Archive of all profile articles – Page 6
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ProfilesWho Gives A Crap’s David Titman on taco Tuesday, charity and being a wallflower
‘Everything is so standardised nowadays, it’s really hard to do anything that’s outside of the playbook. Shoppers love new stuff!’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Sarah Gerrard, category & insights manager, White Rabbit Pizza
The free-from expert uses data to ‘bridge the gap between what consumers want, and what they see on the shelf’
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ProfilesDanone’s Tom Kerr on spiders, rollercoasters and split trousers
‘I’d love us to be able to make it even easier for shoppers to make educated decisions about the products they’re choosing’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Katie McDaid, product developer, Cypressa
‘I wanted to make an impact, and being a small part in designing what people pop in their basket was very enticing’
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ProfilesThe Curators’ Max Rees on jerky, Gary Lineker and digging in
Self-proclaimed ’Big Cheese’ of snacking brands Cheesies and The Curators talks ’digging in and get things done’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Francesca Harrison, marketing manager, Oato
‘Having a proactive and go-getting attitude is key, especially if you’re keen to go for challenger brands’
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ProfilesDell’ Ugo CEO Sophia Cooke on musicals, Bangkok and Comic Sans
For National Pasta Day tomorrow, Sophie takes us on her journey from graduate fmcg buyer to watch buyer to fresh pasta brand CEO
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Freya Weston, senior assistant brand manager, Babybel
’Instead of a normal cover letter, I put my key achievements on to The Laughing Cow packaging as the header’
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ProfilesSaputo’s Christopher Owen on Sheese, kisses and compulsory pilates
The plant-based head of marketing for brands like Sheese and Cathedral City shares how he dreams of a Taylor Swift endorsement
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Theo Richardson, category executive, Tony’s Chocolonely
’There aren’t many typical days at Tony’s’ says Theo, sharing insight into his data analysis role at the ethical chocolate brand
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ProfilesGeeta’s Eleanor Bridgman on ikigai, wigs and chutney
For National Curry Week, Eleanor shares insight into her life at world foods brand Geeta’s
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Will James, product development, The Spice Tailor
For National Curry Week, Will talks about how his role at The Spice Tailor has taken him all the way to India to test out new products
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ProfilesWildfarmed’s Edd Lees on Kylie, flour and Ronald McDonald
‘Today, grocery is an oligopoly of retailers, with the supply chain working in competition’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Danielle Taylor, senior social media exec, Quorn
For National Vegetarian Week, Danielle shares the joy she feels seeing her Quorn NPD ’going from plans to plates’
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ProfilesBritish Apples & Pears’ Ali Capper on farming, buying British and The Boomtown Rats
‘I’d love to see buyers really get behind British when it is in season (which is all year round) and not just for British Food Fortnight’
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ProfilesHow Mathew Carver has hailed cheese from road to restaurant
Carver’s Cheese Truck is marking a decade spent on the road evangelising about artisanal British cheese
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Lucy Browne, recruitment manager, Planet Organic
‘I get to work with like-minded individuals who share a passion for health and sustainability’
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ProfilesYeo Valley’s Andy Simpson on greenwashing, granola and Gascoigne
’I’d like to see legislation passed enforcing better action on the health of many food products – especially when selling them to kids’
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ProfilesMy organic food job: Alicia Madeley, marketing executive, Pip Organic
For Organic September, Alicia shares her hands-on approach to brand development and consumer engagement in the organic sector
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ProfilesPlanet Organic’s Aurelia Ziomek on overconsumption, UPFs and saying no
‘To me, health food stores are about so much more than just selling products – they are about building connections and bringing like-minded people together’