All People articles – Page 4
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NewsCentral Co-op and Midcounties merger confirms CEO of new society
Phil Ponsonby, CEO of Midcounties, will become CEO for integration, overseeing the programme to bring the two societies together
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NewsAldi opening five new stores in 24 hours
Aldi started 2025 with about 1,040 UK stores and expects to end it with 1,081
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NewsGrape Tree founder sells majority stake to employee ownership trust in ‘exciting new chapter’
Founder Nick Shutts will remain as CEO while retaining a stake of above 25% but no more than 50% in the business, which grew sales by nearly a third to £69.3m last year
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NewsSodexo appoints new premium food CEO
The new hire will have executive responsibility for two of the foodservice provider’s food solutions, including The Good Eating Company and Fooditude
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NewsIceland Foods boss Richard Walker set to be appointed Labour peer, reports say
His appointment to the House of Lords comes less than three months after former Conservative MP candidate Walker declared he was on ‘long-term hibernation from politics’
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NewsTreatt reveals interim leadership following CEO’s departure
Newcomer Manprit Randhawa, who joined Treatt in September as interim CFO, will step up as interim group managing director on 1 January
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NewsCountry Range Group appoints new buying director
The buying director will be responsible for executing and implementing the group’s buying plan in line with its updated five-year strategy
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InterviewsTim Warrillow on moving Fever-Tree from mixer to main attraction
Fever-Tree has been on a 20-year journey from unruly startup to mixer category leader. Now CEO Tim Warrillow has his eyes on the growing opportunity in adult soft drinks
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NewsGuinness 0.0 shortage averted as Diageo staff pause strike plans
Around 90 staff had been set to walk out from today (5 December) in a dispute over pay
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NewsLaithwaites Wine owner appoints new CEO
She is currently Direct Wines’ UK MD, a role she has held since 2018
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NewsWestons shakes up leadership team as business development manager retires
Darryl Hinksman retired at the end of last month, bringing a 45-year career in the drinks industry to a close
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Grocer 33Waitrose Comely Bank’s GSM on Edinburgh Fringe trading and festive morale
Edinburgh’s best supermarket, near Stockbridge, serves locals, students and tourists, as well as John Lewis collection point customers
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NewsHero unveils UK leadership team following Deliciously Ella deal
Deliciously Ella will join Hero Group’s UK&I brand portfolio on 1 January
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NewsACS welcomes ‘Winter of Action’ to tackle crime in town centres
The initiative will see officers using hotspot patrols, backed by swift and visible enforcement
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NewsJust Eat Takeaway founder and CEO departs after 25 years
Jitse Groen will be succeeded by Roberto Gandolfo, former marketplace chief at Brazilian food delivery platform iFood
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Georgia Woodward, senior brand manager, M&M’s
‘I really enjoyed working on our M&M’s Halloween creative campaign with Jedward’
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NewsTortilla appoints Duncan Garrood as new chair
Duncan Garrood previously served as CEO of Punch Taverns, Ten Entertainment Group and Bill’s Restaurants.
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NewsAldi appoints new national buying MD
Will Barstow has replaced Stephen Eivers, who had been at Aldi since 1997 and its national buying MD for about a year
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NewsBreal-backed beer group Keystone Brewing on verge of administration
Keystone employs almost 200 people in the UK and owns two production sites in Yorkshire and Warwickshire
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy Christmas is the worst time to work in a supermarket
As supermarkets battle to rake in profits over the ‘golden quarter’, in-store staff face chaos and abuse. They say their bosses aren’t helping