Archive of all profile articles – Page 29
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ProfilesSimon Shirley of Tulip on driving, short hair and vegetarians
I was a butcher’s boy. I started at 13 and spent three years riding around the hills of Ebbw Vale delivering meat…
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ProfilesPaul Manduca, former senior independent director, Morrisons
Manduca boasted an impressive career history in financial services when he joined Morrisons in 2005…
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ProfilesAldi UK bosses on stellar results: 'Our formula is working'
As Aldi’s profits soared by a stunning 124%, The Grocer caught up with Aldi UK’s joint GMDs Roman Heini and Matthew Barnes to talk about saucy fish, its business model, the central London store trial, and why Asda can’t compete…
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ProfilesFish sustainability: are catch-share schemes the answer?
Could a catch-share scheme offering consumers under-utilised species they fillet themselves be a route to sustainability?…
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ProfilesStefan Barden, formerly of Brakes and Northern Foods
Barden started his career as a graduate at Unilever and went on to work as a consultant at McKinsey…
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ProfilesFormer Tesco CEO Lord MacLaurin: where is he now?
Lord MacLaurin is a Tesco legend, a lifer who spent 38 years at the company…
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ProfilesIan Dyson, former M&S finance director: where is he now?
Dyson spent his early career at accounting firm Arthur Andersen…
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ProfilesXbox One guns for Sony’s PlayStation 4 in a shifting market
Microsoft’s Xbox One is set to take on Sony’s PlayStation 4 this November in the ultimate battle of next-generation games consoles. Xbox UK boss Harry Eagle is bullish on its chances.
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Profilesfab! the story of R&R Ice Cream
It started as a small business on a Yorkshire dairy farm and now, after many acquisitions, boasts 1,000 SKUs
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ProfilesJohn Haywood, former Safeway buying director
At the age of 21, Haywood joined the stock control team at Sainsbury’s…
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ProfilesSFC's finger lickin' chicken
The take-home chicken brand partnering with The Simpsons, eyeing up the airlines and branching out overseas…
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ProfilesThe matcha maker
Entrepreneur James Shillcock plans to turn an expensive green tea from the Far East into a hip, affordable RTD in the Wes…
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ProfilesGraham Harris, former CEO Tesco Telecoms and Tesco Mobile
Graham Harris has 30 years’ retail experience across store management, financial, commercial and general management…
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ProfilesWhere are they now?
Kelly started his grocery career in 1982, when he joined Unilever as a graduate trainee…
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ProfilesA rare ray of sunshine for cigars
With the cigar category in decline, STG is focusing on smaller formats, value for money and roll-your-own…
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ProfilesSir Roger Carr, former Cadbury chairman: where is he now?
Sir Roger held management roles with Honeywell Computers and Williams and was chairman for Chubb, Bass and Thames Water…
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ProfilesPopchips' slow and steady snacking progress continues
After conquering the US, Popchips is hoping to win over snackers this side of the pond, aided by a certain pop star…
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ProfilesWhere are they now? - Bill Grimsey
Grimsey kicked off his career in retailing at the age of 15 when he worked part time in the butchery department of his local Bishop’s Food…
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ProfilesBooker's Family Shopper c-store offers best of discounters
Booker’s Family Shopper combines the best of the hard and soft discounters. The Grocer looks at the trial store…
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ProfilesEx-Premier Foods' Suzanne Wise - where is she now?
Wise began her career as a trainee at Lewis Silkin before becoming an intellectual property associate at Crossman Block…