All People articles – Page 379
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My Alternative CVMANFLU owner Jonathan Evans
What was your first-ever job? Waiter in a nightclub. I was 15 years old and earned £1.40 an hour.
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Analysis & FeaturesFiring up the sauce market
Despite shunning the multiples, blokey sauce brand Man Meat Fire has steadily built a loyal following thanks to its premium positioning and focus on ‘real men’.
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ProfilesMaterial costs force Müller Dairy job cuts
Müller Dairy has announced a raft of redundancies across its operations in the UK and Ireland in the wake of rising raw material costs.
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My Alternative CV
My Alternative CV: Tom Wade
Tom Wade, senior brand manager for Tullamore Dew, on underwear campaigns, sampling whiskey and Sidney Poitier
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Profiles
Human Angle: Rob Parker
What’s it like to work for your company? Liberating. The owner, Steve Perez, has an infectious entrepreneurial spirit.
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Comment & Opinion
How voice coaching could help your career progress
I enjoyed Sainsbury’s CEO Justin King on Question Time, fending off interrogation about his £900,000 salary
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Profiles
Food Ethics Council hires director Dibb
The Food Ethics Council has appointed Sue Dibb as its new executive director, replacing Tom MacMillan.
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Profiles
P&G veteran Myers moves to Kellogg’s as UK & Ireland VP
Kellogg’s has named Procter & Gamble veteran Jonathan Myers as its new regional vice president for the UK and Ireland.
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ProfilesSchool’s out for the apprentice picked to meet minister
An apprentice who was hand-picked to meet the business minister has told how he offered to go back to his old school to talk to potential future recruits – only to be sent packing.
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Profiles
Bunting goes from CCO to MD at Smiths
Smiths News has promoted Jonathan Bunting from chief commercial officer to managing director.
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ProfilesTaylor to leave Dairy Crest procurement role
Dairy Crest’s group milk procurement director Mark Taylor is to leave the dairy giant at the beginning of next year.
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ProfilesSainsbury’s takes on its 1,000th worker through Remploy
Sainsbury’s has recruited its 1,000th worker through a partnership scheme with Remploy.
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Profiles
How do you get noticed in the current employment market?
Recent newspaper reports have highlighted rising levels of unemployment among young people in the UK, now estimated to be up to a staggering one million youngsters aged 16 to 24. In addition, a survey by the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development has indicated that many businesses are now actively holding ...
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NewsSymbols must raise their game on own label says Robinson
Spar UK’s new managing director Debbie Robinson has called for symbol groups to “take charge of their own destiny” by focusing on developing ownlabel ranges for the convenience sector.
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ProfilesMorrisons revamps leave policy to help out adoptive parents
Morrisons is introducing what it claims is an industry-leading adoption policy to help staff who are adopting children.
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NewsMacMillan moves to Soil Association as innovation director
The Soil Association has scored a coup by recruiting the Food Ethics Council’s well-respected executive director Tom MacMillan.
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Comment & Opinion
Business qualifications can make a real difference
There’s a weekly feature in The Sunday Times where a leading businessperson is asked a series of questions about leadership, people who have influenced their careers and what they look for in the people they employ.
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NewsLevi Roots: ‘I lied about Reggae Reggae recipe’
Levi Roots has confessed that he lied on Dragons’ Den when he said the recipe for Reggae Reggae sauce was handed down by his grandmother.
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News
Sporting stars drum up cash for Caravan
Caravan’s Olympians Luncheon has raised a record £265,000 for the grocery charity.The amount raised from the annual lunch last week will allow Caravan to support 210 of its 2,100 beneficiaries.A host of sporting stars attended the event, including rower James Cracknell, presenter Clare Balding and former snooker player Willie Thorne.Thorne ...
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News
Samworth mourns drivers killed in M5 pile-up
Samworth Brothers has confirmed that two of its delivery drivers were killed in the M5 crash on Friday night. A third driver was injured and is being treated in hospital.