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NewsPoundland owner appoints restructuring experts as independent directors
Gordon Brothers has parachuted in Andrew Kirkpatrick, Stephen Welch and Dominic Young
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Comment & OpinionEvery extra cost makes affordable food harder to deliver
After 21 years at the BRC, Andrew Opie has one parting message for policymakers: every tax, charge and regulation added to the food chain comes at a cost to affordability and jobs.
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Joelle Barwick, product manager, Grenade
‘Being able to play a part in shaping a brand I genuinely believe in makes the role even more rewarding’
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NewsM&S and John Lewis bosses set out budget demands for Chancellor
M&S chief Stuart Machin said he had written to John Healey directly ‘to set out what needs to change’
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NewsM&S kicks off hunt for 11,000 Christmas workers
Recruits will receive M&S’s entry-level national pay rate of £13.41 an hour, the third-highest offered by a major UK grocer after Aldi and Lidl
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Emily Elcock, social media manager, Tiptree
‘You don’t have to take the traditional route if it doesn’t feel right for you. Real-life experience, energy and enthusiasm can go a long way’
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NewsPowerful food companies ‘profiting from keeping labour cheap’, study finds
A new report by thinktank IPES-Food claims labour exploitation in the global food sector is ‘worsening’
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NewsBoots launches hunt for 6,000 Christmas recruits
The health & beauty retailer is promising opportunities for people at all stages of their careers
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NewsFairtrade sales soar, but foundation warns of growing pay challenges
Volume sales of Fairtrade tea climbed by 35% from 2024 to 2025, according to the foundation’s annual report, while coffee rose by 7%
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NewsSainsbury’s targets 17.5k additional staff in Christmas recruitment drive
The seasonal staff will fulfil demand for roles across Sainsbury’s stores and warehouses, as well as Argos stores and its online fulfilment operations
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Tesco to offer paid ‘Safe Leave’ for victims of domestic abuse
Tesco has become the first UK supermarket to guarantee paid leave for colleagues who are victims of domestic abuse.
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NewsAF Blakemore CEO Carol Welch steps down
She joined in 2023, succeeding Jerry Marwood, having previously been Odeon MD for UK & Ireland and Europe commercial officer for six years
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NewsGreggs shares soar on upgraded profit guidance and cost-cutting
Greggs’ share price has hit its highest point in more than a year, after the high street stalwart upgraded its profit guidance and unveiled major cuts to its manufacturing base
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NewsCo-op appoints new managing director of retail
The new hire will be focused on accelerating Co-op’s food retail growth, strengthening the customer proposition, and supporting innovation across stores and digital channels
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NewsGreggs to cut more than 700 jobs in manufacturing rethink
Greggs said the cuts, ‘while difficult, were necessary’ to keep a lid on manufacturing costs
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NewsMorrisons appoints first chief artificial intelligence officer
The newly created role will establish a central data science and AI function for the supermarket
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NewsHovis Avonmouth strike suspended as workers vote on new pay offer
Around 60 delivery drivers at Hovis’ Bristol site were due to walk out today
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NewsDiageo reveals new CFO to replace Nik Jhangiani in 2027
Joanne Wilson, currently CFO at WPP, will take up the role from “some time in 2027”
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NewsFears mounting over climate impact on food supplies, reports Fairtrade Foundation
Some 84% of UK consumers were concerned about the impact of climate change on food supplies, Fairtrade said