Age: 29

Works at: Tesco

Job Title: Superstore manager


At two years old Patel still remembers being annoyed by an untidy display of canned goods in the family shop. So he turned them all to face the right way. More recently, he turned around what Tesco stores director Rachel Jones describes as an “underperforming low profit store” - just six weeks into a 12-week placement, leading a “culture change with humility, amazing technical knowhow and passion.”

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The Grocer's Top New Talent list 2013