All People articles – Page 452
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Ciserani Gambles and wins
Justin King came close. Stuart Rose was in the frame. As usual Sir Terry Leahy was a strong contender. But this year, for the first time in ages, you chose a supplier as your man of the year. Gianni Ciserani, the effusive Italian MD of…
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Greencore restructure brings new leadership
Convenience foods manufacturer Greencore Group has appointed three new category managing directors following a restructure. Over the past three years, Greencore Cakes and Desserts has been run as a single business with Greencore Frozen...
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Neville-Rolfe joins board
Lucy Neville-Rolfe has been appointed to the board of Tesco as executive director for corporate and legal affairs. Neville-Rolfe was appointed company secretary to Tesco's board of directors in March 2004 in addition to her role as group...
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Olins appointed as Poupart group MD
BerryWorld managing director Adam Olins is set to become group managing director of fresh produce company, the Poupart Group. Olins has been managing director of BerryWorld, the soft fruit trading division of the Poupart Group, since it...
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Q&A with Andrew Major Manager of the Week
What is your greatest challenge and how do you deal with it? Customer service and availability are the key drivers for me and are also the two most important measures for driving footfall and growing like-for-like sales, which is exactly...
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Welsh meat role for Smith
Kirsten Smith is to become red meat executive at Hybu Cig Cymru, Meat Promotion Wales. The new role sees her take responsibility for enhancing, delivering and implementing Welsh red-meat strategy to complement Welsh Assembly policies for...
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Q&A with Mark Prout Manager of the Week
What's been keeping you busy? We have just reopened the store after an extensive refit and enlargement programme, which has lasted for a total of 32 weeks. It's been a pretty major challenge, as the majority of the work was done while the store...
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My Favourite Things Piero Sardano, head of food and restaurants, House of Fraser
What's your favourite restaurant? Racine in Knightsbridge. Great French food. Do you prefer healthy food or junk food? Healthy, fresh food. My Greek grandmother made everything from scratch. It developed my passion for good...
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MacKenzie takes co-op clout to SRC
Ken MacKenzie is the new chairman of the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC). MacKenzie has worked in retail for more than 30 years and has been chief officer of the Scottish Co-op since 1992. He is also a member of the Scottish Grocers'...
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Climbing the ladder
What was the best decision you have made in your career and why? Walking away from a steady paycheck and a corporate job I wasn't enjoying. I would not have been able to dedicate the time and energy to starting my own business if I had not made...
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Morrisons' Melnyk set to go before Christmas
Marie Melnyk has resigned as managing director of Morrisons after taking medical advice. She will leave on 22 December after more than 30 years at the supermarket chain and will then consider her options for the future. The company...
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The supreme deal maker does it again
Premier Foods acquiring RHM? The very idea would have been dismissed as idle gossip not long ago. RHM tends to be tipped as a potential bidder in most takeover battles, after all. But this week it found itself on the receiving end of a £1.2bn...
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Q&A with Mike Shaw Manager of the Week
Tell us a little bit about Morrisons' Livingston store? The store was opened on 17 October last year so it's just over one year old. At 83,000 sq ft it's one of Morrisons' largest in Scotland and has the most up-to-date footprint. I am...
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Climbing the ladder
How did you get to where you are today? I started out in strategy consultancy working on brand positioning and innovation across all kinds of sectors from ice cream to mobile phones. This gave me a thorough grounding in what makes brands grow....
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Floella is getting all playful in the Kitchen
Floella Benjamin, known to a certain age group as a presenter of TV's Play School, is capitalising on her later reputation as a champion of Caribbean cuisine by developing a food range. Set for launch in March, the first products off the...
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This week a year ago The winner was...
Deputy store manager Michelle Jenkins of Sainsbury's Newport store accepted our award on behalf of manager Paul Abbott who was away on holiday this time last year. Jenkins has since left the store and has taken up a new role at...
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McGettigan leaves a hole at Dunnes
Dunnes Stores, the Irish Republic's number-two grocery retailer, is in the market for a new director of food after Eoin McGettigan's move into the sportswear sector. McGettigan is to become chief executive of Lifestyle Sports, a chain...
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Defra lends Young to lead FDF sustainability
As the Government turns up the heat on environmental issues, the Food and Drink Federation has named Callton Young as its new director of sustainability and competitiveness. Young, who takes up the position with immediate effect, has...