All People articles – Page 144
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NewsRetailers narrow gender pay gap despite pandemic challenges
The mean pay gap in retail dropped from 13.1% in 2018/19 to 11.8% in 2020/21
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NewsCity Snapshot: Pets at Home hires former Morrisons non-exec as new CEO
Pets at Home has appointed former Morrisons non-exec Lyssa McGowan as group CEO to replace the outgoing Peter Pritchard. Plus, THG shares continue to rise on PE takeover speculation.
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Grocer 33Waitrose Newport: Grocer 33 store of the week
’I’ve been with Waitrose for 12 years. I’ve worked in lots of different stores, but I joined the team here in January and they are such a cracking team’
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NewsFormer Camden boss Keary is made MD at home brewer Pinter
The appointment marks Keary’s return to the beer market after leaving Camden in early 2021
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NewsJames Dorling joins the board at Wilko as development director
Wilko has promoted group property and procurement director James Dorling to the board
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NewsGrowers predict further shortfalls of labour during 2022
Defra announced in December that SAWS would be extended until the end of 2024
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Mona El-Saytari, growth marketing manager, Minor Figures
Mona looks after global digital activity for vegan drinks brand Minor Figures
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Comment & OpinionOur faceless food chain too often exploits and ignores its workers
One of the challenges with long, nameless supply chains is that those out of sight are too often ignored and exploited, says Dan Crossley, executive director of the Food Ethics Council
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NewsMüller seeking more than 150 new production and distribution staff in recruitment drive
Vacancies span range from production and distribution operative roles to HGV drivers, driver trainers and driver apprentices
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NewsPig sector calls for urgent government summit as backlog tops 170,000
More than 35,000 animals are now known to have been culled due to the effects of butcher shortages on the sector
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NewsDr Oetker appoints John Brassington as MD as Georg Heerdegen Parsbo steps down
Brassington will be responsible for sales, marketing, category, insights & NRM, I&D, quality assurance, HR and will act as coach for Dr Oetker Ireland
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NewsHelloFresh to open new DC in Derby and create 450 jobs
It will be HelloFresh’s third DC, and comes after the launch of Nuneaton site The Beehive, which opened in 2020
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NewsGroceryAid reveals headline acts for Barcode Festival 2022
The festival will take place on Thursday 7 July at Magazine London
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Comment & OpinionMorrisons is cutting sick pay for unvaccinated staff. Where do employers stand legally?
Employees could mount a claim for constructive unfair dismissal around the issue of cutting sick pay, says Vanessa James, partner, Ashfords LLP
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NewsSysco’s Raj Tugnait to become Meadow Foods CEO
Tugnait joins Chester-based Meadow Foods in April and will replace Mark Chantler – who takes a seat on the board
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Grocer 33Grocer 33 store of the week: Iceland Food Warehouse, Speke
‘The challenge of Covid absences means I’ve had to teach people to do more things, which also gives them another string to their bow’
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NewsPoundstretcher begins converting stores to JTF
A Poundstretcher and Pet Hut in Margate, one of the variety discounter’s larger stores, is among the first to be rebranded
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Tom Arrowsmith, quantity surveyor, Pentadel
Tom’s team is responsible for the design and management of the construction of food processing facilities
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NewsCD&R denies headhunting for David Potts successor
A Morrisons source is adamant there is no truth in the report that Potts intends to step down in two years’ time
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NewsHubbub CEO Trewin Restorick to step down from role after eight years
Campaigns under Restorick’s leadership have included community fridges, which Hubbub first piloted in 2016