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Asda pushes Brown up to head ethical sourcing
Asda has promoted Dr Chris Brown to head of ethical and sustainable sourcing. Brown moves up from the role of agriculture development manager, a position he has held since joining Asda five years ago. A spokesman for Asda said that...
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Bolland's baptism by fire
In less than a fortnight, the unfamiliar figure of Marc Bolland, former chief operating officer at Heineken, steps into the shoes of former Morrisons chief executive Bob Stott. His arrival signals the end of Sir Ken Morrison's executive reign...
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Nooyi is first woman CEO of PepsiCo
Indra Nooyi has been appointed the first female chief executive officer of soft drinks giant PepsiCo. Nooyi, who has worked at PepsiCo since 1994, takes up her new role on 1 October, replacing Steve Reinemund. She moves up from the...
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Last Thornton retires from choc specialist
John Thornton, the last remaining family member of specialist chocolate retailer Thorntons, is retiring from the board of directors in September. The retailer said that Thornton, who has worked at the company since 1966, would retire as a...
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Potts quits Müller UK after 17 years' service
David Potts, sales director for Müller Dairy UK, has left the company.Potts, who left his role at the beginning of the month, is now on gardening leave. "I have decided to quit after 17 very successful years," he said. He...
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Uniq appoints Roberts to director role
Chilled convenience foods group Uniq has appointed Chris Roberts as the commercial director for its Uniq Prepared Foods Minsterley desserts business. In a role created after a restructure in October last year, Roberts joins from RHM where...
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Champagne house chair is La Giraudière
Champagne house Laurent-Perrier UK has appointed Bernard de La Giraudière as chairman. La Giraudière moves up from the role of vice chairman, replacing Bernard de Nonancourt. He joined the Champagne house in 1967 as head of export and...
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Markus Products expands sales team due to demand
Markus Products, which manufactures garlic and savoury butters, spreads, stuffing and crumb toppings, has expanded its sales team to meet growing demand for its products. As part of the expansion, Rodger Seaman joins the company as sales...
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Superquinn names purchasing director
Irish supermarket chain Superquinn has appointed Sheena Forde as its new purchasing director. Forde replaces Tom Nolan who left the company last month after just a year in the role. She joins Superquinn from...
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K-C rolling out across Europe
Tissues-to-nappies giant Kimberly-Clark has appointed Giles Turrell as head of its European customer management organisation. He will take responsibility for the evolution of K-C's consumer business across Europe, replacing Ron...
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The Gillette job done, Coombe heads to US
Gary Coombe is leaving his role as general manager for beauty at Procter & Gamble UK & lreland. P&G said that Coombe was leaving to take up the role of general manager of P&G's fabric & home care new business development, based at the...
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Parker moves up to meatier role as MD
Meat company W&J Parker, which trades as Parker Fine Foods, has appointed Andrew Parker MD. Parker moves up from the role of operations director where, the company said, he had used his experience of the meat business to ensure...
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Fuller set to retire as chairman of brewer
Anthony Fuller, chairman of brewer Fuller, Smith & Turner, is to retire from his post next year. Fuller, who has been chairman since 1982 and non-executive chairman since 2002, said at the group's agm that he would step down next year but...
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Tapper quits NFU food/farming role
Robin Tapper is stepping down from his role as head of food and farming at the National Farmers' Union. A spokesman for the NFU confirmed that Tapper, who has been in the role since October 2003, would be stepping down at a time yet to be...
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Fell is appointed top marketer at SABMiller
SABMiller has appointed Nick Fell as group marketing director from 1 August. Fell joins the brewer from Cadbury Schweppes where he was director of marketing for Cadbury Trebor Bassett and president of global commercial strategy....
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the art of A Perfect handover
So meticulous has been the forward planning by Christopher Oughtred that he will soon have eased himself out of his dual role of chairman and managing director of the family business - food manufacturer William Jackson & Son. He has...
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Hill joins BPS in technical capacity
Herbs and spices supplier British Pepper & Spice has appointed John Hill as technical director designate. Hill joins the company from Masterfoods where he was European quality and food safety manager for dry petfood. BPS said that Hill...