All Profiles and QandAs articles – Page 4
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My Alternative CV: Ginsters’ Emma Stowers on cartwheels, Simon Cowell and home cooking
‘The most rewarding part of my job is helping people to grow as individuals and achieve their goals’
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My food & drink job: Aimi Wilder, supply lead, The Felix Project
‘We save as much food as possible that can then be redistributed to our thousands of community organisations and schools across London’
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My Alternative CV: Organix’s Nikki Barry on sustainability, glass doors and David Attenborough
’The first music single I bought was Kylie and Jason – ‘Especially For You’. I was their biggest fan!’
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My food & drink job: Oliver Gilding, exclusive brands manager, Iceland
‘Whatever the uncertainties about the years ahead, people will always want to eat and drink’
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My Alternative CV: ManiLife’s Stu Macdonald on bartending, babies and Braveheart
’I was a bartender, but I didn’t last very long – after about two hours I told the boss my real age… 15’
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My food & drink job: Laura Nelson, research manager, GrowPura
‘This work really feels like an opportunity to do something good for the planet and make a noticeable positive difference’
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My Alternative CV: iSqueeze’s Elias Ebert on oranges, cheetahs and Andy Murray
’We have lots of exciting things in the pipeline and it has been very rewarding to see the company grow’
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My food & drink job: Katherine Bermingham, senior NPD technologist, Florette
”I often hear people say ‘isn’t it just leaves in a bag?’ but there’s a whole lot more to a bag of Florette salad than that”
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My Alternative CV: The Oxford Artisan Distillery’s Charlie Echlin on whisky, hangovers and Tupac Shakur
‘The least rewarding part of my job? The occasional hangover – I have once or twice overdone it in the name of work’
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My food & drink job: Helena Busiakiewicz, food content creator, BBC Good Food
Helena talks the glamour of Nigella Lawson, recipe testing for content creation and the lessons learned through hard restaurant work
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My Alternative CV: Micah Carr-Hill of Cawston Press on wine, elephants and James Acaster
’Elephants are considered to have amongst the best smelling capabilities of the animal world… imagine the joy they get from a fine burgundy!’
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My food & drink job: Imogen Hibberd, social media manager, VFC
’As a vegan, I have always wanted my career to overlap with my morals and ethics, and ensure what I do with my career has a positive impact on our world’
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My Alternative CV: Swizzels’ Mark Walker on grass, golf and the sugar tax
‘We’ve never hidden the fact that our products should be enjoyed as a treat. Ultimately, consumers will vote with their feet and they’re still buying our products’
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My food & drink job: Martha Jensen, brand manager, Rude Health
‘Breakfast is my favourite meal so when I saw the role at Rude Health, I was hooked’
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My Alternative CV: Dorset Pastry’s Mario Barends on Wrexham FC, ice and private messages
‘Watching a pallet leave site to a new customer is a great feeling, knowing they put their trust in us’
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My food & drink job: Amy Armstrong, brand manager, Asahi
’As one of the brand managers on the Peroni team, my role is predominantly focused on projects related to recruiting a younger audience’
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My 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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My 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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My 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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My 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’