All People articles – Page 441
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Revamp for Costcutter board post Bibby deal
Costcutter has made its first significant board changes since selling a controlling 51% stake in the business to Bibby Line Group in September.The group has promoted IT director Kevin Widdrington and sales director Jamie Davison to its...
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we work together - Brothers Barry and Henry Chevallier-Guild own and run Aspalls
Brothers Barry and Henry Chevallier-Guild own and run Aspalls, a cider and apple vinegar producer that has been in the family for eight generations. Barry on Henry Henry and I joined the family business 14 years ago but my first job here was as a...
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My Alternative CV - Helen Bridgett, head of sales and marketing, The Co-operative Group
What's your nickname? Alas, I don't have one. Who was your first teenage crush and why? Although this ages me - it was Donny Osmond and I think he is still gorgeous! When was the first time you got drunk? I started on the good stuff and I ...
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Doh! Bernard Matthews was too 'stuck in the past' for Bart
Bart Dalla Mura quit Bernard Matthews last week over frustrations about the slow pace of change at the company, a close source to the former UK chief executive has claimed. He left unexpectedly after less than a year in the job, without...
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My Alternative CV - Tal Thomas, founder, Exotic Planet juice drinks
What's your nickname? Twin Cam Who was your first teenage crush and why? Mavis Evans, daughter of the headmaster. Taught me all I know about women - the daughter that is, not the headmaster.
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we work together
Master distiller Desmond Payne (left) works with stillsman William Hamilton at Beefeater Gin Desmond on William I've been distilling gin for the past 40 years and the business has undergone a lot of change over that...
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Jackson takes over at Taut
Former Golden Wonder chief executive Ed Jackson has been appointed MD of independent sports drink Taut. Jackson has stepped into the job following the decision by Taut's co-founders Vincent Bassch and Sarah Lang to take on new positions....
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Hawley steps down as biscuit association boss
The Biscuit Cake Chocolate and Confectionery Association's director general Penny Hawley is to step down following a decision to transfer the majority of the BCCCA's activities to a sector group within the Food and Drink...
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In Brief: Fenwicks gets Bevan; Recycling boost; Wylie promoted; Freshers operations; No agm re-election
Fenwicks gets Bevan Asda's finance director of retail and logistics Richard Bevan will leave the company in December to take up a new role as chief finance officer at independent department store group Fenwicks. Bevan joined Adsa four years ago from...
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My Alternative CV - Phil Lynas, managing director, All About Food
What's your nickname? Spike or Thistles (due to my spiky hair at university) Who was your first teenage crush and why? Nastasia Kinski When was the first time you got drunk? When I was about 15 on sweet cider at a family party. I haven't been able...
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Nijhar to deal with Spar PR
Spar UK has expanded its head office marketing team by appointing Kam Nijhar as marketing manager. Nijhar will be responsible for internal communications with Spar wholesalers and retailers. She will also look after charity sponsorship...
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we work together - Husband and wife David and Lucy Calland
Husband and wife David and Lucy Calland own and run a 2,000 sq ft Budgens store in Exmouth, Devon David on Lucy Lucy and I opened our store on 20 September. My family have always been in retail and own a Spar shop so Lucy and I have always wanted ...
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Commercial director for Greencore cake division
Convenience food manufacturer Greencore has appointed Jonathan Hodgson as commercial director of its cakes and desserts division. Hodgson was previously account group director at Young's Seafoods, where he managed a team that looked after...
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In Brief: Owen set to retire; FSA director for Wales; New role for Wylie; Saxton due to leave; Brown joins Liberty
Owen set to retire Morrisons has announced that executive director Roger Owen is to retire in October next year, coinciding with his 60th birthday. Owen joined the company in 1975 and has responsibility for site acquisition, construction, estate...
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thinking outside the box
Dominic Lowe, Green & Black's new MD, is lying on a bed, surrounded by chocolate and being gawped at by members of the public - not because he fancies himself in the starring role of the brand's next round of commercials, but because we've...
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My Alternative CV - Diana Cooper, Tideford's
Who was your first teenage crush and why? David Cassidy. Loved the big hair. When was the first time you got drunk and what did you drink? I was 14 years old and it was Dom Perignon Champagne. Lovely.
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Fat get fatter, thin stay thin, claims new obesity research
The food industry has come under fire for contributing to the nation's bulging waistline once again, but a new study has challenged the assumption that food is chiefly to blame for obesity. People have a genetic susceptibility to weight...
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My Alternative CV: Lorna Cousins, marketing communications manager, Bernard Matthews Ltd
What's your nickname? Have not got one now, but due to being 4 ft 11", not surprisingly, I used to have the original nickname 'Titch' at school Who was your first teenage crush? Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot in Curiosity Killed the Cat - must have been the...
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Tesco's Harding to lead c-stores at Sainsbury's
Sainsbury's is bringing in Tesco's rising star Dido Harding to take its convenience division on to the "next level".Harding will become convenience director, taking over the work Lawrence Christensen has been doing since June...
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Coors signs commercial chief Hunter to lead its UK division
Coors Brewers, the UK arm of brewing giant Molson Coors Brewing Company, has appointed Mark Hunter as chief executive. The move came as Molson Coors announced plans to merge its US brewing business operations with...