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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Ismat Khan, maintenance engineer apprentice, Samworth Brothers
‘The engineers also allow me to do a lot of hands-on mechanical jobs with their support and coach me on how to do things’
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PodcastWhy Morrisons is struggling to manage the Sean Egan backlash
Morrisons is defending its dismissal of a store manager following a shoplifter altercation, but protesters and public sentiment suggest the reputational damage may outweigh policy compliance
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NewsBanning zero-hour contracts will damage jobs, trade bodies warn
BRC, FDF and UKHospitality and warned business and trade secretary Peter Kyle the move poses a ‘substantial threat to good jobs’
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NewsTesco and Morrisons equal pay cases face ‘pivotal moment’
So-called material factor defence hearings are to be held that will see the supermarkets face questioning over why predominantly female store workers are paid less than predominantly male distribution centre workers
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NewsJob losses after Nyetimber downsizes The Lakes Distillery
The supplier said said the decision had been driven by the ‘rising cost of living, consumer spending habits and broader commercial pressures’
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PodcastListen: Why Morrisons stands by sacking manager in shoplifter scuffle
Sean Egan, who had worked for the retailer for nearly three decades, was dismissed after an incident at his store in Aldridge
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NewsQuorn turnaround begins to take shape but losses continue
Revenues at parent group Marlow Foods slipped 1.2% to £184.5m on lower volumes in 2025 – compared with a 9% fall in 2024 – with sales in supermarkets down 2.7% and out-of-home by 3.7%, newly filed accounts revealed
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NewsSainsbury’s consults with Tu clothing team over restructure
The changes come as Sainsbury’s moves into the third year of its Next Level strategy
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NewsVeteran voice of retailers Andrew Opie to leave BRC after 21 years
Andrew Opie, director of food and sustainability at the BRC, is to leave the consortium in October
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Grocer 33Maidstone’s best supermarket: how Tesco Grove Green thrives at its busiest
Stuart Smith was talking to Stephen Jones What’s the most challenging aspect of managing this store? Our busyness. We’re quite a small unit, under 32,000 sq ft. Our aisles are narrow, so it can be an intense shopping environment. It’s a fine balancing act to keep it ...
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NewsNestlé to slash 450 jobs in UK as part of turnaround plan
Nestlé UK is set to cut more than 450 jobs across the country as part of CEO Philipp Navratil’s restructure of the food manufacturing giant
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ProfilesCoca-Cola’s Elaine Maher on Forest Gump, The Verve and occasion-led buying
‘Building alcohol ready-to-drinks inside a big company has been a ride and watching it take off is the most satisfying part’
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InterviewsLa Vieille Ferme’s Andrew Bayley on how the ‘chicken wine’ learned to fly
La Vieille Ferme has defied category weakness in wine after going viral. Andrew Bayley explains how he laid the groundwork.
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NewsMorrisons agrees to raise hourly pay to £13.11
Morrisons increased pay to £12.71 on 30 March, in line with the increase to the national living wage. However, it has reached a separate pay offer that could see pay increase to £13.11 over three tranches
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NewsBestway Wholesale appoints new foodservice director to accelerate growth
He brings extensive senior leadership experience across the foodservice and wider food and hospitality industries to the role
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NewsMcDonald’s launches ‘nation’s largest work experience programme’
The scheme has been designed to tackle the root causes of rising youth unemployment
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NewsNirvana Brewery kicks off £1m fundraise as it hires first CEO
Nirvana is seeking upwards of £1m from institutional investors and family offices in its new funding round, marking a step up from previous raises on the Seedrs crowd platform in 2023 and 2024
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NewsFormer Co-op quick commerce chief lands role at last-mile platform Bringg
‘Chris built one of the UK’s most successful delivery operations as a Bringg customer and decided to come over and build it for others’
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NewsAsda hires new head of ambient to bolster leadership team
Asda has appointed a new head of ambient to replace outgoing boss Duncan Cross as part of the latest shake-up of its senior commercial team