All People articles
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Meat Business Women appoints first managing director
Parnell brings extensive strategic and commercial experience to the professional network for women in the meat supply chain
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Former SOS Wholesale MD defends stepping down as The Soft Drinks Company hires teams
The Soft Drinks Company has hired Vipin Patara as its new MD alongside every member of the SOS Wholesale sales and telesales teams
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Domino’s appoints C&C Group CFO as new finance boss
Prior to his current role at drinks company C&C Group, Andrea spent nearly 22 years with pub and hotel operator Marston’s, including 12 years as CFO
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Deliveroo CEO Will Shu steps down after 13 years
Will Shu, founder and CEO of Deliveroo is stepping down from the delivery business after 13 years
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Profiles
Itsu CEO Julian Metcalfe on Bowie, discounts and elderly French nudists
’It’s no walk in the park, but it is captivating and often fun’
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Comment & Opinion
The Fearless Foodie: new podcast offers little insight into management
The host is food industry veteran Amy Wilkinson, former co-host of the Oh For Food’s Sake podcast
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Ben & Jerry’s co-founder quits over ‘censorship’
Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield has resigned in protest over alleged censorship of the ice cream brand’s progressive activism by its owner
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Bulmers owner C&C Group loses CFO as revenue slips
Andrew Andrea is leaving for Domino’s Pizza after just 18 months at C&C
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Mighty Slice hires Fiona Fitzpatrick as business advisor as it launches in Morrisons
The new hire runs a consultancy and accelerator for food & drink startups, as well as hosting the Brand Growth Heroes podcast
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South west Atlantic squid fishery ‘heading for disaster’, NGO warns
A new investigation from the Environmental Justice Foundation has revealed the fishery is being overfished and driving keystone species towards collapse while exposing workers to abuses
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Fiid appoints Nix & Kix co-founder as CEO
Fiid has appointed a new CEO to spearhead the next phase of growth at the Irish plant-based convenience brand
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Gordon & MacPhail appoints new chief executive
He has been interim CEO at Gordon & MacPhail since the departure of Phillip White in May
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Nestlé chairman Paul Bulcke steps down early following Laurent Freixe scandal
Bulcke was due to step down as chairman at the company AGM in April next year to be replaced by current vice chairman Pablo Isla but will now leave the role early following shareholder concern over governance at Nestlé
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Bone broth challenger Freja appoints new MD to help drive growth
Freja has appointed a managing director to drive the next phase of retail growth at the bone broth challenger brand
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Starbucks appoints SSP franchise boss as new UK marketing director
The new hire will oversee product innovation, including the Starbucks reward programme and its brand partnerships for the UK
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Profiles
My food & drink job: Jena Anderson, grocery buyer, Abel & Cole
‘Every loaf, jar, and box has a story and a lot of care behind it’
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Unilever confirms veteran Srinivas Phatak as new CFO
Phatak took on the acting CFO role in February after Unilever unexpectedly ousted CEO Hein Schumacher
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Poor pay and parental disappointment prevent young people joining food and drink industry
More than a third of people aged 16 to 25 said they believed the sector was poorly paid, and over a quarter admitted a career in the industry would disappoint their parents
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Sainsbury’s chief people officer departs
It is understood that CEO Simon Roberts informed Sainsbury’s staff of Issar’s departure last week
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Hovis CEO Jon Jenkins steps down after three years
Hovis owner Endless last month reached an agreement to sell the brand to ABF