All People articles – Page 127
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NewsTributes paid following the death of former Parfetts joint MD Greg Suszczenia
Suszczenia was diagnosed with a stage four glioblastoma brain tumour in November 2021, subsequently retiring in order to fight the illness
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NewsUnitas Wholesale appoints Peter Burleigh as trading controller for grocery
The business said Burleigh has a wealth of experience, accrued across numerous roles in the retail and wholesale channels
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NewsM&S names Jeremy Townsend interim CFO as Eoin Tonge heads to ABF
Tonge is officially stepping down from the board on 9 December, with Townsend taking over. He will report to Machin
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InterviewsAshwin Prasad: planning Tesco’s way out of the permacrisis
Tesco’s chief product officer is in full-on Christmas mode, as he looks to help shoppers find value, but his mission is also to tackle volatility once and for all
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NewsFormer Sainsbury’s brand chief becomes Farm Africa ambassador
She has previously served as a trustee at the charity and played a key role in setting up its Food for Good network
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NewsDX Group appoints Mark Hammond as executive chairman
Hammond will take over from retiring chairman Ron Series, who spent five years at the business
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NewsBestway MD Dawood Pervez to take over as FWD chairman
Pervez said he wanted to publicise the social and economic contribution of the wholesale sector to the widest possible audience
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NewsSoaring production costs leading growers to ‘walk away’ from sector, research finds
A study for the NFU by Promar International revealed many producers were now on a ‘knife edge’, leading to concerns over supply
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Jack Simpkin, operations manager, The Cookaway
Jack wants to use his language skills and passion to take his brand global
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Comment & Opinion‘Unskilled labour’? Food careers need a different language – and mindset
We need to excite and inspire school leavers to look at food production as a rewarding career, says Jamie Keeble, co-founder of Heck
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NewsBranston appoints Jim Windle as new managing director
Windle has been promoted from financial director, a role he held from 2015
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NewsBakkavor plans closure of Leicester and Sutton Bridge sites, putting 900 jobs at risk
The ready meals and fresh foods producer is to begin a 45-day consultation period with staff
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InterviewsPlanet Organic’s George Dymond on why the specialist retailer is bullish even now
Planet Organic’s CEO wants to expand the retailer to all corners of the UK. But high-profile exits and supply chain woes suggest it’s not all smooth sailing
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Grocer 33Waitrose Frimley: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Service comes down to a number of things, but availability is always front and centre of any service metric you’re trying to drive’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: George Tatlow, head of NPD, Wrights Food Group
George’s passion for food started on family holidays with his dad in the kitchen
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NewsAsda HGV drivers strike avoided after breakthrough in union talks
More than 80 outsourced HGV drivers employed by Wincanton had begun to ballot for industrial action in a dispute over pay
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InterviewsWhy Zoom by Ocado’s boss George Dean is hoping slow and steady will win in rapid delivery
Dean admits it’s been a slow first few years for the rapid grocer. But now launching in Leeds, he hopes that’s about to change
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Comment & OpinionFlexible work is great – but our staff need in-person connection
As we adjusted to the confinements of our four walls throughout Covid lockdowns, mental health had a lot of attention
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Grocer 33Grocer 33 store of the week: Morrisons Leeds Horsforth
‘I’ve always thought customer service is how you’d want to be treated yourself’
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership names Zak Mian as first chief transformation & technology officer
Mian has over 30 years’ experience of leading business transformation and technology teams, including in his most recent stint at Lloyds