All People articles – Page 380
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Profiles
Where are they now?: Paul Mason
Paul Mason has worked in the retail industry for 30 years and has held a number of top jobs in the grocery sector. He started his career at Mars, before moving on to B&Q
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News
Samworth Brothers CEO Stein to step down
Brian Stein is set to retire as chief executive officer of Samworth Brothers at the end of March.
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NewsBurchell comes on board at Welsh whisky maker
Former Loseley and Rachel’s Organic boss Neil Burchell has been named chairman of Welsh distiller Penderyn.
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NewsTesco asks Wood to spearhead UK marketing revamp
Tesco has launched a shake-up of its marketing team, turning to former Kraft and Unilever marketing supremo David Wood to spearhead a fresh assault on its rivals.
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NewsBugler moves to Fox’s as 2 Sisters reshuffles
2 Sisters Food Group has seconded its group business development director Mel Bugler to the role of managing director for its branded Fox’s biscuits division.
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ProfilesTim Fisher of Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses
It’s hard work but a reasonably informal environment and very innovative. There’s always something new to get your teeth into.
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NewsSainsbury’s shuffles management pack with new roles for senior trio
Sainsbury’s has reshuffled its senior management team, with new roles for Roger Burnley, Helen Buck and Simon Twigger.
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News
Myers appointed as head of marketing at Meantime Brewery
Nick Miller, chief executive officer of Meantime Brewery Company, has poached his former brand manager at Miller Brands UK to head marketing at the Greenwich-based craft brewer.
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Comment & Opinion
The tenuous link in grocery between performance and pay
I couldn’t help feel a tad ambivalent when I discovered that it’s not just bankers who’ve seen their pay packages squeezed of late.
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NewsA big pay squeeze hits major industry execs
As Tesco hit the headlines this week for offering unpaid work experience to jobseekers, executives at the top of the food chain have seen their own pay fall.
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News
United Biscuits' UK MD role is still open
A year after Benoit Testard was promoted to group CEO of United Biscuits, the company is still on the lookout for a new UK MD.
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Profiles
William Reed offers eLearning training
William Reed Business Media, the publisher of The Grocer, has launched an eLearning website to make it easier and simpler for businesses to train their staff.
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NewsP&G to axe thousands of jobs in $10bn cost-cutting drive
Procter & Gamble is to axe 5,700 jobs as part of a harsh new cost-cutting drive.
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NewsSunday Times names Iceland as UK's best big employer
Iceland Foods has been named the UK’s best big company to work for by the Sunday Times.
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NewsTesco blames ‘misunderstanding’ amid anger over workfare placement scheme
Tesco has urged the government to change its policy over unpaid workers, after finding itself at the centre of a row over complaints of low wages and allegations of “slave labour”.
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News
DBC gets CCE's King as marketing boss
Foodservice wholesaler DBC has appointed Simon King as its new buying and marketing director.
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NewsGlynn returns to dairy with buyout of cheese maker Windyridge
Former Burts Chips’ UK MD Melvin Glynn - who recently left after a failed management buyout bid - has returned to the dairy industry to buy a Somerset-based flavoured cheese manufacturer.
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News
Former Woolies staff call for compensation
An e-petition demanding compensation for Woolworths staff who missed out on a share of January’s £67m payout has been launched.
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Comment & Opinion
We should fight hunger as well as obesity
Thousands of column inches and hours of TV coverage will be devoted to Sport Relief on 23-25 March, and powerful brands will play an important role in it. But support for good causes is not just the domain of big players.
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NewsYork takes new role to Reach retailers
Ian York, the former sales director at Premier Foods, has resurfaced at field marketing agency Reach in a newly developed role.