All People articles – Page 10
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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
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NewsHotel Chocolat restructures senior team as Mars targets global growth
The changes include new appoints to its UK sales and US team and the departure of long-serving members
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Jesse Kempner, head of food, Mindful Chef
‘As a chef it’s a constant balancing act between creativity, deliciousness, and cost’
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InterviewsHow refusing to be beige made Jason’s Sourdough the UK’s third-biggest bread brand
In six years, Jason Geary has built the UK’s third-biggest bread brand, thanks to a focus on quality and going beyond ‘beige’
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Grocer 33How Waitrose Harborne beat bigger rivals in Birmingham mystery shop
Waitrose Harborne GSM Mike Turner on gifting products to shoppers and plans to upgrade the shop
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News‘We have to be twice as loud’: women leaders speak out on barriers in convenience
At the National Convenience Show at the NEC in Birmingham this week, a group of women leaders discussed the obstacles they had faced as they navigated a challenging convenience sector
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NewsYakult appoints new UK & Ireland managing director
Shinji Yamaguchi has been appointed as managing director, replacing Hiroaki Yoshimura
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ProfilesLittle Dish’s Nicky Veysey on Excel, haircuts and proper good gravy
‘It’s tough for parents right now and mealtime overwhelm is a real thing’
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NewsFirst Milk CEO Shelagh Hancock to retire next year
Hancock will leave the organisation after 10 years of leading the dairy co-operative
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NewsFranco Manca to shutter 16 sites with over 200 jobs at risk
It comes as a result of ‘disproportionately high’ UK taxes and insufficient business rates relief, Fulham Shore said
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NewsEdgewell announces two senior appointments at EMEIA Pacific division
Tony Lorman, president of Edgewell EMEIA Pacific, said: ‘These appointments reflect the progress we have made in building a stronger, more focused business across EMEIA Pacific’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Isabella Lugmayer, customer experience agent, Hunter & Gather
‘I love being able to educate and support people at all stages of their real food journey’
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NewsMorrisons to cut hundreds of head office jobs in cost-cutting AI push
Morrisons head office staff were called into meetings and notified of the sweeping job cuts on Monday afternoon
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NewsNestlé appoints new managing director for UK&I food business
He moves from his role as head of marketing for Purina’s northern region
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NewsAsda head of ambient Duncan Cross leaves after 30 years
He is the latest of a number of experienced buyers to leave the supermarket following a major restructure of Asda’s commercial team