All People articles
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Comment & OpinionThe Gregg Wallace-sized crisis looming over the food industry… and how to fix it
In the week the extent of Gregg Wallace’s misdemeanours was laid bare, the food industry has also come under fire for an “endemic” sexual harassment issue
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Ntooukan Achmetoglou, veterinarian, Food Standards Scotland
‘We’re the first line of defence before food even hits the shelves’
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NewsPladis ploughs £68m into McVitie’s and Jacob’s factory upgrades
The investment will primarily benefit its sites in the north west of England
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NewsNurture Brands teams up with FareShare to help with cost of living crisis
Nurture said its decision to focus on a domestic charity was fuelled by the ongoing cost of living crisis
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NewsSexual harassment ‘endemic’ in food and drink sector, says Unite
A third of women in the food, drink and agriculture sectors said they had been sexually assaulted in the workplace, claims new research from trade union Unite
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NewsUnilever installs Ben & Jerry’s CEO, escalating dispute with board
Ben & Jerry’s insiders told The Wall Street Journal Senf had been appointed CEO without proper consultation
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NewsMarcus Coleman to step down as Seafish chief executive
He will move on in December 2025 and take up a CEO position in another organisation
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Comment & OpinionGrocer Gold Awards celebrates industry’s inspiration and hard work
The awards recognise the big hitters, as well as the efforts of the hidden heroes who work tirelessly behind the scenes
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Martin Gunzkofer on two weeks at Reading’s best supermarket
’It’s my 35th year with Sainsbury’s. I’ve managed a double-digit number of stores, but it’s only my second week here as store manager’
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NewsJW Filshill appoints new regional development manager
The new hire will play a key role in building the Scottish wholesaler’s KeyStore estate across north-east England
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NewsBooker digital director Jamil Mohammed leaves company after 10 years
Mohammed took up the post at Booker in 2015, having previously spent five years at Bestway as head of digital and ecommerce
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NewsBells of Lazonby appoints new MD as Tim Conder steps down
Tim Conder will move on to pastures new after nearly four years at the business’ helm
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ProfilesEdgewell’s Katharine Goodchild on sailing, archaeology and Cyndi Lauper
‘Between balancing work and home life with my twin girls, I sometimes wish I really did have eight arms!’
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NewsM&S Food appoints former Asda strategy boss as head of business improvement
The new hire spent 27 years at Asda, most recently as senior manager for strategy and transformation
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NewsAsda in redundancy talks as it merges store management roles
Asda is in redundancy talks as its section manager and trading manager roles are being combined into a new simplified store-based role
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NewsChanges to seasonal labour model ‘would cost industry £43m per year’
Implementing the Employer Pays Principle in the UK horticulture sector would further impact food security, a study has warned
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Events & AwardsKen Murphy, Tesco’s quietly understated but effective CEO wins The Grocer Cup
When Ken Murphy joined Tesco in October 2020, he had it all to prove. He was an outsider from Walgreens Boots Alliance
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Events & AwardsMackle tackles rural recruitment with aplomb
It’s not easy hiring quality staff as a pet food manufacturer in rural Northern Ireland
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Events & AwardsAmelia Christie-Miller: the bean queen with ‘a really clear vision’
A hungover encounter with a near-empty food cupboard, solved by a “revelatory spoonful” of butter beans, set Amelia Christie-Miller on the path to becoming the ‘Queen of Beans’
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Events & AwardsAmbitious & approachable: Shaun Parker captains the ‘beast’ of Asda Boldon
Shaun Parker loves a challenge. Whether it’s a 70-mile ultramarathon along Hadrian’s Wall or managing Asda’s biggest store in the north of England, he approaches them with the same dedication and enthusiasm