All People articles – Page 384
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Wilson to head marketing at Burton’s Foods
Stuart Wilson has replaced Jaspal Chada as marketing boss at Burton's Foods.Wilson will take up the role of chief marketing officer in September and joins from Premier Foods where he was director of grocery, responsible for the sweet...
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Profiles
The Human Angle: Gavin Whichello
"It's brilliant being a technology innovator and industry leader. We're dominant in the grocery sector and fast becoming dominant in the haulage sector."
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My Alternative CV: Jonathan Stowe, Nisa-Today’s
Jonathan Stowe, Nisa-Today’s distribution director, on The New Seekers, Morgan Freeman and his fear of feathers
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Bernard Matthews hires Ballantyne as agricultural director
Poultry giant Bernard Matthews has named Andrew Ballantyne as its new agricultural director.Ballantyne joins the Norfolk-based company from his role as general manager of UK agriculture for Moy Park, Northern Ireland's largest food...
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NewsP&H boss Etherington next in The Grocer's hot seat
Next week Palmer & Harvey chief executive Chris Etherington is joining The Grocer team as guest editor, following the likes of Asda president Andy Bond and Unilever’s Dave Lewis.
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NewsStrike ballot looms as Nestlé workers step up heat over pay
Workers at Nestlé will vote later this summer whether to go to on strike over pay.
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Phillips is MD at Redwood Wholefood Co
Nigel Phillips is the new MD of the Redwood Wholefood Company, the vegan food company founded by Heather Mills. Phillips was previously MD of Granovita, the health food firm he founded in 1991. He has also worked for The Haldane Group and...
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Comment & Opinion
Careers File: The three criteria you need to impress interviewers
It doesn't matter which sector of the grocery business you work in. Whether you are approaching the first rung of the ladder as a...
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Hart’s high-street clout on board at Thorntons
Thorntons has drafted in experienced retailer Kevin Hart to head up its struggling retail arm.Hart joined this week as director of retail and will immediately be tasked with reversing the fortunes of the own-stores division, which this...
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Fairtrade Foundation appoints Deo as its commercial director
The Fairtrade Foundation has named former Diageo man Ashish Deo as its new director of commercial relations. He will be tasked with developing the commercial function of Fairtrade in the UK through the next stage of growth that has seen...
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Profiles
The Human Angle: Pat Casey, Greencore Group plc
Name: Pat Casey Job title: Group HR director Company name: Greencore Group plc Sales: €1.1bn HQ location: Dublin Number of employees: c.7,500. What's it like to work for your company? No two days are the same. The 'real-time' nature of...
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My Alternative CV: Jo Gosden, Challs International
Jo Gosden, senior brand manager, Challs International, on ‘every hole’s a goal’, Simon Amstell and wakeboarding
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Expert advice: Mandeep Singh
Personal touch pays dividends for community indie store. Creating a strong presence in the Sheffield community and supporting local causes are key to friendly c-store's success.
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Axed Vergo workers get surprise help from East of England
East of England Co-operative Society has stepped in to help hundreds of staff hit by the collapse of Vergo Retail.
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NewsMoy’s new muscle
Backed by Brazilian meat processing giant Marfrig, and with a major restructure, Moy Park is in the black again, managing director Nigel Dunlop tells Richard Ford
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Sainsbury’s Hodgson heads for Shanghai to spot opportunities
Sainsbury's has promoted category manager Michael Hodgson to the newly created role of head of trading strategy international, based in Shanghai.
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Makro loses key figure in turnaround strategy
Allard Sjollema, Makro Cash & Carry UK's influential commercial director, is leaving the business.Sjollema, who has been at Makro UK for four years and was right-hand man to MD Hannes Floto, is leaving on 16 July to take up a role...
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Chada to drive Premier brands on world stage
Premier Foods has recruited Burton's Foods marketing director Jaspal Chada to grow its presence on the international stage.Chada joined Premier Foods this week in the new role of international director for grocery. At Premier he will be...
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Comment & Opinion
Careers File: World Cup failures will become business school case
Have you got over it yet? I'm talking, of course, about England's defeat in the FIFA World Cup.
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Profiles
The Human Angle: Becky Vale
Working in a small, dynamic manufacturing business is inspiring, challenging, rewarding and varied.