All People articles – Page 453
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Recession raises spectre of Christmas jobs freeze
Fears are mounting that grocery retailers will have to dramatically scale back on the usual temporary staff recruitment drive this Christmas as the economy dips into recession. This week, a Manpower survey revealed that 13% of retailers expected to...
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Netto’s top dog
The credit crunch is doing Netto more than a few favours, as its British boss Richard Lancaster tells Peter Cripps in the latest Big Interview
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Brooks bows out from Finsbury after six years
Finsbury Food Group will undergo a management reshuffle at the end of the month following the unexpected departure of its chief executive, Dave Brooks. Brooks, who has been at the helm of the cake and bread manufacturer since 2002, will leave on...
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Alternative CV: Kelly Eastwood, marketing controller, Greencore Frozen
Who was your first teenage crush and why? I started young – it was Luke Skywalker when I was about nine because I wanted to be Princess Leia.
When was the first time you got drunk? I was 14 and I drank a bottle of Thunderbird fortified wine. -
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Careers File: Feeling down? Find out what the problem is, then discover how to solve it
The media has been more interested in the subject of happiness than usual this summer. Perhaps they see it as an antidote to...
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Giant killer
Straight-talking retail anthropologist Paco Underhill gives a frank appraisal of the UK grocery market to Liz Hamso
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Lightbody takes top role at Finsbury
Premium cake maker Finsbury Food Group has announced a series of changes to its senior management, with chief executive Dave Brooks set to hand over the reins later this month.
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All change as Greenvale restructures
Greenvale AP, the UK’s leading supplier of potatoes, has appointed Brian Macdonald as its new financial director. Macdonald, who has worked for brewer Scottish & Newcastle for 25 years, most recently as finance director for developing markets, also...
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Malcolm set to replace Walker as CJ Lang MD
Scott Malcolm is to become the managing director of C J Lang & Son, Scotland’s largest independent retailing and distribution company, at the start of November. He will take the reins from current chief executive David Walker, who is to retire. In a...
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Duvel picks Willson to be UK manager
Duvel Moortgat, the Belgian blond beer stocked by the big four multiples, has appointed Matthew Willson as its general manager for the UK. Willson, who has spent the past 11 years with Coors Brewers, will be responsible for developing on and...
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Him!’s Chisholm takes David Sands COO role
Scottish independent chain David Sands has poached Him! director Ewen Chisholm as part of a major expansion plan that could double the size of the business. Chisholm will join next month as chief operating officer overseeing the day-to-day running...
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Johnson hired to focus on Woolworths future
Struggling Woolworths has appointed another Asda man. Former marketing director Steve Johnson will take up the reins as its chief executive on 1 September, replacing Trevor Bish-Jones who had been in the post for six years. One of the toughest jobs...
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Sainsbury’s HR appeals total just 25
Five hundred newly appointed HR managers began, this week, their new roles at Sainsbury’s, following its recent HR Change programme. The retailer reduced the previous 850 personnel manager roles to 500 in a bid to change the administrative-heavy...
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Putting pies back into chip shops is way to go
Holland’s Pies’ new managing director, Neil Court-Johnston, plans to turn around the declining sales of the traditional food manufacturer with the help of chip shops. Sales at the Baxenden-based company have dropped by some 10% to 15% over the past...
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Suszczenia receives open-arm welcome
Parfetts cash and carry wholesaler has welcomed one of its former employees, Greg Suszczenia, back to the fold, appointing him trading manager for grocery food and non-food. Over 15 years with Parfetts, Suszczenia worked his way up to general...
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Sainsbury’s takes the axe to HR and training
Sainsbury’s is shaking up its HR and training department both at head office and across its store network in a move that could lead to significant job losses. It is understood to be cutting the number of people in its Personnel and Training...
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Aunt Bessie’s MD hunt ends in Heritage hire
After eight months without a managing director, Aunt Bessie’s has appointed Paul Heritage to the role. Heritage replaces Paul Sanderson, who left last December after four years with the frozen food company. A spokeswoman blamed the delay on the...
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PTF names Stanton as new chair
The Provision Trade Federation has elected Tony Stanton as its new chairman and Nick Hilton as vice chair. Stanton was formerly vice chair of the body, which represents companies trading in provisions, particularly meat and dairy products. He...
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The Online Crusader: Ocado finance chief Jason Gissing
If Ocado finance chief Jason Gissing gets his way the company will one day have 30% of the online grocery market. He explains how to Chloe Smith