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BrewDog co-founder Martin Dickie joins James Watt in quitting Scottish beer business
Dickie’s departure marked ’the end of an extraordinary chapter for BrewDog’, the brewer said in a statement.
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Interviews
HelloFresh CEO Philip Doran on problem-solving, preferences and popularity
The highs of pandemic-driven demand are behind it, but HelloFresh’s UK CEO believes it can still offer solutions for time-poor shoppers
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Popeyes UK appoints new finance director
McNamara joins from bakery chain Buns From Home, where he held the position of finance director
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Grocer 33
James Reid of Waitrose South Woodford on winning with a new team
The Waitrose deputy store manager on retailing in Woodford, the heatwave and NPD
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McDonald’s UK&I CEO to step down
He will leave the business at the end of September to ‘pursue other UK-based opportunities outside McDonald’s'
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Profiles
Booker’s Karen Poole on podcasts, Christmas and diversity
‘There’s nothing better than being in the development kitchens with colleagues reviewing products. You can’t taste on Teams’
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James Bailey steps down as Waitrose MD after five-and-a-half years
James Bailey will step down as managing director of Waitrose on 30 September after five-and-a-half years in the role
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Lidl agrees to steps to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace after tribunal finds it fell short
It comes after an employment tribunal found Lidl GB had failed to take all reasonable steps to prevent the sexual harassment of a young female employee by a staff member between 2019 and 2021
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Analysis & Features
Bestway MD Dawood Pervez on 50 years of wholesaling
Last month, the wholesaler marked the milestone with a glittering celebration at the Royal Albert Hall
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News
The Wholesale Group appoints new chairman
Beginning the role on 1 September, he joins from his most recent position as chair of Unitas Wholesale
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Morrisons celebrates first graduates from its new leadership school
Over 180 employees have graduated from Morrisons’ new Ken Morrison Leadership School, a talent development programme personally championed by CEO Rami Baitiéh to fast-track staff into leadership positions
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Compliance firm Food Alert appoints new MD
The new MD said he was excited to build on the ‘strong foundation’ left by outgoing MD David Bashford
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Morrisons canteen staff call off strike after accepting new pay offer
GMB Scotland organiser John McCartney claimed the mostly women workers were being unfairly treated
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Enotria&Coe CEO Julian Momen to step down following distributors’ sale to Majestic
Momen joined Enotria&Coe as COO in August 2023, after stints with Diageo and Carlsberg
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John Lewis names new digital and omnichannel chief
McBrien will take up his new role on 1 October and will report directly to John Lewis MD Peter Ruis
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Subway appoints new regional presidents to drive growth
Tracy Gehlan brings more than 25 years of experience leading franchise operations to the role of president for EMEA
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Profiles
My food & drink job: Ali Baker, shopper marketing manager, Phizz
‘New touchpoints are always being introduced like digital screens, as well as more advanced opportunities to connect with consumers online and via retailer apps’
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News
Glitch denies Deliveroo riders customer tips
‘We sincerely apologise to riders who were impacted by this,’ said Deliveroo
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News
M&S advertising 400 store roles as online recruitment gets back up to pace
M&S suspended online recruitment as it took systems offline in the week after discovering a major cyberattack on 19 April
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Interviews
Elise Seibold: ‘Suntory failed its customers in 2024’
Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I COO Elise Seibold on how the Ribena and Lucozade supplier plans to bounce back from an ‘extremely difficult’ 2024