All My Alternative CV articles – Page 3
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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 Alternative CV: Étän Rum’s Kareen Odekunle on Beyoncé, lamb ribs and Cameroon
‘Étän Rum is the culmination of months of dedicated tasting, testing, debating, and collaboration by five strong-minded professional sisters’
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My Alternative CV: Coole Swan’s Mary Sadlier on rugby, stupidity and Dublin Bay
’An independently owned and family run brand standing its ground in a market dominated by titans’
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My Alternative CV: Ecotone UK’s Gareth Cooke on sustainability, Culture Beat and the village pub
’Grocery needs a more authentic approach from retailers to supporting ethical and sustainable brands and products’
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My Alternative CV: The Salad Project’s James Dare on mirrors, Football Manager and Macklemore
’I don’t believe in interviewing as a process. I’d rather show them what I can do than tell them’
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My Alternative CV: Ellers Farm Distillery’s Jamie Baggott on Butlins, Black Sabbath and vodka
’I think grocery retail has become really sterile and uninspiring. Cleanliness, availability, display and customer service standards today wouldn’t have been acceptable in the 80s and 90s’
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My Alternative CV: CleanCo’s Connie Doak on jockeys, Bali and being red in the face
’There’s still a lot of barriers in the way in terms of how we activate in store. I think we should rip up all the rules and just start from scratch’
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My Alternative CV: Biscuiteers’ Harriet Hastings on floods, swimming and Blondie
’I run a hand-iced biscuit gifting company. A more personalised and stylish alternative to flowers and chocolates’
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My Alternative CV: Sam’s Larder’s Sam Harrison on saunas, pinot noir and Come On Eileen
‘I think people think owning restaurants and food stores is very glamorous – in truth it’s often very far from that’
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My Alternative CV: Jump Ship Brewing’s Sonja Mitchell on tearooms, sailing and Meryl Streep
’I saw Oasis playing at a small gig in Bouremouth and fell in love with the mosh pit, and Liam Gallagher’
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My Alternative CV: Weyfish’s Sean Cooper on sea bass, Abba and community
‘Consumer choice is the most powerful weapon in fighting climate change and bringing meaningful change to supply chains’
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My Alternative CV: Olly’s Snacks’ Olly Hiscocks on Ronan Keating, penguins and The Office
‘I’m set on climbing Everest at some point. First frozen olives to reach the summit’
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My Alternative CV: Double Dutch’s Joyce de Haas on dim sum, Britney and twin life
’I believe every day should be celebrated, and the party is where you make it’
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My Alternative CV: The Lambing Shed’s Justine Fulton on Shrek, fake meat and Busted
’I started working in a chippy when I was 15. Free chips at the end of every shift was great but the greasy hair, not so much’
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My Alternative CV: DryDrinker.com’s Stuart Elkington on strawberries, Steve Coogan and malt loaf
‘We’ve had some amazing customer letters over the years, thanking us for helping them moderate their drinking. That kind of stuff always gets me’
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My Alternative CV: Empire Bespoke Foods’ Matthew Moyes on pickles, Beirut and Come On Eileen
’My worst job interview? It was on par with Spud Murphy (Trainspotting fans will know what I mean)’
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My Alternative CV: Froneri UK’s Brunhilde van Antwerp on rum and raisin, Harry Potter and scams
‘When I was 12 I bought a Hanson CD for my birthday. I couldn’t resist the blonde locks of the Hanson brothers’
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My Alternative CV: Little’s Coffee’s Will Little on Björk, embarrassment and tiki bars
’Which celebrity would I like to work with? George Clooney and Jack Black. Just to annoy Nespresso’
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My Alternative CV: Phizz’s Dan Cray on adventures, kangaroos and Slim Shady
‘When someone on LinkedIn messages me that they love Phizz or that their friend swears by it, it feels incredibly real and tangible’
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My Alternative CV: Shicken’s Satvinder Bains on family, samosas and the Yellow Pages
‘I grew up watching all the John Wayne films with my Bibi-Gi (grandma) who barely understood English but she still loved them’