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Comment and OpinionThe UK’s food system is unprepared for catastrophe
Covid, Brexit and war have enlightened us to the reality of food distribution challenges, says Sue Newton, GB food & drink practice leader at WTW
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NewsTesco to recruit 30,000 Christmas staff amid supermarkets worker shortages
Tesco call is focused mainly on attracting staff to work in its supermarkets and large Extra stores, with early morning, day or evening shifts
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Comment and OpinionSharon White’s tenure proves the need for food retail experience
I am no admirer of supermarkets, but many of the people who run them are notably competent because they are steeped in the grocery trade, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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NewsSuperdrug kicks off search for 1,000 temporary Christmas workers
Superdrug said it would aim to move talented workers into permanent roles where possible
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NewsSeasonal worker scheme failures mean many migrant workers won’t return
In a ‘disturbing’ update, more scheme returnees are saying they are ‘never coming again’ because ‘it is the worst it’s ever been’
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NewsAldi kicks off festive worker hunt, offering 3,000 store roles
The discounter is looking to fill both temporary and permanent positions
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NewsFood jobs in Northern Ireland under threat over Windsor Framework rules
British companies could pull some of their production sites out of Northern Ireland because of how burdensome it is to move goods under the Windsor Framework deal
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NewsHome Bargains launches buyer apprenticeship programme
Successful applicants will be mentored by a category manager and work alongside senior buyers at the retailer’s head office in Liverpool
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NewsMore than 200 former Wilko workers offered jobs at Poundland so far
The new roles for former Wilko workers see Poundland keep a promise it made to prioritise them
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Profiles and QandAsMy food & drink job: Kristian Sharp, foodservice channel manager, Weetabix
’Growing up only 10 minutes away from the Weetabix factory as a child, I could always remember that delicious smell wafting across the garden’
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Comment and OpinionThe coffee sector is in crisis. We must address the issues now
Smallholders produce 75% of the world’s coffee yet lack negotiating power in supply chains, says LJ Loftus, deputy director of partnerships at the Fairtrade Foundation
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Comment and OpinionMorrisons CEO David Potts exits: a chapter closes in retail history
It’s a sign of the standing Morrisons CEO David Potts has in the grocery industry that yesterday’s news felt like an industry titan had departed
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NewsBranston appoints general manager for protein extraction facility
The potato supplier has appointed Tom Seagrief to the GM role in preparation for full-scale production and commercialisation of potato protein in early 2024
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Profiles and QandAsMy food & drink job: Emma Detain, sustainability manager, Mindful Chef
Sustainability manager Emma talks all things B Corp, career progression and food’s carbon footprint
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NewsAldi looking for 100 new area managers, with salaries rising to £90k
The successful candidates will be enrolled on the discounter’s area manager programme, which is open to applications now
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NewsHeightened demand for festive retail workers set to outstrip supply
More than half of retail managers said they were hiring more festive seasonal workers this year, while nearly as many said it had been harder to find them
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NewsWilko collapsed owing over £400m, new documents show
The debts included £9.8m to Procter & Gamble and £3.2m to Unilever
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NewsPoundland agrees to take 71 Wilko stores – and promises jobs for Wilko workers
The 71 stores are expected to reopen under the Poundland brand in the fourth quarter of 2023, adding to its existing 800-plus UK estate
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NewsAll Wilko stores to close by early October, with over 10,000 workers facing redundancy
The joint administrators said that despite extensive efforts, it had become clear no significant part of Wilko operations could be rescued as a going concern
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Comment and OpinionRail strikes should inspire us to protect jobs in supermarkets too
Replacing people with machines lets retailers reduce their wage bill and harvest data on customers’ shopping behaviour, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This