All People articles – Page 449
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If you do one thing this week...
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
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...
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New head of off-trade sales
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
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
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
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...
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Bottle Green chief names his successor
The managing director and founder of Leeds-based wine distributor Bottle Green is to retire at the end of March after 17 years with the company. Jerry Lockspeiser has brought in Jon Eagle from Northern Foods as his successor and has also...
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Thompson is valued says M&S
Marks & Spencer has dismissed reports that retail director Anthony Thompson is looking to leave the business. Reports this week said Thompson, who oversees all store operations including food, had been in talks with headhunters after...
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Cresswell takes helm at Midcounties food stores
Andy Cresswell has been promoted to the position of group general manager for the food retail group of The Midcounties Co-operative. He will replace Roy Frodsham who is moving to become managing director of Star News Shops - the...
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Climbing the ladder
How did you get to where you are today? I started out at SmithKline Beecham as a territory manager before moving into marketing with a role on Lucozade Sport. After a break from the food industry with Energizer batteries, I joined HP...
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My Favourite Things Chris Pilgrim, HR director, Uniq UK
What's your favourite restaurant and what do you like about it? Coles in Marlborough. It's only five minutes from home and combines a fun, informal atmosphere with great modern- English cooking. Do you prefer healthy food or junk food?...
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Reynolds takes up deputy chair at FSA
Ian Reynolds has been named as the new deputy chairman of the Food Standards Agency. He replaces Julia Unwin, who left the position in September to take on the role of director at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. Reynolds has been a...
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Q&A with Brian Paton Manager of the Week
What is your greatest challenge and how do you tackle it? Our greatest challenge is to convince the good folk of Kirkintilloch that this is the best place they have to shop. We do that by asking customers what they like and dislike, and...
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Brecon Carreg makes Sherry new manager
Spadel UK, producer of Welsh natural mineral water brand Brecon Carreg, has promoted national sales manager Liz Sherry to general manager. Sherry continues to manage sales but will take on responsibility for driving the business forward....
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Solomons has new Waitrose marketing role
Waitrose has introduced a new director's role following the departure of marketing director Christian Cull. Supply chain director Tony Solomons will take on marketing responsibilities for Waitrose as the first-ever customer development...
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Skiving Somerfield staff film Jackass pranks for YouTube
Bored supermarket staff are competing with each other to stage the wackiest stunt in their stores - and posting the videos on YouTube. Skiving workers from Somerfield branches across Britain have filmed more than 50 home-made videos of...
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Pair give IGD new direction
IGD is bolstering its senior team with two internal promotions, which it said would help meet the rapidly evolving grocery industry's needs. David Gordon, previously UK business manager, has become director of UK research - responsible...