Hiring & Firing
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Innocent veteran James Davenport to depart as COO
Davenport had been “integral to the transformation of the business” over his more than 20-year employment, Innocent said
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Co-op hires Rachel Hargreaves from Lidl to bolster property team
At the Co-op she will take up the newly created role of director of property, development and estates
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Pret a Manger shakes up boardroom as it targets further international expansion
Sinclair Beecham’s return to the business comes alongside the appointment of a new global chairman
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Wholebake hires new CFO as turnaround makes progress
Snack bar supplier Wholebake has appointed a CFO and NPD & innovation manager as the business works on a turnaround
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Birds Eye makes two senior hires for UK & Ireland board
Birds Eye has appointed a new UK & Ireland finance director and a country manager for the UK to take responsibility for the Birds Eye, Aunt Bessie’s and Goodfella’s brands, which are all owned by parent group Nomad Foods
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John Lewis Partnership finance director Bérangère Michel to step down
Her departure is the first major change to the partnership’s executive team since Jason Tarry was announced as Sharon White’s successor
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Harvey Nichols appoints Julia Goddard as new CEO
Her appointment ends what has been a months long search following long-standing CEO Manju Malhotra’s shock decision to stand down in 2023
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AHDB appoints former Omsco boss Richard Hampton as new international trade head
Hampton will also play a key role in representing the sector in markets such as Australia and New Zealand
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Comment and Opinion
Tarry’s work at Tesco shows the power of supplier collaboration
Under Jason Tarry, supplier dialogue with Tesco buyers became more strategic – investment followed and honourable commitments replaced settlement wrangling, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Fiddes Payne to cut 20 jobs after losing Jamie Oliver contract
The Grocer understands that more than 20 roles are being lost out of a total workforce of about 50 staff
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Fearne & Rosie set for growth push with two senior hires
Fearne & Rosie has appointed its first-ever finance director and sales director to help the fast-growing challenger brand get its range of healthier jams into more supermarkets
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Comment and Opinion
Jason Tarry and the impossible job at John Lewis Partnership
Tarry will bring superb business acumen, huge experience of food and GM, as well as impeccable people skills
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Jason Tarry to succeed Sharon White as JLP chairman
Tarry’s appointment will see White’s term as chairman come to an early end
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Little Dish appoints Sophie Giddings as marketing director
Giddings has joined the business, effective immediately, from her previous role as marketing director for Lily’s Kitchen
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Up to 10 execs depart Pilgrim’s Europe in wake of £4.2bn restructure
The JBS-owned businesses are in the process of an integration under the Pilgrim’s Europe banner
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Little Moons hires Graze boss Joanna Allen as new CEO
Ice cream challenger Little Moons has appointed industry heavyweight Joanna Allen as its new CEO to fill the vacant position left by the surprise exit of Mike Hedges last month, The Grocer can reveal
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GrowUp Farms appoints former Ella’s Kitchen boss Will Howard as UK MD
Howard, who joined in February, will oversee a scaling up as the business grows to sell more than one million bags of salad a week
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Pilgrim’s Food Masters plans closure of London factory, with 260 jobs at risk
The manufacturer said it was continuing to ‘face industry challenges and lower than expected market volumes’
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YF appoints fmcg veteran Chris McLaughlin as non-exec
McLaughlin brings more than 20 years of industry experience to the role, including time with Kellogg’s, Tesco and St Pierre Groupe