All Career advice articles – Page 15
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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’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Megan Stretton, commercial leadership graduate trainee, Pilgrim’s UK
‘Interviews are a two-way process – not only is the company looking to see if you will fit in well, but you can also decide if the company meets your needs’
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Comment & OpinionThe challenges and rewards of remote working as a startup
There have been many changes since I founded Caleño, a range of tropical non-alcoholic spirits created to bring a Latina fiesta vibe, in 2019
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: Biscuiteers’ Harriet Hastings on floods, swimming and Blondie
’I run a hand-iced biscuit gifting company. A more personalised and stylish alternative to flowers and chocolates’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Rosa Hernández, NPD manager, Bold Bean
‘As soon as I heard that there was a degree which combined food and science, I knew this was going to lead me to my dream job’
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: Sam’s Larder’s Sam Harrison on saunas, pinot noir and Come On Eileen
‘I think people think owning restaurants and food stores is very glamorous – in truth it’s often very far from that’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Lucy Wilkins, commercial executive, Ginsters
A graduate scheme led Lucy to the career in food she always dreamt of
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: Jump Ship Brewing’s Sonja Mitchell on tearooms, sailing and Meryl Streep
’I saw Oasis playing at a small gig in Bouremouth and fell in love with the mosh pit, and Liam Gallagher’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Dulcie Howman, marketing assistant, Zertus
Dulcie is kicking off her marketing career by working with Nomo, a free-from chocolate brand
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Comment & OpinionDo you push or pull? A lesson in sales from the Wolf of Wall Street
What would you do if Jordan Belfort asked you to sell him a pen?
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: Weyfish’s Sean Cooper on sea bass, Abba and community
‘Consumer choice is the most powerful weapon in fighting climate change and bringing meaningful change to supply chains’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Phoebe Williams, research scientist, Xampla
‘It’s really rewarding to understand why some products are so difficult to put on the market and to develop solutions to overcome those barriers’
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Comment & OpinionSweet relief: it’s time to accept the truth about sweeteners
Even as the evidence against sweeteners mounts, the $2bn industry behind them shows no sign of slowing
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: Olly’s Snacks’ Olly Hiscocks on Ronan Keating, penguins and The Office
‘I’m set on climbing Everest at some point. First frozen olives to reach the summit’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Grace Thompson, assistant brand manager, Squeaky Bean
Grace’s role sees her as ’guardian of the brand’ for plant-based challenger Squeaky Bean
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Comment & OpinionWhy sustainability-led brands should still put flavour first
For sustainable brands to win and gain market share, they must communicate and address the consumer’s primary need, not just their mission