All Training and development articles
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NewsFelix Bakes rescues 1,695kg of surplus food in first four months
The community kitchen established by The Felix Project and Deliveroo has transformed 1,695kg of surplus food into over 5,686 products in its first four months
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Analysis & FeaturesHow can the food & drink industry tackle youth unemployment?
Young people today face a challenging jobs market. But many food and drink companies are helping them get their foot in the door with apprenticeships, graduate schemes and qualifications
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Comment & OpinionSocial impact from fixing food waste is far bigger than we realise
There are so many examples of industry-led social impact in this week’s Goodness special issue, says Kris Gibbon-Walsh, CEO of FareShare and guest editor of The Grocer
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Analysis & FeaturesSocial impact transforming food and drink: Charity Power List 2026
Charities and campaigners are holding more influence than ever. The Grocer’s Charity Power List charts the people reshaping what responsibility really means in food and drink today
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NewsDiageo to onboard latest Learning for Life cohort at Guinness Open Gate Brewery
This year around 1,100 students will participate in Learning for Life
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Comment & OpinionWhy retailers must address the high cost of low morale
Evidence shows engagement thrives when staff feel valued, supported and able to contribute
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NewsSysco pledges £500k to help SMEs access apprenticeship training
The commitment looks to support long-term workforce resilience, with an aim of helping businesses respond to evolving customer needs, new technologies, and ongoing labour shortages
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy independent retailers should not miss The UK Food & Drink Shows
A preview of some of the panels, presentations and workshops visitors can attend at The UK Food & Drink Shows in April
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Comment & OpinionConflict at work: how to manage it and prevent the blowfish
One blowfish per conversation is bad enough, two is a disaster, says Darren A Smith of Making Business Matter
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Comment & OpinionApprenticeships are essential to retail and social mobility
We believe defunding leadership apprenticeships would be a clear step backwards, says James Goodman, chief people officer at Asda
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets have serious work to do on helping blind shoppers
Shakti was conducting a mystery shop at Asda’s Newton Abbot branch. Her treatment was disgraceful
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Analysis & FeaturesHow supermarkets are failing blind and visually impaired shoppers
This week’s mystery shop highlights key lessons supermarkets must learn to help visually impaired shoppers
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Comment & OpinionUnhelpful comparisons: a lesson from the pool
Making Business Matters’ Darren A Smith on the ‘dawning moments’ swimming etiquette can provide
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Comment & Opinion10 self-development books that aren’t a waste of your time
It is not worth wasting your time on 99% of these ‘self-development’ books. Here are some Darren A Smith of Making Business Matter says are worth committing to
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NewsCo-op launches social mobility toolkits after research finds class still an issue
Co-op has launched the free toolkits to make opportunities fairer for employers and jobseekers, offering practical steps to remove barriers linked to socioeconomic background
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Comment & OpinionThe tiresomeness of the chase: how to get better responses
If a person keeps missing the deadline, and there are no consequences, why, asks Darren A Smith of Making Business Matter, would they complete the task?
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NewsAldi gifts £350,000 of its Apprenticeship Levy to the Teenage Cancer Trust
The funding is to help workers develop in their current roles by gaining new skills and industry-recognised qualifications relevant to their area of expertise
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NewsLidl agrees to steps to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace after tribunal finds it fell short
It comes after an employment tribunal found Lidl GB had failed to take all reasonable steps to prevent the sexual harassment of a young female employee by a staff member between 2019 and 2021
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Comment & OpinionPlay chess, not draughts, with these top negotiation tips
Negotiating is harder to do than haggling, taking more time, effort, and skill. Here’s Darren A Smith of Making Business Matter’s guide
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NewsStarbucks launches second accelerated leadership programme
Starbucks will invest more than £170,000 across the two cohorts of the programme