[Details Page] Service Introduction Page for Employing Companies Skilldish Inc. (Headquarters: Itabashi-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Hyakutake Igata), which operates the "Food Industry-Specific Foreign Talent Introduction Service," has significantly enhanced its system for introducing "immediately usable foreign talent" who have completed three years of technical training and can transition to the Specified Skilled Worker status* in the same field, in order to address the severe labor shortages faced by food companies. This has established a system that allows companies in the four sectors of food and beverage manufacturing, food service, agriculture, and fisheries to hire immediately usable talent, with the aim of resolving hiring mismatches and improving retention rates. *Specified Skilled Worker is a status of residence aimed at accepting foreign nationals with a certain level of expertise and skills in industrial fields where it is difficult to secure domestic workers. Like Japanese nationals, they can engage in a wide range of duties, including simple labor on-site, on a full-time basis. ◆ Background: Hiring Needs for "Immediately Usable Foreign Talent" in Food Companies Due to chronic labor shortages, the following issues have become prominent in recent years in food companies (food manufacturing, food service, agriculture, and fisheries): ・Instability in securing personnel due to busy periods and seasonal fluctuations ・Difficulty in securing staff for specific shifts, such as night shifts and early morning shifts ・Decreased productivity due to stagnation in skill transfer ・Difficulty in hiring young people who can be expected to remain with the company long-term ・Increased hiring costs due to a rise in early employee turnover For example, in food manufacturing plants, while large-scale staffing is required on production lines, it is difficult to secure domestic workers, leading to a rapidly growing need for immediately usable foreign talent. In agricul