People in Retail, FMCG and Grocery

Hiring & Firing

The scheme was launched last year to recruit UK workers for seasonal farm jobs

The move comes just over a year after Tesco announced a similar shake-up of its in-store bakeries

The move comes in response to a 75% drop in footfall in some locations due to lockdowns

Its existing 150-strong workforce will see wages jump by an average of 5%

The family-owned business is looking to bolster its 140-strong delivery team

Wasabi said Lucas had a strong track record of “building great brands across the grocery market”.

The new platform was introduced for former M&S staff to share memories and images from their time working for the business

JLP chairman Sharon White said she did ’not expect to reopen all John Lewis shops at the end of lockdown’

Sales of the brand’s breakfast drinks have been hit by the decline in the on-the-go market during the pandemic

The dairy co-op said its Trevarrian Creamery had seen a decline in volumes and key own-label cheese contracts

Harold van den Broek will start as chief financial officer on 1 June, working with Debroux for a transition period

Heathrow-based fresh produce logistics business PML said the new rules could force it to relocate

Thomas will replace commercial director Lucy Williams, who has been with the luxury retailer for four years

The shake-up means the retailer’s retainer contract with Grey London will come to an end in April

The changes will mean the scrapping of a raft of department manager roles

Sainsbury’s is to cut around 500 head office roles and is closing an online fulfilment centre

Gut health challenger brand Bio&Me has appointed Mark Isaacson as COO as it prepares to scale the business and launch new products

Fmcg veterans Jemma Luxford and Helen Facey have joined the yoghurt brand

Asda today insisted the Issa brothers and TDR Capital had “no involvement” in the changes

The company plans to more than triple its turnover to £50m by 2023