All People articles – Page 453
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Profiles
Challinor to head up retail strategy at NI
News International, publisher of The Times and The Sun, has appointed Katharine Challinor as head of retail strategy. The appointment follows the publisher and distributor's decision in May this year to launch a direct-to-retail service in...
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News
Somerfield financial director Robson to move to Thorntons
Mark Robson has become the latest director to leave Somerfield following its acquisition by The Co-operative Group in March. Robson, who is finance director, will leave in the autumn to join confectionery retailer Thorntons as finance director....
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Winner: ian thorpe, store manager, morrisons, whitefield, manchester
Our shopper was impressed with your store. What pulls the customers in? Our Market Street offer brings the shoppers in and really drives footfall in the store. It is doing well across the board and we are always introducing new lines. I think...
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Other Movers 25/7/09
Anthony Fry, the senior managing director of Evercore Partners, has been appointed deputy chairman of Dairy Crest.
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Wincanton axe falls on Somerfield RDC
The axe is set to fall on Somerfield's distribution centre in East Kilbride as part of the chain's integration into The Co-op Group.Logistics company Wincanton, which runs the site for the chain, is planning to close the site, affecting 200...
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Profiles
Careers File: Stuck for clever ideas? No need to start from scratch, just keep your eyes open
Q: We are a small food supplier and my boss told me we need more innovation. But it's beyond me and my budget!
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First Quench optimistic despite top-tier exodus
Lloyd Stephens has become the latest member of the senior management team to leave First Quench Retailing, the owner of struggling off-licence chain Threshers.
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Veteran ops director Legro to join Makro UK turnaround team
Makro has made its third senior management appointment in two months as the cash & carry wholesaler attempts to turn around the business.Makro's German parent company Metro Group has parachuted in Patrick Legro, operations director at Makro...
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Profiles
The Human Angle: Rachel Piper
Name: Rachel Piper Job title: Office manager Company name: Straight Up Drinks, supplier of Duomo Violet Sambuca and Samburetto HQ location: South Staffordshire
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News
Tesco's Cooke takes key role at Menzies
Newspaper and magazine wholesaler Menzies Distribution has appointed Tesco veteran David Cooke as commercial and marketing director as part of a management reshuffle. Cooke, who has worked at Tesco for 21 years, most recently as a category...
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Tesco's Cooke takes key role at Menzies
Newspaper and magazine wholesaler Menzies Distribution has appointed Tesco veteran David Cooke as commercial and marketing director as part of a management reshuffle. Cooke, who has worked at Tesco for 21 years, most recently as a category...
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Winner: ian donaldson, morrisons, crossmyloof, glasgow
How do you manage availability in such a small store? The trickiest thing is weather-related products. Recently this has been a challenge that the staff have risen to. Products such as fresh fruit juices and yoghurts have been selling…
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Other Movers 11/7/09
Food manufacturer Symington's, which makes brands such as Ainsley Harriott, Mug Shots and Granose, has bolstered its marketing team with two new marketing managers - David Cherrie and Gemma Hicks. Both join from Arla Foods.
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Threat to Lichfield site as 3663 volumes fall
3663 First For Foodservice is considering shutting down a depot in Lichfield that employs 220 staff, following the closure of six other sites in the past 12 months.The foodservice giant said it had decided to reduce the number of its...
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Hundreds of jobs axed in Diageo restructuring
Diageo was this week beset by union strife as it unveiled controversial restructuring plans for its Scottish whisky facilities, including the loss of 900 jobs.
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Profiles
Careers File: Quality trumps cheapness - even during a recession
I felt like a change this month. Why? Well, I watched The Money Programme this week, which was about food shopping in the recession, and as a result felt compelled to swap people watching for food commentating.
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Daulby joins Kepak to drive its hot snack sales in convenience
Kepak Group - makers of snacking brands Rustlers, Ugo's and Speedy Snacks - has completed a recent management reshuffle with the appointment of Angela Daulby.Daulby joins Kepak, the biggest player in the £100m hot snacks market, as business...
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NewsEsom resurfaces at Tyrells owner Langholm
Steven Esom will join private equity firm Langholm Capital as a partner this week, The Grocer can reveal.
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Hundreds are forced to re-apply for Tesco jobs
A major shake-up of staffing structures at all Tesco superstores and some Extras will force hundreds of managers to reapply for their jobs.
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NewsFruit giant S&A in low wage controversy
One of the UK’s biggest fruit suppliers is paying its foreign fruit pickers less than half minimum wage, according to press reports.