All People articles – Page 128
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Podcast
The Grocer’s Dairymen Podcast: Ash Amirahmadi on crisis calls at Arla
Times have been volatile at Arla Foods UK for a while now. When might they end? “It’s difficult to see,” admits MD Ash Amirahmadi, “because every time you think things are stabilising, something else comes along.” All in all, he’d be forgiven for wanting to lie down in a ...
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News
CJ Lang hires former Morrisons wholesale buying manager as head of trading
Robbie Moore will report to CEO Colin McLean and will replace current trading director Richard Collins
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News
Sainsbury’s to close all stores on Boxing Day as thank you to staff
As well as supermarkets, c-stores and forecourts, the move will also apply to all Argos and Habitat outlets
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News
Allan Leighton joins BrewDog as non-executive chairman
He will replace Blythe Jack of American private equity firm TSG Consumer Partners, which owns a 22% stake in BrewDog
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Snappy Group hires new chief people officer and group operations director
Caroline MacGregor becomes chief people officer and Lisa Venter group operations director
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Asda to appoint 150 new ‘greengrocer’ roles nationwide
The new ‘Greengrocers’ will focus specifically on the supermarket’s fresh produce offer and oversee quality standards, stock availability and presentation of the fresh section
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Grocer 33
Sainsbury’s Craigavon, Portadown, Northern Ireland: Grocer 33 store of the week
Winner: Sainsbury’s Craigavon, Portadown, Northern Ireland Store manager: Emer Compston Size: 27,000 sq ft Opened: 1998 Market share: 6.9% Nearest stores: Tesco – 0.2 miles, Asda – 2.4 miles, Morrisons – 63.0 miles, Waitrose – 122.4 miles Store data source: Analysis by CACI. Call the market planning ...
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News
CanO Water nets former Heineken European boss as part of funding round
Canned water brand CanO Water has secured a seven-figure investment sum to further tap into consumer demand for alternatives to single use plastics.
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Interviews
Benedict Daniels: the man who made Ritter Sport a UK name
Benedict Daniels made the ‘special, strange’ brand of his childhood a hit on these shores. Now he’s facing a fresh challenge in the form of HFSS rules
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Interviews
How Ash Amirahmadi has steered Arla through crisis after crisis
Arla Foods’ UK MD has seen the company through Brexit, cost-cutting and Covid – on top of a challenging liquid milk market
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Comment & Opinion
How businesses can take advantage of the consumer trend towards local shopping
The pandemic has accelerated a drive towards supporting local businesses, says Harry Walker, industry head of grocery retail at Google
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News
Half of independent c-store owners have not had a single day off in a year, research finds
The ACS 2021 Local Shop Report, published today, reveals the number of retailers taking no days off has doubled since last year
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News
New fishing industry apprenticeship scheme unveiled to tackle ‘ageing workforce’
The programme hopes to offer a “clear professional pathway” into the UK fishing industry for younger people
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News
Unitas trading director and wholesale stalwart John Baines to retire
Unitas said Baines had played a ‘pivotal role’ in the group since he joined what was then Nisa Today in 1994
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News
Angela White made Jacobs Douwe Egberts UK & Ireland retail GM
White joined the coffee giant today after four years as UK & Ireland general manager for nutrition (juice/grains) at PepsiCo
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Comment & Opinion
Why the British food sector is facing a labour crisis - and what we can do about it
The current crisis ultimately stems from a lack of understanding about how food production and supply works, says NFU vice president Tom Bradshaw
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News
Hopes for temporary visas for EU HGV drivers dashed by government
The government has rebuffed numerous calls over the past few months for drivers to be added to the skills shortage occupation list
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RH Amar bolsters CSR strategy with new executive roles
The fine foods business has merged its sales and marketing arms into one commerical team
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Grocer 33
Waitrose Aylesbury: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We were all affected by the pingdemic but nothing major here. My fantastic team were able to be really flexible and pulled together’
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News
GXO Logistics draymen call off strike action after accepting pay rise
The 1,000 draymen had initially planned two day-long strikes over a ‘paltry’ pay increase of 1.4%, said Unite