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The Advice Shop - what are the best ways to manage a business as it undergoes expansion?
Any business requires three essential elements: a great product backed by a strong brand with a sound philosophy behind it, the right team and sufficient resources. In a small company, the founders tend to do everything such as creating the idea and...
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In Brief: PepsiCo departure; Fisher in buying role; Clark joins Dairy UK; Burn's ambassador; Braddock retires
PepsiCo departure PepsiCo UK's wholesale director Andy Thompson, has left the company after 16 years to pursue other ventures. He is replaced by David Biggs who has been at PepsiCo for 10 years, with previous roles including direct to store...
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Tesco clothes supremo rejects M&S approach
Tesco's clothing boss Terry Green has rejected a lucrative job offer with Marks & Spencer. The style guru, who is responsible for the soaring success of the supermarket's fashion business, had been approached by M&S chief executive...
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McNair sets earlier date for retirement
Food From Britain has started the search for a new chief executive after David McNair announced his plan to take early retirement.McNair, who has been at the helm of the food marketing agency for seven years, will step down at the end of...
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My goodness - Power shakes
A combination of sporting prowess and marketing experience led to the creation of My Goodness back in 2003 in the spare bedroom of Jeremy Martin's house in Clapham, south London. Martin met co-founder Stuart Jeffreys when they worked at L'Oréal....
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Mary had a little plan
Mary Barnard is known as 'Mrs Health and Wellness' to her PepsiCo colleagues, and it's not difficult to see why. As general manager for Quaker and Tropicana, Barnard is in charge of some of the food and drink industry's healthiest brands -...
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We work together - 31 March 2007
Fiona Bonham (left) is national account manager at Bakehouse, supplier of Continental bake-off products. She works with new product development manager Laura Honey. Fiona on Laura There is an excellent relationship...
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Premier desserts boss plans brand overhaul
Premier Foods' new general manager of its desserts business unit, Simon King, has set out plans for its portfolio of iconic brands.King has been recruited from Northern Foods to invest in the company's desserts brands, which include...
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Trade picks up at Costcutter
Costcutter has hired its third new trading manager to cope with the number of independents joining the group. Bev Loughran joins Peter Lightfoot and Steve McCann who were appointed last month. Loughran will be responsible for...
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Top Defra man to take helm at NBA
Stuart Roberts is replacing Robert Forster as the chief executive at the National Beef Association. A senior Defra livestock specialist for many years, Roberts is known for his work setting up the BSE testing regime that led to the...
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New recruits to drive Kwik Save recovery
Kwik Save CEO Paul Niklas has brought in two new senior executives to help drive the chain's recovery. David Parry joins the team as its buying director with responsibility for purchasing and running Kwik Save's supply chain. He faces the...
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Stubbins quits Kerry Foods
Paul Stubbins is to leave his post as sales and marketing director of Kerry Foods Direct to Store (KFDTS). Stubbins has spent 25 years in the grocery trade, the last eight of which were at KFDTS, which has a network of 32 depots and 400...
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In Brief: Nisa seeks directors; Warren joins Uniq; FSA adds to board; SMP appointment; New role at Rustler
Nisa seeks directors Nisa-Today's is looking for two independent non-executive directors to join its Holdings Board to improve the buying group's corporate governance. Non-executive chairman Edwin Booth is currently drafting a job...
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MD who gave Red Bull wings leaves company
Red Bull UK was ready to move on to the next level, claimed MD Harry Drnec as he announced he was stepping down to spend more time with his family. When Drnec joined the company in 1995, Red Bull UK was losing money. Twelve years later...
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Nundy to lead Tesco buying office in east
Tesco's new eastern buyer Sam Nundy will be leading the team at the supermarket's new east of England regional buying office when it opens in Peterborough next month. He will be assisted by technical manager Kay Legge and marketing...
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Design chief for George homewares
Asda has appointed a general manager for design and trends for its George homewares range. Susie Gibson joined the retailer earlier this month from Marks & Spencer, where she was design coordinator for living areas. Her appointment...
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we work together
Paul on John I have worked at Booths for 33 years and have been manager of our store in Penwortham, near Preston, for eight years. John joined us two years ago as assistant manager and we essentially do each other's job when we...
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Boyes moves to UK Moët MD position
Graham Boyes is moving from Moët Hennessy Germany to become managing director at Moët Hennessy UK - part of the French luxury brands group LVMH. He replaces David Meyers, who has left to pursue interests outside the company. Boyes...
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Patak's Page to grow Jamie Oliver venture
Jamie Oliver's company Fresh Retail Ventures is set for expansion after appointing Patak's David Page as managing director. Page will join the company in April from the Indian food supplier, which announced it was up for sale this week...
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Sainsbury's recruits Icke to wine team
The Sainsbury's wine buying team has undergone a restructure following the appointment of Rachael Icke. She joins the supermarket from Constellation Brands Europe, where she was a senior national account manager with eight years'...