Long reads – Page 214
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Analysis & FeaturesKevin Brennan, CEO, Quorn (71)
Brennan took one step closer to his goal of making Quorn a $1bn brand in 2015
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Analysis & FeaturesGraham Peacock, CEO, MRH (76)
After founding MRH in 1997 Peacock will now join the ranks of the UK’s super rich
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Analysis & FeaturesMike Greene, CEO, My Local (80)
Greene, or the M-bomb as he is called by his senior team, bucked the prevailing trend in convenience
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Analysis & FeaturesMark Allen, CEO, Dairy Crest (86)
Allen finally offloaded Dairy Crest’s loss making liquid milk business to Müller in December
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Analysis & FeaturesEd Perry & Dale Penfold, founders, Cook (87)
It was a merry Christmas for Perry and Penfold in 2015 with record sales recorded at the frozen ready meals retailer
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Analysis & FeaturesEric Herd, UK CEO, Farmfoods (88)
The reclusive Herd released results in May showing a 38% leap in pre-tax profit (to £20.8m)
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Analysis & FeaturesAllan Leighton, chairman, The Co-operative Group (89)
Leighton’s return to the front line of retail brought enormous gravitas to the Co-op
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Analysis & FeaturesNick Candler, COO, Pret a Manger (90)
With health and provenance top of the consumer agenda, Pret is now perfectly placed to tempt more through their doors
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Analysis & FeaturesRowan Gormley, CEO, Majestic Wine (91)
It’s been a bumpy ride for Gormley since Majestic paid £70m for Naked Wines last April
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Analysis & FeaturesJulian Metcalfe, food entrepreneur (96)
The Richard Branson of food, Metcalfe has huge successes to his name in Pret a Manger, Itsu and Metcalfe’s Skinny
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Analysis & FeaturesPeter Aldis, CEO, Holland & Barrett (95)
Aldis has manoeuvred the health food retailer from a gloomy chain by leaping on health crazes and must-have ranges
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Analysis & FeaturesLaurence Olins, chairman, Poupart (97)
MD of Poupart since 1998, Olins has been growing fresh produce since the summer of 1969
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Analysis & FeaturesDarren Topp, CEO, BHS (98)
Before Sir Philip Green sold BHS he started trialling little c-stores
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Analysis & FeaturesConviviality set to profit as Matthew Clark beds in quicker than expected
The Bargain Booze owner expects profits in the next two years to be higher than expected
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Analysis & FeaturesTacon category probe captaincy to stir up new hornet's nest
As adjudicator closes file on Tesco she opens another into practices that are “rife” in industry
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco chief product officer Jason Tarry on his Tacon to-do list
But there is more to do, admits chief product officer Jason Tarry
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Analysis & FeaturesThe trouble with tuna
With brands rowing back from earlier commitments, tuna is a contentious issue. Is there a sustainable solution?
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Analysis & FeaturesAcid Test: Pow Sparkling Energy Water - Cranberry & Apple
Pow (short for powerful) was brought to market to offer an energy drink that was both low in sugar and milder in caffeine
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Analysis & FeaturesDiageo sales and profits sink as currency volatility bites
Currency volatility gave Diageo a headache in the first half as operating profits sank £156m to £1.7bn
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InterviewsSally Barker, SCA MD, on loo rolls, awkwardness and men
SCA MD Sally Barker insists awkwardness is a “cliché”