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Staffing benchmark · HR

Employees per compensation & benefits staff member

Across 7 named companies in 2 industries, the median is 955.6 employees per staff member, from 414.8 at Ingredion to 2,000.0 at US Foods.

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named companies with a value
955.6
median, employees per staff member
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Food & CPG, Foodservice distribution

Definition

The question. How many employees per compensation & benefits staff member?
How it is computed. Employees ÷ compensation & benefits headcount.

Counts people whose title places them in the function: an exact count for the org and a floor for the process, since someone in another function may perform part of it.

Also called: diversity & inclusion, employee & labor relations, human resource information system, human resources, human resources executive, learning & development.

Food & CPG companies

Across 4 food & CPG companies, the median is 634.7 employees per staff member, from 414.8 at Ingredion to 1,433.3 at International Flavors & Fragrances.

Measured: named-profile census of every person in the function, grossed up for coverage, as of June 2026. The food & CPG benchmark.

CompanyTickerCompensation & benefits headcountEmployeesRevenue, $BEmployees per staff memberProvenance
IngredionINGRpaid11,2007.22paidmeasured
International Flavors & FragrancesIFFpaid21,50010.89paidmeasured
McCormick & CompanyMKCpaid14,1006.84paidmeasured
The Kraft Heinz CompanyKHCpaid35,00024.94paidmeasured

Company values and headcounts are in the $150 cut.

Foodservice distribution distributors

Across 3 foodservice distribution distributors, the median is 1,225.8 employees per staff member, from 955.6 at Performance Food Group to 2,000.0 at US Foods.

Measured: named-profile census of every person in the function, grossed up for coverage, as of May 2026. The foodservice distribution benchmark.

CompanyTickerCompensation & benefits headcountEmployeesRevenue, $BEmployees per staff memberProvenance
Chefs' WarehouseCHEFpaid5,1564.15paidmeasured
Performance Food GroupPFGCpaid43,00063.30paidmeasured
SyscoSYYpaid76,00081.40paidmeasured
US FoodsUSFDpaid30,00039.42paidmeasured

Company values and headcounts are in the $150 cut.

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