All People articles – Page 425

  • Profiles

    interview

    2007-03-03T00:00:00Z

    How did you get to where you are today? I had started a career in accountancy when my father, Frank, who founded a seafood business in 1945, became ill. He asked my brother Alan and I to start running the business when we were in...

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    Leaver to drive sales of Santa Rita wines

    2007-03-03T00:00:00Z

    Chilean wine company Santa Rita has recruited Richard Leaver as corporate commercial director to provide added focus to the UK and Ireland market. He will be responsible for the direction, development and promotion of all wines within the...

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    Williams to run new Sainsbury's depot

    2007-03-03T00:00:00Z

    Supply chain specialist Wincanton has been awarded the contract to operate Sainsbury's new manual distribution centre in Northampton and has appointed Gavin Williams to run it. Gavin Williams, who was previously general manager for...

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    Cousins takes chairman job

    2007-03-03T00:00:00Z

    Regional food group Taste of Anglia has promoted head of agricultural policy John Cousins to chairman. He takes over from Robert James, who has become joint-patron with Lady Caroline Cranbrook after 10 years with the umbrella marketing...

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    NFU's Bennett back in levy board shake-up

    2007-03-03T00:00:00Z

    Ousted NFU president Tim Bennett has re-emerged as a new chairman in the reformed levy board system. Bennett, who was voted out of the farmers' union a year ago, will now lead the milk sector company. Five other chairmen have also been...

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    Ainsley back in the fold

    2007-03-03T00:00:00Z

    Yorkshire family bakers Ainsleys has appointed James Ainsley as its new head of sales and marketing. Ainsley has returned to the family business after working in Waitrose stores for four years. He is the third generation to work in...

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    Millington is promoted at Trigon Snacks

    2007-02-17T00:00:00Z

    Trigon Snacks has promoted Richard Millington to sales director as part of a company reshuffle. He was previously ­grocery sales controller at Trigon, which makes peanut brands Big D and Planters, and in his new role, he will focus on...

  • News

    interview

    2007-02-17T00:00:00Z

    How did you get to where you are today? I've been working in the food industry since I left university. I started out as a sales rep in Scotland, selling biscuits for McVitie's. I spent a lot of time stacking shelves in small...

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    Sainsbury's King made vice president of IGD

    2007-02-17T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury's chief executive Justin King is to take up the vice president role at international food and grocery organisation IGD. King succeeds Alastair Sykes, chairman and chief executive of Nestlé UK and Ireland, who became IGD...

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    De Pencier to pick up reins at the FTA

    2007-02-17T00:00:00Z

    Theo de Pencier has been named as chief executive officer of the Freight Transport Association. De Pencier has more than 20 years' experience in the logistics and supply chain industry and is currently chief executive of logistics group...

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    That's a Wrap for new Sport England chief

    2007-02-17T00:00:00Z

    The chief executive of Wrap (Waste and Resources Action Programme) is moving on to lead Sport England. Jennie Price developed Wrap's strategy when the programme was established in 2001 to improve the UK's recycling performance. She set...

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    Bud brewer reshuffles its UK sales team

    2007-02-17T00:00:00Z

    Anheuser-Busch Europe (A-B) has announced big changes to its UK sales force, including Alistair Kemp's promotion to UK sales director. He takes over the top sales role for brands such as Budweiser, Michelob and Bud Ice from Andrew...

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    Fairtrade importer names Bowes MD

    2007-02-17T00:00:00Z

    Fairtrade fruit importer Agrofair has appointed a former Co-operative Group man as managing director. John Bowes spent 20 years at the Co-op and was chief general manager of strategy before he left to write about Fairtrade in...

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    If you do one thing this week...

    2007-02-10T00:00:00Z

    OK, so this is probably more a note to remind the men than the ladies but it doesn't make it any less important. With all the special offers that the retailers have on chocolates, Champagne and flower delivery there is no excuse for not making...

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    Q&A with Paul Saville Manager of the Week

    2007-02-10T00:00:00Z

    What is your greatest challenge and how do you tackle it? The geographic area we are based in means we have a high labour turnover. This means the challenges are keeping standards high and checking staff and customers are happy because...

  • Profiles

    interview

    2007-02-10T00:00:00Z

    James Newitt, founding partner of The Jerky Group, is a man with a plan. And it's a load of BullOx. Newitt is on a mission to sex up the UK's meat snacking market, and he reckons that BullOx, The Jerky Group's brainchild made from 100%...

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    New head of off-trade sales

    2007-02-10T00:00:00Z

    Mark Tinsley has become UK off-trade director at E&J Gallo Winery. Tinsley moves up from the role of business unit manager for grocery at Gallo, where he has worked for 15 years. He will be responsible for developing Gallo's...

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    Ex-Tesco man joins As Nature Intended

    2007-02-10T00:00:00Z

    Organic retailer As Nature Intended has created a new operations director role to help with its expansion plans. Daniel Upward has been brought in from Tesco to work alongside managing director Caroline Walker to help grow the business....

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    My Favourite Things Debra Eddy, senior marketing manager, General Mills UK

    2007-02-10T00:00:00Z

    What's your favourite restaurant and why? Auberge in Cobham, Surrey. The menu is French, the food is great quality and it's a relaxing place. Do you prefer healthy food or junk food? Healthy with the occasional lapse!  Have you...

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    Climbing the ladder

    2007-02-10T00:00:00Z

    How did you get where you are today? My success is defined by listening to, and meeting customer needs in a number of industries, having worked for global organisations, advertising agencies and more recently the food industry. What was...