All People articles – Page 441
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Profiles
The Human Angle: Helen Phipps
What's it like to work for your company? Exciting, challenging and often demanding and I wouldn't have it any other way!
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Tesco appoints Simister as global sourcing head
Tesco has appointed a new international food sourcing director to expand its direct global sourcing from fresh produce to other commodities.
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As buying power increases, Marks’s promises are cheap
The Co-operative Group’s CEO Peter Marks talks to Beth Phillips about the integration with Somerfield and Britannia and his plans for this year
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NewsQ&A with Unilever's Dave Lewis: "I don’t mind if some of the things I try don’t work"
Dave Lewis, Unilever UK chairman and guest editor of The Grocer, on how the fmcg giant has been transformed. Alex Beckett reports
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P&G staff sent out to work with Unicef
A group of Procter & Gamble employees have been selected to take part in its first sabbatical programme working with Unicef in developing nations.In the three-month expenses-paid initiative, five staff will head to Unicef offices in...
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NewsBernard Matthews signs up star chef White
Bernard Matthews has agreed an unlikely tie-up with Marco Pierre White, signalling an attempted shift upmarket by the turkey processor.
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NewsM&S brings forward bonuses to thwart tax hike
Marks & Spencer is the latest company to bring forward the payment of bonuses to avoid the new 50% tax rate, following a similar move by Sainsbury’s.
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NewsSainsbury’s bonus shake-up to beat tax shift
Sainsbury’s is bringing forward bonus payments to more than a thousand of its highest earners in a bid to avoid paying the new top rate of tax.
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Retailers outline plans to employ more under-25s
Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury's have announced new recruitment and training programmes to help reduce the UK's one million under-25s who are unemployed.Tesco would double the number of apprentices this year, opening schemes to 2,000 new and...
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My Alternative CV: Tom Mercer, Moma Foods
Tom Mercer, MD of breakfast oats company Moma Foods, on conveyor belt potato picking, Goethe, and Tom Cruise
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Profiles
The Human Angle: Ian Birchall
What is it you do? We design, install and maintain supermarket and warehouse installations.
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Lansley vows he will rein back FSA
The Food Standards Agency would be stripped of all responsibility for diet and nutrition strategy under a Conservative government, the shadow health secretary has revealed.
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Goyder brings snack insights to Innocent
Innocent has appointed Joe Goyder as its head of consumer insights for new opportunities, which includes its Veg Pots and orange juice business. Goyder, who will work alongside head of consumer insights for smoothies Gayle Beck, will...
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Tucker promoted to regional Ferrero role
Ferrero has promoted UK & Ireland marketing director Dave Tucker to the role of regional commercial director at its headquarters in Luxembourg.Tucker will take responsibility for Ferrero's boxed chocolate brands in the US, South...
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NewsPalmer & Harvey poised for fourth round of redundancies
Palmer & Harvey is poised to make a fourth major round of job cuts in less than two years, The Grocer can reveal.
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Tesco gets new wine manager
Claire Lorains has been appointed wine category manager at Tesco.Lorains joined Tesco in 2002 and replaces Andrew Carpenter, who has moved to the health and beauty category. She was previously senior buying manager for household.
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NewsTesco hands clothing role to ex-Sainsbury’s man Jones
Tesco has appointed former Sainsbury’s non-food chief Richard Jones as the new boss of its clothing business.
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Barnes steps down from 3663 in global revamp of Bidvest ops
Fred Barnes has stepped down as CEO of 3663 First For Foodservice owner Bidvest Europe, following a restructure by its South African parent company.
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Ramsden bows out after reviving DBC Foodservice
Andrew Ramsden is to step down as CEO of DBC Foodservice after helping the company recover from its failed merger with Woodward Foodservice. The position will not be filled and DBC will now be run by MD Chris Horne.
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Asda equalises pay for direct employees and agency workers
Asda and workers union Unite have launched a joint initiative to change the way more than 6,000 staff are employed across the supermarket's 29 meat and poultry suppliers.