Executive Compensation
Gavin Darby has survived Premier AGM vote but he must do better – and fast
Darby has withstood immense pressure and lives to fight another day, winning the re-election vote by 59% to 41%
Premier Foods CEO Gavin Darby survives re-election vote Subscription
Premier Foods boss Gavin Darby has narrowly survived an attempt by an activist shareholder to oust him at the group’s annual general meeting today.
Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe receives 46% pay boost Subscription
Sainsbury’s chief executive Mike Coupe has been handed an annual pay package worth £3.43m after receiving higher performance-related bonuses during the year.
M&S chief executive Steve Rowe's earnings slashed by almost a third Subscription
The cheif executive of the high street retailer saw his earnings for the year fall by more than £500k, the company’s annual report revealed
BrewDog, Sushi Daily & Fever-Tree bosses make Times Rich List
BrewDog co-owners James Watt and Martin Dickie were valued at £262m and £228m
Tesco CEO Dave Lewis’ pay up 17.5% to £4.9m
The annual pay packet of Tesco CEO Dave Lewis rose 17.5% last year to £4.9m as the award of shares worth £971k boosted his earnings.
How much could Dave Lewis earn as Unilever boss? Subscription
Yesterday’s ‘Fat Cat Thursday’ focussing on the pay of FTSE 100 bosses illustrated that grocery chiefs are relative paupers compared to the vast earnings of some of their contemporaries.
New pay measures lack teeth - but they'll get people talking Subscription
Executive pay will come under more scrutiny, even if government proposals are watered down
Executive pay debate gives Pat pause for thought
Regular readers will know by now that I am something of a bellwether
Lewis relocation costs face scrutiny at AGM Subscription
An influential investment group has called on shareholders to vote down the Tesco pay report over relocation costs for CEO Dave Lewis
Steve Rowe takes home £1.6m pay despite M&S profit slump Subscription
Rowe still earns less than his predecessor Marc Bolland, who took home more than £2m in 2014-15
Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe’s pay falls as annual bonus targets are not met Subscription
The pay packets of Sainsbury’s senior execs were cut last year after the supermarket paid out no annual bonuses as performance-related targets were not hit.
Fever-Tree shares net £73m for Charles Rolls Subscription
Fever-Tree co-founder and former executive chairman Charles Rolls has netted £73.1m from a share sale this week
Tesco's Dave Lewis takes 10% pay cut Subscription
£600k fall in bonus comes despite leading supermarket’s first sales growth in seven years
Morrisons boss receives 24% pay boost and increased share incentives Subscription
Morrisons CEO David Potts saw his pay package jump by 24% last year and could be in line for a further pay boost in future years under newly proposed share reward plans
Reckitt cuts CEO Rakesh Kapoor’s pay by £14m after South Korea scandal Subscription
Reckitt Benckiser has cut CEO Rakesh Kapoor’s annual pay by £14m and paid him no annual bonus due to the fallout from its consumer safety scandal in South Korea.
Ocado management sees pay cut as targets are only just hit Subscription
CEO Tim Steiner’s cash remuneration fell from £1.1m to £935,000
Nisa bosses accused of 'scaremongering' Subscription
The Mutual Shopkeepers group, which claims to consist of 84 members, questioned the £2.2m worth of bonuses that were paid
Dairy Crest CEO Mark Allen’s pay rises 45% after dairy division sale Subscription
Dairy Crest CEO Mark Allen received a pay packet worth £1.44m in the year to 31 March 2016 as his annual bonus and share awards more than doubled after the successful divestment of its UK dairy business.
Premier Foods CEO Gavin Darby opts to receive annual bonus entirely in shares Subscription
Premier Foods CEO Gavin Darby opted to receive the entirety of his £599k annual bonus in shares, the company’s newly released annual report has revealed
Co-op signals move to online with director of e-commerce role
Waitrose names Ross Avery as finance director
Karren Brady to speak at diversity in grocery conference
McColl's Steve Browne joins Heart of England Co-operative
Nick Mackenzie hired as Greene King CEO
McVitie’s owner Pladis names Salman Amin as global CEO
Spar appoints Chris Lewis and Jackie Mackenzie as interim MDs
David Frankish to chair Covent Garden Market Authority
My food & drink job: Heather Byres, chef tutor, School of Wok
Meet the man asking Theresa May to ditch meat 
Why we should resist the vegan putsch
Costa launches new menu with dairy-free drinks
Health secretary calls for end to 'nanny state interventions'
Morrisons ramps up healthy ready meals as mults boost own label ranges
Food & drink industry leaders tell ministers: avoid no-deal 'at all costs'
Coke adds more fruit variants to Diet and Zero Sugar ranges
Tesco holds supplier meetings over Brexit stockpiling
