkla
- Saudi ArabiaTop pickNestlé
- SingaporeTop pickNestlé
- South KoreaTop pickAmorepacific
- SpainTop pickNestlé
- SwedenTop pickOrkla
- SwitzerlandTop pickNestlé
- United Arab EmiratesTop pickNestlé
- United KingdomTop pickUnilever
- United StatesTop pickPepsiCo
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Questions about this ranking
What are the top FMCG companies to work for in Ireland?
Going by who AI recommends most to Irish job seekers right now: Kerry, Unilever, Diageo, Nestlé and Procter & Gamble.
Which Irish FMCG employer does AI recommend for leadership?
Kerry. No other Irish FMCG employer is named by every AI when candidates ask about leadership.
Which Irish FMCG employers does AI recommend for innovation?
Kerry and Unilever are both named by every AI when candidates ask about innovation.
Which Irish FMCG employers does AI recommend for purpose?
Kerry and Unilever are both named by every AI when candidates ask about purpose.
How does the Employer Visibility Index work?
We ask AI assistants the questions job seekers ask about employers, by industry, country and role. We record which employers they recommend and turn that into a Visibility score out of 100.
How often are rankings updated?
Rankings refresh with each new round of AI answers. Each page shows the date its data was updated, and the arrows next to each score show how an employer has moved since the previous measurement.
Do I need to be a PerceptionX customer to appear in the index?
No. Any employer AI recommends often enough appears automatically. Customers get the full picture behind their Visibility score and well beyond it: how positively AI describes them (Sentiment), the themes it links them with, the sources it relies on, custom reports by country and role, and clear steps to improve how candidates see them.