All People articles – Page 258
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Comment & OpinionAs Amazon shows the might of corporations, what can SMEs do?
After a number of fruitless attempts by Amazon to eat into the fmcg market, it now has a way in, says Jonathan Fitchew of Pareto Law. Here’s what SMEs can learn from it
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NewsHannah Edwards appointed senior marketing manager at Freshpet
She joins from consumer electronics company Hoover Candy, where she spent over two years in a senior marketing role
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My Alternative CVJenny Costa, Rubies in the Rubble, on the FT and rabbits
”Working on the Drysdales burger van at the Ayr County Show was great fun”
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NewsMBO team at Thomas J Fudge's moves on following review
The management team behind a buyout at Thomas J Fudge’s Remarkable Bakery have sold their stakes and left the brand amid a shake-up by private equity backer Livingbridge, The Grocer can reveal.
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NewsLiz Sutton appointed chair of Provision Trade Federation
Delamere Dairy founder replaces Rob Nugent as chair of PTF
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NewsTesco to axe 1,200 jobs at its head office
A quarter of staff at its Welwyn Garden City HQ are facing redundancy, a week after Tesco announced 1,100 jobs were to go at its Cardiff call centre
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NewsTrevor Bellis joins Grassroots as sales & marketing manager
Bellis joins Grassroots from his previous role as commercial manager at Janan Meat
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Comment & OpinionWhat Unilever’s AI hiring experiment tells us about the future of grocery recruitment
The fmcg giant is trying out a new way to hire for some entry-level positions, which is driven almost entirely by algorithms
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NewsJason Wouhra of East End Foods awarded OBE
Wouhra has been at the helm of the £200m-turnover Birmingham-based family business since 1998…
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NewsRichard Pike and Martyn Fletcher join Boparan board
Ex-British Sugar MD Pike also replaces Stephen Leadbeater as group CFO of 2 Sisters
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My Alternative CVPaul Turner, Alf Turner, on Dragons' Den and Steve Jobs
”Like my brothers, I became a Saturday boy at the family butchers shop”
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NewsUnite strike action threatens M&S deliveries at 100 sites
Twenty workers are due to strike for 12 days over claims of £8,000 pay discrepancy at delivery company Gist
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NewsCat Lomax promoted to head of buying at Majestic Wine
Lomax, previously senior buyer for the retailer, takes over the role from Matt Pym, who recently stepped down…
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NewsSoft fruit industry at risk without labour assurances
British Summer Fruits warns of “extreme” situation over labour shortages and soaring prices if the government does not address migrant labour shortages soon
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NewsNigel Murray moves up into Booths COO role
Head of retail operations Paul Tidswell will support Murray in his new role as head of retail
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NewsC-stores cutting staff hours to cope with NLW says ACS
The ACS survey of 1,200 symbol and independent retailers showed 21% had decreased staff hours in May
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NewsDunbia deputy CEO Tony O'Neill to retire
Dunbia has shaken up its management team in the aftermath of the Dawn Meats merger with deputy CEO Tony O’Neill to step down.
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NewsBerry Bros. & Rudd chairman Simon Berry to retire
He has served 12 years at the head of the wine merchant’s board
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NewsStaff sickness costs Tesco 'more than any other UK company'
Tesco loses more money due to staff sickness than any other UK company, according to a report published by Dr Morton’s…
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My Alternative CVDavid Parker, Young's Seafood, on early starts and Star Wars
“I always like to see interviews as a two-way process so I have a bit of fun interviewing the panel!”