All People articles – Page 432
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NewsBond in the hot seat
This week The Grocer welcomed Asda chief executive Andy Bond as guest editor. While he was here, Chloe Smith took the chance to pin him down and put your questions to one of the most influential men in the industry
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Other Movers 24/1/09
John Dunsmore, recently appointed chief executive of Magners maker C&C Group, has been named non-executive director of pub group Fuller Smith & Turner. He was chief executive of Scottish & Newcastle between November 2007 and May 2008
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Vion restructure puts up to 820 jobs under threat
Up to 820 jobs are at risk at Vion after the meat producer announced a restructure of its UK business.The Dutch food giant said the competitive marketplace and over-capacity in the UK meat sector had prompted the restructure of its abattoir...
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Careers File: Do branded and own-label sectors really require different abilities?
Guy Moreton says the downturn will boost sales for value lines at all retailers
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Fund offers businesses an alternative to banks
A new investment fund designed to plug the “funding gap” for promising small businesses has been launched.
The £10m fund will offer high-growth consumer businesses up to £2m investment and advice from a panel of industry experts, all… -
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Farrington picked to design Costcutter's new store formats
Costcutter has appointed Craig Farrington as head of store development, tasked with designing five new shop formats.Farrington joins from Musgrave Retail Partners GB, where he was head of format development for Budgens and Londis...
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Do Sainsbury's directors have right experience?
Analysts have expressed concern that senior trading directors appointed as part of Sainsbury's head office shake-up, which could cause up to 250 job losses, lack commercial or trading experience.New directors Helen Buck and Luke Jensen come...
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Hall & Woodhouse keep it in the family
Hall & Woodhouse, brewer of Tanglefoot and Badger, has appointed Anthony and Mark Woodhouse as joint managing directors following the sudden death of MD David Woodhouse earlier this month. David, who had been MD since 1998, died on New...
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Other Movers 17/1/09
Andrew Kuyk has been appointed director of sustainability and competitiveness at the FDF and replaces Callton Young whose two-year secondment with the FDF has now finished. Sainsbury's spirits, Champagne, sparkling, fortified, and French...
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Kirwan appointed MD at Anglo Beef
Tom Kirwan is set to take over as managing director of Anglo Beef Processors in April, the meat giant announced this week.Kirwan will replace Richard Cracknell, who has held the top job at ABP since the group was formed in 1986. Cracknell...
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Today's Group appoints ex-Midcounties man MD
Bill Laird is to replace Rodney Hunt as managing director of Nisa-Today’s wholesale arm Today’s Group.Laird is a former COO of Midcounties Co-operative Society and owns management consultancy business Future First.The Today’s Group...
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Careers File: The first person you meet in a new environment will be a friend for life
When you go to a conference where you don't know anyone, do you just wander up to the first person you see or do you do your homework, have a good look at the delegate list and plan who you speak to - and indeed sit next to? ...
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New jobs total more than cuts
With job cuts across the UK, people in the grocery sector will take heart from our new Jobometer, which shows that more jobs have – so far, at least – been created than lost.
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Hook, line and $ink£r
Senior executives are scared of switching jobs in the current economic environment and employers are having to offer some pretty juicy bait to lure people away from the security of their current roles. Unfortunately, there aren't a wealth of high-level jobs out there - and the generosity only extends so ...
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Tesco confirms 2.5% growth as Cescau comes aboard
Tesco has posted a modest 2.5% rise in UK like-for-like sales for the seven weeks to 10 January, in what is likely to be the slowest rate of growth among the UK’s big four supermarkets for the key Christmas period.
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Other Movers 10/1/09
Sean FitzPatrick has resigned as a non-executive director of Greencore Group. He had been on the board of directors for six years
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Careers File: Don't dismiss networking
Don't dismiss networking - some of that winner's magic could rub off on you, says Sue Mountstevens
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Constellation promotes Mills to European level
Constellation Europe has reshuffled its management team in a drive to streamline the business.Gaymer Cider Company MD John Mills moves to the new role of senior vice president for European sales, where he will take responsibility for wine...
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Honours for leading food industry figures
David Jones, former deputy chairman of Morrisons, has been knighted for services to business and charity - heading a list of luminary figures in grocery recognised in the New Year Honours list.Sir David led fashion retailer Next for more...
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Musgrave GB snaps up Tesco man Hamilton
Budgens and Londis owner Musgrave Retail Partners GB has appointed Tesco veteran Willie Hamilton as its new trading director.Hamilton has held various senior positions in his 24 years at Tesco, and has been commercial director of the Tesco...