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My food & drink job: Anna Frost, operations manager, Doisy & Dam
As operations manager of a fast-growing startup, Anna is required to keep lots of plates spinning at the same time.
10 young people working in food and grocery who inspired us in 2017
It’s been a brilliant year for new talent in food & grocery. Here we celebrate 10 of the brightest young stars who are shaping the future of the industry
'I never thought of myself as someone who could be a CEO. Meeting Mike changed that'
Edinburgh student Audrey Barnes didn’t think she was the kind of person who’d ever be a CEO. But a day with Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe as part of the CEO for a day scheme completely changed her perspective.
MDS to launch apprenticeships for graduates and school leavers
The training company, chaired by GCA Christine Tacon, is to become an accredited training provider in its own right from early 2018
Ornua seeks 14 more graduates to join training programme
Successful applicants will be individually mentored by a member of Ornua’s senior management team
Edinburgh student to become Sainsbury’s CEO for a day
Audrey Opdycke-Barnes is one of 24 students taking part in the ‘CEO for a day’ scheme
My food & drink job: Greenvale technical graduate Annabelle May
Since entering the world of fresh produce, Annabelle has been pleasantly surprised by how varied the industry is. She even got to spend five months on sunny Jersey as part of a placement with The Jersey Royal Company
Fancy a career in food? 10 tips on how to land your dream job
Getting started with a career in food & drink can seem daunting. Here, 10 young people share their best tips for how to get the food job you want
My food & drink job: Marisol Saona, Tesco
Ambient brand manager Marisol reveals how she tackled some tough questions in her interview for the Tesco marketing graduate scheme - and why she’d love to launch an own-label Aji Amarillo one day
Five of the most talented young people working in dairy right now
At a time of a shocking skills and labour crisis for the whole food sector, the dairy industry has managed to nurture the best talent. We’ve profiled five up and coming young people working in dairy right now.
My food & drink job: Samuel Higginson, M&S
Samuel thought he wanted to be a pathologist. Then three days at a food science summer school changed everything and set him on a path towards a career at M&S
My food & drink job: Emma Nicholson, Nestlé
Emma shares how she got onto the Nestlé graduate programme, what working in quality assurance is like - and why she loves eating for a living
What Unilever’s AI hiring experiment tells us about the future of grocery recruitment
The fmcg giant is trying out a new way to hire for some entry-level positions, which is driven almost entirely by algorithms
Employer of the year Subscription
Its graduate scheme is where Aldi shines. With a starting salary of £42,000, rising to £73,450 after four years, Aldi is quite clear its graduates will earn every penny
Make the apprenticeship levy work
In April the government is to introduce a new ‘payroll tax’ in the form of an apprenticeship levy - and it will change companies’ approaches to graduate schemes as much as it will change apprenticeships, says David Lynch of Bis Henderson Academy
Nestlé pledges to create new work opportunities for under-30s Subscription
The promise is part of Nestlé Needs Youth, offering 35,000 job opportunities in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa
Calling physics graduates! The food & drink sector needs you
Physicists have much to offer the food & drink industry but recruitment has been lagging
SMEs can attract the best graduates, too
Graduates are drawn to the biggest and the ‘best’. But what does this mean for the little guy? asks Jonathan Fitchew of Pareto Law
Marks & Spencer takes Make Your Mark programme to head office
M&S took on 19 graduates at its Paddington HQ this week
AF Blakemore to launch first graduate training scheme this summer
Wholesaler AF Blakemore is to launch its first graduate scheme this summer
Alcoholic drinks power list: who's leading the way in booze?
Raft of leadership changes at Pernod Ricard UK as CEO announces departure
Paul Wilkinson moves from Tesco Labs to head of product role
Patrick Müller made interim MD of Müller Milk & Ingredients
M&S to cut more than 300 in-store managerial jobs
Whole Foods to host children's charity initiative in stores
Paul Walker to retire from Waitrose buying director role
Mark Aylwin appointed chairman at Equinoxe Solutions
Gareth Southgate shows the value of empathy in a leader
Luke Suddards, Sandows, on making mistakes and Dwayne Johnson
CO2 crisis: Government urged to step in to prevent shortages
Tesco issued cashback on 47 out of 50 weeks in Grocer 33
Organics Council warning over glyphosate in organic foods
BRC sends Theresa May new warning over no-deal Brexit
World's biggest fmcg companies rely on M&A to rediscover growth
Southern Co-op launches reusable hessian bags for charity
Brexit import costs could lead to higher prices and less choice: Arla
