Hiring & Firing
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News
Innocent restructure sees UK boss follow COO out the door
Innocent said it was reshaping its leadership team to ’continue to grow profitably and responsibly’
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John Lewis Partnership sheds 3,800 jobs in bid to slash costs
The move has helped Waitrose’s parent company save £26m in staffing costs
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Analysis and Features
What’s next for BrewDog as CEO James Watt steps back?
Watt’s BrewDog has transformed British beer. But what awaits the brewer after his decision to quit as CEO?
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News
BrewDog’s James Watt steps down as CEO
Watt said he had decided to step down to ‘concentrate on his other projects and interests’
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Comment and Opinion
Challenger brands are raising the bar in recruitment
The waves of senior appointments in challenger brands shows the industry is maturing, says Thea Alexander, CEO of YF
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News
Mark Broomfield appointed as Planet Organic MD
Broomfield will return to the business on 13 May, as Planet Organic makes progress on its turnaround plan
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News
Hunter & Gather hires finance and sales directors ahead of retail growth push
Hunter & Gather has appointed two experienced fmcg players to its team as the brand’s first-ever sales and finance directors
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News
Bacardí looks internally for new UK and northern Europe leadership hires
The Bombay Sapphire owner has shaken up its leadership team in Europe
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News
Scandal-hit Batista brothers back at helm at JBS after board reinstatement
Brothers Joesley and Wesley Batista were re-elected to the JBS board of directors on 26 April
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News
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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News
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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News
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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News
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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News
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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News
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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News
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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News
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