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My food & drink job: Lici Sawyer, junior brand manager, Bol Foods
Lici explains how a degree in Spanish taught her the communication skills to land a marketing role at Bol Foods
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My food & drink job: Chloe Graves, marketing co-ordinator, Glebe Farm
’I was relentlessly passionate in the interview – I don’t think I gave my interviewer time to breathe!’
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Surreal’s Jac Chetland on lawnmowers, dogs and Ryan Reynolds
’Ryan Reynolds, if you’re reading this, Surreal needs you’
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My food & drink job: Liam Byrd, NPD assistant, Higgidy
‘Higgidy was on the other side of the river from where I grew up, and I could smell the delicious food being cooked when I walked my dog’ says NPD assistant Liam for British Pie Week 2024
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Mars Wrigley’s Matt Boulter on Tupac, nosebleeds and legacy
‘Finding a company that mirrors your personal values where you can be yourself is important. I feel very lucky I found Mars!’
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My food & drink job: Maiya Patel, brand manager, Müller
‘If you enjoy a fast-paced, innovative and collaborative environment then the world of food and drink could be for you’
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My Alternative CV: Borough Market CEO Jane Swift on food poverty, Grease and Jamie Oliver
‘The one thing I would change in grocery is access to good basic produce for everyone’
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My food & drink job: Cara Thomas, e-commerce executive, Lindt
‘Be passionate about you do and don’t be deterred by a lack of formal qualifications. Look out for opportunities to gain experience’
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My Alternative CV: Moth’s Rob Wallis on tinnies, admin and S Club 7
Moth founder Rob went from hand labelling tinnies to being stocked in Waitrose, Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons
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My food & drink job: Ameesha Nobre, brand manager, Asahi
‘Being at a beverage company in a fun industry like alcohol means you are never bored and always busy’
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My Alternative CV: Cavan Bakery’s Jeff Greenall on coffee, family time and Mel Schilling
‘People always assume that because I run a bakery business I can bake, when I really can’t!’
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My food & drink job: Phoebe Stonier, brand & marketing associate, GrowUp Farms
Phoebe talks about her role in the ‘future of food’ at vertical farming business GrowUp Farms
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My Alternative CV: FareShare’s Alyson Walsh on Springsteen, Schwarzenegger and Tucci
Food surplus redistribution charity Fareshare’s commercial director Alyson talks about her role
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My food & drink job: Natalie Phillips, PR & social media, M&S
’I moonlight as one of M&S’s most iconic characters – Percy Pig’
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My Alternative CV: Honestly Tasty’s Michael Moore on cheese, pirates and carbon emissions
’If I could change one thing in grocery, I would make carbon emissions labelling mandatory’
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My food & drink job: Stuart Cant, meat hygiene inspector, Food Standards Scotland
Meat hygiene inspector Stuart mythbusts abattoir work and advises new starters to go for roles with training opportunities
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My Alternative CV: Lucky Saint’s Sarah Walley on beer, data and Ginger Spice
Lucky Saint’s Sarah Walley wants ’more affordable access to the wealth of shopper data retailers hold, to help smaller brands inform their retailer strategies’
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My food & drink job: Alvagh Johnson, NPD manager, Pollen & Grace
’My signed copy of Nigella’s How to be a Domestic Goddess is still one of my most prized possessions’
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My Alternative CV: Müller’s Jonathan Piper on Wolves, Weimaraners and yoghurt
’There are so many inspiring people within Müller and our industry and I get real energy from their different backgrounds’
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My food & drink job: Joe Farrar, senior brand manager, Oggs
‘Every 50ml of our egg alternatives we sell removes the need for a chicken egg’ says plant-based brand manager Joe