All People articles – Page 12
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NewsDriscoll’s appoints new chief financial officer from Coca-Cola
The new hire will oversee global finance, technology and strategy at the Californian fresh berry giant
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NewsAsda restructures buying team as Darren Blackhurst kicks on with ‘bay by bay’ reset
It has seen two levels of buying role consolidated into one, as well as an increase in the number of trade planners
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NewsNew Farming & Food Partnership Board pledges to drive growth in British farming
It follows the inaugural meeting of the Farming & Food Partnership Board on 25 March
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Olivia Walker, central operations specialist, Southern Co-op
‘Whenever I can, I visit stores to hear directly from teams on the shop floor – that’s where you learn the most’
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NewsSamworth Brothers hires ex-McCain Foods boss as new Soreen MD
Soreen’s new MD brings two decades of experience from McCain Foods
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NewsDomino’s appoints Nicola Frampton as permanent CEO
Frampton was appointed interim CEO in November after Andrew Rennie stepped down
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NewsKellanova UK boss Chris Silcock departs following Mars takeover
Chris Silcock is stepping down as Kellanova MD after seven years with the business
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NewsWaitrose hires new supply chain head as Alison Maffin departs
The new hire joins Waitrose from Primark, where he has been working in a freelance advisory capacity and programme lead since January 2025
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NewsFood sector veteran takes CEO role at meat packer Hilton
Mark Allen joined the business last autumn as executive chair following Steve Murrells’ departure, and will now run Hilton on a day-to-day basis
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NewsHilton Food Group’s Matt Lee joins Pilgrim’s Europe
Lee will take up the role from July, leading on areas including commercial strategy, retail, brands, insights and innovation across the UK and Ireland
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InterviewsFairtrade’s Marike Runneboom de Peña on how trade can end poverty
As Fairtrade International issues a new global strategy, its CEO talks switching to a risk-based approach and breaking the ‘poverty in mindset’
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NewsRegulation at risk of ‘banning the Saturday job’, says M&S chief
Retail can provide a gateway to employment for those with little experience and an opportunity to grow confidence while learning skills on the job, but has been ‘left out of most visions for economic growth’, said Stuart Machin
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Farlington GSM Abi Fouch on juggling stores and shared problems
‘I’ve been covering two stores. It makes me super proud that the staff here have been able to win this without having me in their back pocket’
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Comment & OpinionThe next Co-op CEO must be a retailer – but it’s not Gottschlich
Next Co-op CEO needs to be a retailer – but not Ronny Gottschlich
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News‘Victory’ for more female Asda workers in £1.2bn equal pay claim
The legal saga now moves to its third and final stage, where Asda must justify why its roles predominantly held by women pay less than those predominantly held by men
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ProfilesCo-op’s Ashleigh Parker on food waste, dogs and spreadsheets
‘It’s a privilege to demonstrate that grocery finance is so much more than spreadsheets’
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NewsCo-op plunges to loss after cyberattack as CEO steps aside
The Co-op CEO Shirine Khoury-Haq is to step down from her position with immediate effect as the convenience retailer this morning revealed heavy losses following the 2025 cyberattack
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Comment & OpinionThe food system is full of big promises. But can we deliver?
The challenge facing the industry is no longer strategy – it is capability, says Kate Cawley, founder of the Future Food Movement and Chris Hatcher, partner at Redgrave Executive Search
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Comment & OpinionWe need to talk about the talent drain of F&B entrepreneurs
If we have an industry where, once you lift the lid, you realise it’s not a place you really want to be, then a talent drain is inevitable, says Andrew Allen, a consultant at Bidfood
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NewsHolland & Barrett chairman Alex Gourlay steps down after three years
Qualified pharmacist Gourlay has overseen one of the most successful periods in H&B’s recent history, in which the business has gone from loss making to posting three years of double-digit growth.