All Career advice articles – Page 13
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: Vet’s Kitchen’s Laura Shears on cars, rodents and Boy George
‘I miss the greeters in Asda and the sense of pride you used to get from the shop floor teams in Tesco. It’s rare to feel the ’buzz’ in any retailer these days’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Abby Catmull, product developer, Waitrose
‘I also love working for a company where I know we’re contributing to a happier world. I’m really proud that we are rated first for animal welfare and that our products support British farmers’
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: Vadasz Deli’s Nick Vadasz on pickles, pickles and pickles
’My motto in life? Eat more pickles. (I’m getting this on a t-shirt)’
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Comment & OpinionWake up. Brits alone aren’t going to fill the food labour shortage
The migrant labour narrative is worn out. It’s time for a realistic approach
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Zoë Watson, junior brand manager, Noble Foods
‘My love of food and cooking from a young age sparked my first career dream of owning my own bakery’
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: Étän Rum’s Kareen Odekunle on Beyoncé, lamb ribs and Cameroon
‘Étän Rum is the culmination of months of dedicated tasting, testing, debating, and collaboration by five strong-minded professional sisters’
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Comment & OpinionHow to handle tough negotiations with retailers
A successful negotiation isn’t necessarily a win for either side, says Gina Overton, director at Bridgethorne
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Becca Hoggett, trade marketing manager, Accolade Wines
‘This role caught my eye as I knew I always wanted to move into fmcg, and the fact it was in wine gave it the edge for me’
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: Coole Swan’s Mary Sadlier on rugby, stupidity and Dublin Bay
’An independently owned and family run brand standing its ground in a market dominated by titans’
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Comment & OpinionWant to maximise your time? Learn to be less helpful
It might sound selfish, but it’s a vital time management hack
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Micol Mottura, category & shopper intern, Peperami
‘I would encourage sending open applications to food and drink businesses that you find interesting, even if there are no current positions available’
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: Ecotone UK’s Gareth Cooke on sustainability, Culture Beat and the village pub
’Grocery needs a more authentic approach from retailers to supporting ethical and sustainable brands and products’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Hollie Watson, product development assistant manager, Domino’s Pizza
’I got offered my first food product development work experience through a lady I used to swim with! Work experience helps you get your foot in the door’
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Comment & OpinionIn trend-setting LA, purpose-led small brands are hot stuff
If LA continues to push the boundaries of a shopper’s experience and demands, the UK retailer landscape still has a way to go
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: The Salad Project’s James Dare on mirrors, Football Manager and Macklemore
’I don’t believe in interviewing as a process. I’d rather show them what I can do than tell them’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Daria Bashkatova, senior marketing innovation manager, This
’My family come from a real mixed bag of places including Russia, Kazakhstan and Israel, among others. While questions of faith, politics or geography were often at odds, food was always a common language’
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: Ellers Farm Distillery’s Jamie Baggott on Butlin’s, Black Sabbath and vodka
’I think grocery retail has become really sterile and uninspiring. Cleanliness, availability, display and customer service standards today wouldn’t have been acceptable in the 80s and 90s’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Eloise Bristow, head of marketing, Moving Mountains
’Fmcg isn’t a glamorous industry. One day I could be flipping burgers at a festival, the next staring at spreadsheets’
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Comment & OpinionDo you understand your ‘shopper’? Let’s take a closer look
Let’s take a closer look at ‘the shopper’ and then score your understanding once more
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: CleanCo’s Connie Doak on jockeys, Bali and being red in the face
’There’s still a lot of barriers in the way in terms of how we activate in store. I think we should rip up all the rules and just start from scratch’