All People articles – Page 415
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NewsWarburtons director recruited to develop Genius Foods brand
Warburtons commercial director Roz Cuschieri has left her job with the UK's best-selling bread brand to join gluten-free baking specialist Genius Foods. Cuschieri, who has more than 20 years' experience in fmcg and retail, will be...
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NewsCaffè Nero’s Hart is new Thorntons CEO
Jonathan Hart, the MD of Caffè Nero, has been named as the new CEO of Thorntons. The struggling chocolatier has been on the hunt for a "retail savvy" CEO since the departure of Mike Davies earlier this year. Hart has been CEO...
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Comment & Opinion
Careers File: How to help out your contacts and yourself
My telephone rang recently with a call from an ex-colleague whom I had not heard from for more than 10 years. He said he was interested in catching up. My (correctly) intuitive response was to ask him when he'd lost his job. I said I would help him...
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NewsThe new generals of retailing
In just over six months a new generation has emerged in grocery retailing, with new leaders at Asda, Morrisons, M&S and, early next year, Tesco. What are they like? And what are they likely to do? Adam Leyland interviewed all four, along with insiders, ex-colleagues, rivals, analysts and other senior ...
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NewsTesco tackles peak time staff shortages
Tesco has claimed it will eradicate staff shortages with a new system that allows employees to sign up for overtime even at another store. Using the online booking system, which went nationwide last week, staff input their home...
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NewsWestbury buy prompts Arla own-label butter switch
Arla Foods is to leverage its recently acquired share in Westbury Dairies to make all its UK supermarket own-label butter at the Wiltshire site.
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NewsAsda crowns King new chief operating officer
Asda has named Simon King as its new chief operating officer. King will be responsible for all of retail, supply chain, customer service and internal communications, in a role that has been vacant since Andy Clarke was promoted to chief executive in May.
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: Charlotte Dewhurst, All About Food
Charlotte Dewhurst, product manager of All About Food, on Kylie, spiders and the New York mafia
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In rude health: Holland & Barrett's Peter Aldis
Health food isn’t an easy place to be, thanks to rampant inflation, stiffening competition and the coming VAT hike. But Peter Aldis, CEO of Britain’s biggest health food player Holland & Barrett, is up for the fight. Rob Brown reports.
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ProfilesThe Human Angle: Melissa Burton
Name: Melissa Burton Job title: Managing director Company name: Goody Good Stuff Sales: £350,000 HQ location: Manchester, M50 3UB Number of employees: 3
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NewsFindus hires Bell as commercial director
Findus has made yet another hire at its UK frozen business, poaching Mars' David Bell as its new commercial director. Bell worked at Mars for more than 20 years in sales and marketing positions, most recently as the senior sales director...
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Comment & Opinion
Careers File: Recruiting positive thinkers is a big boost for business
Anyone involved in the recruitment process, be they an employer or a professional recruiter, knows what a potential minefield it can be.
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ProfilesEx-Hollands Pies chief lands MD role at Peter’s
Neil Court-Johnston has returned to the pie industry less than six months after being suspended from Hollands by parent company Northern Foods over a management buyout dispute. The former Hollands MD started this week at rival...
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Profiles
Spotlight: Interview with Eazy Cuizine founcer, James Cook
Frozen has struggled to shake its ‘cheap as chips’ tag, but Eazy Cuizine is winning sales by pushing posh frozen ready meals to c-stores. Rob Brown speaks to its founder, James Cook. It's never been easy in frozen food. Heavily discounted and hidden away at the back of stores, the ...
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NewsJones named chair of Scotland Food & Drink
Ray Jones has been named as the new chairman of Scotland Food & Drink.
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: Adam Soliman, director of Charbrew
Adam Soliman, director of Charbrew, on Hanson, trouser zippers and big hairy moths
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Profiles
The Human Angle: Evelyn Wilson
Highland Game is a great place to work. My role has developed and is very varied and different every day.
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NewsDanone Dairy appoints Fromage to UK MD role
Activia and Actimel maker Danone Dairy has appointed Bruno Fromage as the new managing director of its UK operation. The aptly named Fromage is currently managing director for Danone Dairy Portugal and will take up his new role on 1...
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M&S logistics boss moves to Waitrose
Waitrose has poached M&S logistics chief Ian Mumby to become its new head of supply chain development and support. Mumby, who will join on 8 November, has been head of logistics, supply chain & IT at M&S's food division for...
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Comment & Opinion
Careers File: So you want a superstar, but what type exactly?
We are a growing company and I am anxious to take the next steps to becoming a larger, more profitable food manufacturer...