All People articles – Page 106
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: The Flower Farm’s Marcel van Wing on palm oil and family
‘I lived in Indonesia and saw with my own eyes the damage to the rainforest for palm oil’
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Comment & OpinionSharon White’s tenure proves the need for food retail experience
I am no admirer of supermarkets, but many of the people who run them are notably competent because they are steeped in the grocery trade, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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Comment & OpinionFour ways your company can better invest in its people
If we mean it about people being our most important asset, we have to keep them at the top of our minds, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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NewsNisa hires Kim Clarkson as head of partner services as its bolsters leadership team
Prior to joining Nisa, Clarkson spent 18 years at Sainsbury’s in various head of trading roles
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NewsMars Petcare appoints Najoh Tita-Reid as chief brand and experience officer
Tita-Reid will lead the growth agenda for the business, helping create ‘a seamless brand and consumer experience across the Mars Petcare portfolio’
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ProfilesMy food and drink job: Louisa Dodd, sustainability manager, Little Moons
‘Raymond Blanc once made me eat compost from his garden at Le Manoir, which was pretty disgusting but I’m sure very nutritious as freebies go’
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Comment & OpinionJLP’s next leader will need fresh ideas to earn back trust
The next leader must grasp the exceptional opportunity to recalibrate understanding of today’s customers, says Julie Oxberry, group CEO at Household
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NewsJamie Oliver and Tesco join forces for advertiser-funded programming
Oliver and Tesco will next week launch Jamie’s 5 Ingredient Meals on Channel 4, which they said was aimed at helping consumers buy less food in their weekly shops
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NewsGrowers warn production plummeting due to economic challenges
Experts warned continued low returns and elevated input costs had resulted in production falling on 2022
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Analysis & FeaturesWho will replace Sharon White as chairman of John Lewis Partnership?
With JLP chairman Sharon White stepping down after only five years in 2025, attention turns to the process of finding a suitable replacement
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Grocer 33Waitrose Bagshot: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘The team here are amazing. They’re fiercely proud of their shop, they’re fiercely proud of their presentation and how they interact with their customers’
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NewsWrexham Lager appoints new CEO
Before joining Wrexham Lager, James Wright was managing director at Aber Falls Distillery
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: Re:Nourish’s Nicci Clark on soup and spiders
‘Things never ever go to plan so always be prepared to adapt’
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Comment & OpinionMinette Batters transformed the NFU into a fearsome fighting force
When Batters raises an eyebrow in the direction of Defra, senior officials move fast to assess and mitigate the damage, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council
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NewsElla’s Kitchen CEO Mark Cuddigan steps down after 12 years
Long-serving Ella’s Kitchen CEO Mark Cuddigan is stepping down from the babyfood supplier just weeks after owner Hain Celestial unveiled a global restructuring programme, The Grocer can reveal
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NewsMore than 200 former Wilko workers offered jobs at Poundland so far
The new roles for former Wilko workers see Poundland keep a promise it made to prioritise them
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Kristian Sharp, foodservice channel manager, Weetabix
’Growing up only 10 minutes away from the Weetabix factory as a child, I could always remember that delicious smell wafting across the garden’
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Comment & OpinionSharon White should never have been appointed John Lewis chairman
There will likely be many privately breathing a sigh of relief as White’s spell in charge has proved a tumultuous period for the bellwether retailer
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NewsIceland Foods chairman Richard Walker will not stand as Conservative MP
Iceland Foods’ executive chairman Richard Walker has publicly resigned from the Conservative Party and will no longer seek to stand as an MP for the party
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NewsBetter Nature appoints non-exec as it launches fresh funding round
Plant-based challenger Better Nature has strengthened its board and kicked off a crowdfunding campaign as it continues to push tempeh into the mainstream