Company offers $100,000 for vacant candy tester position

• In Mexico, revenue from the confectionery and candy industry amounted to $28 billion.

• Mars Wrigley Confectionery tops the global ranking of the world’s best-selling confectionery companies.

• The sugar factory has a turnover of more than 16 billion dollars.

Many people in the world dream of a job where they can eat and be paid a big salary. Well, this position exists and the Canadian company Fun House Candy hires its first candy tester manager.

In 2021, the total revenue of the confectionery market in Mexico was US$28 billion. Most of this figure was in sugar confectionery, with sales of over $16 billion.

Similarly, a study carried out by candyindustry, notes that worldwide the company Mars Wrigley Confectionery has positioned itself at the top of the global ranking of confectionery and confectionery companies by recording net sales valued at 20 billion US dollars in 2021. While Ferrero Group and Mondelez International, the latter known for brands like Orbit or M&M, were in second and third place respectively.

Candy taster job offer

canadian confectionery Fun House Candy He said he was hiring his first candy manager and offering a salary of $100,000 a year.

According to a post on LinkedIn, the company explains that the position would be “director of confectionery” and will be responsible for monthly testing. over 3,500 different types of candies, it’s up to you to decide if these candies are worthy of being marketed by Candy Funhouse.

Candy Funhouse states that it is the largest online candy store in Canada and is based in Toronto and sells products such as Laffy Taffy, Sour Patch Kids, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and Kit-Kats.

Similarly, the vacancy highlights that applicants must meet certain eligibility requirements, such as being over the age of five and residing in North America. But also the sweets manager must be enthusiastic, without food allergies and have golden taste buds.

The position may be remote or the candidate may work from the Toronto office or the Newark, New Jersey office.

As they also explain that contestants will undergo extensive palate training to test their sense of taste. And they will benefit from extensive dental care by the company.

“All you need is a passion for sweets, pop culture and a sweet tooth,” the post read.

Hiring: CANDY CHIEF! ? Are you passionate about CANDY, POP CULTURE and FUN? Get paid 6 figures for leading our Candyologists. The job is open to ages 5 and up, you can even apply on behalf of your child! #Dream job #hiring #careers #Candy pic.twitter.com/p9mmlPg5R6

— Candy Funhouse (@candyfunhouseca) July 19, 2022

Candidates can apply for the position on LinkedIn before the August 31, 2022 deadline, the company says.

The CEO of Fun House CandyJamal Hejazi said in a press release that candidates must have a “Underlying enthusiasm and eagerness” for sweets.

In that same order, the executive also said the company is looking for a “born leader” creative with an open mind and honest opinions.

“Here at Candy Funhouse, we care about FUN, and who better to establish our FUNhouse strategy than someone who is a real candy fanatic!” said the CEO.

“Whoever gets this job must be ready for the ride of their life and have chocolate running through their veins,” the CEO added in the same press release.

Confectionery Manager is not the only position currently available at the Canadian company, as there are vacancies for a “social media personality”, a “Shopify developer” and a “search engine optimization writer”.

The labor market is developing much more all over the world, where vacancies appear that seem strange, but that many people would like to fill. For example, with the arrival of the Qatar 2022 World Cup, many vacancies were opened up in the Arab country for Mexicans who wanted to work in the tourism sector.

In this sense, digitalization and social networks have also become a very simple tool to get the job of your dreams with just one click.

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