Archive of all profile articles – Page 2
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Sophie Lister, senior territory manager, Just Eat
‘I am Leeds born and bred and being a local and working with locals is brilliant as I want to put Leeds on the map’
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ProfilesCrosta Mollica MD Jack Rutherford on HFSS, shoplifting and Robbie Williams
‘Whilst well-intentioned, I think we’re getting regulation like HFSS wrong’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Carys Barton, area lead, Warburtons
‘I think people hear ‘factory work’ and assume it is all manual labour and grunt work’
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ProfilesTrip CEO Olivia Ferdi on family, calm and the Oscars
‘Consumers are looking for more than just a drink; they’re looking for a mood’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Aneith Singh, e-commerce national account manager, Danone
‘Although the industry can appear transactional, the reality is quite the opposite’
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ProfilesHackney Gelato founder Enrico Pavoncelli on tomatoes, sun and Italian hip-hop
‘There are more good ideas than there are hours (or freezer space)’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Sam Ward, head of production, Northern Pasta Co
‘My mum and dad ask for bags of pasta to pass on to friends, proudly saying it’s made by me’
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ProfilesQuorn CFO Nick Cooper on Rio, CO2 and Taika Waititi
‘Food production accounts for a third of global greenhouse gas emissions and grocery has a critical role to play’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Charlotte Grantham, client partner, Deliveroo
‘Everything you do is about the customer, and there are so many things affecting the industry at the moment, so you have to be creative’
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ProfilesOato’s Lawrence Moore on ROI, Woolworths and lasagne
‘I love data and insight, but part of me thinks we have lost a little human instinct’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Jacob Barrett, senior brand manager, Hooch
‘There’s a real sense of culture in drinks brands, especially ones with heritage like Hooch and VK’
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ProfilesNectar360 MD Amir Rasekh on EDM, loyalty and ghormeh sabzi
‘I really value flexible working environments, and we are lucky to have this at my workplace’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Ruby Smith, senior marketing executive, Better Nature
‘I came into the office for lunch with the team, which was a really nice way to see what working at Better Nature would actually be like’
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ProfilesJust Eat’s Caroline Bates on loyalty, anchovies and S Club 7
‘One rogue anchovy on a pizza or in a salad and I’m finished. Everyone else can keep their fear of heights… mine comes in a tin’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Charlotte Hawksworth, brand manager, The Vegetarian Butcher
‘Being part of a small team has given me exposure to so many different areas of the industry’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Ashley Harris, assistant comms manager, Ben & Jerry’s
‘It’s my responsibility to ensure our messaging strikes a sweet balance of joy and justice’
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ProfilesFieldfare’s Susie Stewart on Vietnam, branding and 90s hip-hop
‘As we don’t use packaging, brand recognition means a lot, so when people call out Fieldfare, it feels like a big win’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Catherine Child, assistant product development manager, Pilgrim’s Europe
‘A placement year at uni helps you get an initial look into the world of food and decide which area you might enjoy’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Leah Smith, marketing manager, Sunny & Luna
‘When there are only two of you on the team it pays to be a jack of all trades’
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ProfilesNestlé’s Janette Jackson on The Wizard of Oz, United Biscuits and Liverpool FC
’When you’re walking down the aisles and you see how much packaging there is, you realise there’s more we can do collectively’