Long reads – Page 211
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Analysis & FeaturesIan Ellington, UK GM, PepsiCo UK (36)
With Walkers and Tropicana under Ellington’s leadership, the UK general manager has faced a health lobby backlash
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Analysis & FeaturesDan Sayre, president, EU, Coca-Cola (51)
Sayre returned from the Far East as rising star James Quinny moved up the ranks
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Analysis & FeaturesAdam Couch, CEO, Cranswick (57)
Couch has kept his cool amid challenging conditions in the UK compounded by a WHO report linking cancer to processed meats
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Analysis & FeaturesGavin Darby, CEO, Premier Foods (72)
Premier’s brands have been almost as unfashionable as the shares
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Analysis & FeaturesDavid Milner, CEO, Tyrrells (81)
Since Milner brokered a £100m deal with Bahrain’s Investcorp in 2014, Tyrrells has reported double-digit growth
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Analysis & FeaturesJames Watt & Martin Dickie, founders, BrewDog (82)
BrewDog, the fastest-growing company in The Grocer Fast 50 for two years straight, has shaken up the brewing business
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Analysis & FeaturesMary Barnard, CEO of Northern Europe, Mondelez (83)
The coffee side is doing great but confectionery sales are sluggish in the UK and across Northern Europe
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Analysis & FeaturesAre vegetables the next food to face a public health backlash?
Specialist diets mean the likes of tomatoes, onions, cauliflower and broccoli are at risk of being portrayed as less than healthy
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Analysis & FeaturesDeflation hits all-time high as price war is reignited
As Morrisons opens up a new price battle, prices have fallen by the largest year-on-year proportion on record
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Analysis & FeaturesChris North, UK MD, Amazon (1)
He doesn’t run any supermarkets and his market share in groceries is minuscule. But Chris North gives grocery the shivers
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Analysis & FeaturesMatthew Barnes, UK CEO, Aldi (2)
Having masterminded Aldi UK’s reinvention and rapid growth, Barnes is nearing the end of his first year as CEO
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Analysis & FeaturesPaul Polman, CEO, Unilever (3)
Polman reported a 4.1% growth in sales at the global brand owner last year with core operating profits up 12%
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Analysis & FeaturesRonny Gottschlich, UK MD, Lidl (4)
Another move up the list for Gottschlich, who continues to evolve Lidl for the better
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Analysis & FeaturesDave Lewis, Tesco CEO (5)
After an auspicious start to the year, 2015 was a hugely challenging one for Tesco and its CEO
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Analysis & FeaturesMike Coupe, Sainsbury's CEO (6)
The true success of Coupe’s ‘successful’ £1.3bn offer for HRG will only be known in the mid term
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Analysis & FeaturesAlan Clark, CEO, SAB Miller (7)
SAB Miller’s South African-born boss showed nerves of steel in negotiating the £71bn sale of his company to AB InBev
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Analysis & FeaturesGeorge Weston, ABF CEO (8)
Sugar has been the biggest blight on ABF’s fortunes in recent years, but the malaise has spread
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Analysis & FeaturesRichard Cousins, CEO, Compass (11)
Cousins continues to push Compass Group hard, building on its impressive global reputation
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Analysis & FeaturesDavid Potts, CEO, Morrisons (12)
Appointed on 25 February last year, Potts didn’t waste much time flexing his muscles
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Analysis & FeaturesMatt Davies, UK CEO, Tesco (14)
His track record in pulling off a £100m rescue of Halfords will surely stand him in good stead