Archive of all Interview articles – Page 13
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InterviewsHotel Chocolat boss on starting out, 'Slabgate' and making up with Waitrose
The Hotel Chocolat founder has built a ‘long-term’ brand – and he’s not letting the supermarkets get their hands on it
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InterviewsRupert Thomas: innovating with Waitrose's development kitchen
Waitrose’s brand new development kitchen is double the size of its predecessor, and the retailer has big NPD plans
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InterviewsMeet the man that transformed Lidl's booze and he’s only just 30
Barely 30 years old and already heading up international wine & spirits for Lidl with a catalogue of big wins behind him. How has TNT alumni Ben Hulme done it?
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InterviewsTej Lalvani: Vitabiotics, the US and life in the Dragons' Den
The TV ‘Dragon’ and Vitabiotics CEO has his sights set on the US
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InterviewsGiles Hurley big interview: relishing Aldi's disruptor status
New Aldi UK & Ireland CEO Giles Hurley has watched with “interest” and “fascination” as the tectonic plates of British grocery have shifted
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InterviewsBig interview: Ken Towle on taking Nisa into a new era
New Nisa CEO Ken Towle on how he intends to ‘work back from customers’ and integrate Nisa into Co-op
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InterviewsPaul Pomroy: forging ahead with a new McDonald's reputation
The UK CEO on his quest to educate naysayers and build the McDonald’s brand
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InterviewsJoanna Jensen: how Childs Farm went global on word of mouth
In the same year Childs Farm secured its first national retail listing, Facebook surpassed one billion users. Few brands could have ridden the rising crest of social media better.
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InterviewsAmelia Harvey on collaboration and The Collective
The self-styled ‘quasi-entrepreneur’ on building a £32m business from scratch
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InterviewsPaul Lindley on a capital idea to fight obesity
With London’s devolved powers, Lindley believes the capital is the best place to start our national battle against the bulge
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InterviewsBig Interview: Costa MD Jason Cotta on consciously uncoupling from Whitbread
When asked his thoughts on Costa’s split from Whitbread, MD Jason Cotta is as cool as an iced latte
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InterviewsNigel Railton big interview: playing the numbers game
Camelot’s new CEO insists he didn’t hesitate when offered the permanent role in November
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InterviewsCharlie Bigham big interview: the kitchen challenger
Charlie Bigham rejects many of the labels attached to his multimillion-pound brand..
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InterviewsCranswick's Adam Couch and Jim Brisby: the big interview
What do you do when you’re a self-confessed meat industry lifer and the sector you’ve grown up in is facing some of the most challenging disruption in decades?
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InterviewsJoshua Lincoln of Majestic Wine on turning the business around
Sales at the wine business are growing in a turbulent UK wine market, and customer footfall is on the rise too
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InterviewsBig interview: Leendert den Hollander on plastic, positivity and the big bang
Until its dramatic u-turn last year, Coca-Cola was demonised by campaign groups for its role in undermining solutions to plastic pollution
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InterviewsJimmy Doherty Unwrapped: how the TV farmer went from ‘four pigs to 40’
Making the leap from academic to first-time farmer to TV personality is not something Jimmy Doherty had planned
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InterviewsNo pain, no gain: Amazon UK boss Doug Gurr on connecting the supply chain
With his penchant for ironmans and other feats of endurance, Doug Gurr is a glutton for punishment. But it’s the consumer’s pain he’s most focused on
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InterviewsBrewDog CEO James Watt: “Sell out? I'd rather shoot myself”
BrewDog is no longer an upstart in beer, but it’s lost none of its bite
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InterviewsJonathan Miller of McColl's on doing deals, scale, Nisa and Palmer & Harvey
CEO Jonathan Miller is determined the acquisitive McColl’s will remain a force for consolidation in convenience