All People articles – Page 163
-
NewsShoppers face more frozen and less fresh Christmas turkey due to labour shortages
Avara Foods CEO Andy Dawkins said the labour crisis would inevitably lead to a reshaping of the turkey sector
-
NewsB&M staging its own jobs fair in push to fill posts from stores to head office
The variety discounter is appealing for candidates to come along without an appointment to the event at its head office
-
ProfilesMy food & drink job: Emma Tinsley, gin academy manager, Burleighs Gin
After missing out on a sales role at Burleighs, Emma went on to land a job in events
-
NewsDavid Milner steps down as Lily’s Kitchen CEO
Milner left the business at the end of June after deciding to step down from the business to focus on new opportunities
-
NewsChapel Down hires new CEO as Frazer Thompson steps down
Andrew Carter will succeed Frazer Thompson, who is retiring from the business after 20 years at its helm
-
NewsKepak promotes Adrian Lawlor to chief marketing officer role
Lawlor has worked for the Irish meat business since 2002 when he joined as a graduate
-
Grocer 33Tesco Northampton: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Our online trade has virtually doubled since the pandemic started’
-
NewsDefra to propose seasonal visa scheme to tackle labour crisis
Defra told an emergency meeting of the Food Resilience Industry Forum this week that it recognised the “very difficult” situation facing the industry
-
Comment & OpinionJust Eat's Groen is refreshingly outspoken – but that could cost him investors
The delivery app has come under fire this week for its ‘poor handling of its relationship with investors’
-
NewsPoultry processors facing 20% drop in turkey volumes this Christmas
The British Poultry Council has warned the effects labour crisis will lead to fewer British turkey on shelves this Christmas
-
ProfilesMy food & drink job: Sophie Hall, operations and product executive, Spoon Cereals
Sophie’s interview included creating her own product prototype
-
Comment & OpinionWhy fmcg can no longer claim to lead the way in commercial excellence
Flatter organisational structures and lower wages have triggered a grocery brain drain, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
-
NewsCollapsed discounter JTF facing prospect of legal action by redundant staff
About 500 workers were made redundant with immediate effect on Tuesday this week, following the closure of all 12 of the chain’s shops
-
Grocer 33Morrisons, Swansea: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘I think with Wales as a whole the people have been very understanding, and there has been a feeling that health is the most important thing’
-
NewsAHDB announces £8m in cuts following vote to abolish horticulture and potato levies
The levy board is also in the process of reducing the number of senior managers it employs by 30%
-
News‘Pingdemic’ labour shortages: government slammed over ‘shambolic’ response
While supermarkets absence rates are thought to be typically standing at about 10%, they are said to have hit as much as 30% in some pockets of the UK
-
NewsOxfam’s supermarket human rights campaign stalls in pandemic
The charity’s ‘Behind the Barcodes’ campaign has published a supermarket human rights ‘scorecard’ at the end of June each year since 2018
-
Comment & OpinionHow retailers can build online communities and bring shoppers together
Retailers have proven they can be a force for good during the pandemic – forming online communities is the next step, says Sarah Lindsell, director of social impact at TCC
-
ProfilesMy food & drink job: Emily Mathers, national account executive, Weetabix
Emily loves the opportunities for personal growth and learning the food & drink industry offers
-
NewsJTF Mega Discount Warehouse collapses with 500 job losses
The variety discounter had 12 stores in the midlands and north of England