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NewsBestway hires 23 territory sales managers to boost retailer support
The new managers will work with retailers to understand their business’s individual needs, identify opportunities for growth, and provide practical recommendations that can make a ‘measurable difference to store performance’
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Partner FeaturesSkills: the missing link in supply chain resilience
Robotics, data and AI are opening new career routes on the warehouse floor. Discover how fmcg supply chains are building the skills of the future.
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Anya Garland, national account executive, Unrooted
‘You can build your knowledge and experience as you go, so don’t let not knowing everything put you off taking that next step’
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Analysis & FeaturesCheese expert Tanny Gill on building up the industry’s knowledge
“We tend to misunderstand British provenance and history”
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NewsSainsbury’s welcomes first cohort of flagship FutureMaker graduate scheme
Sainsbury’s director of talent, performance and leadership told The Grocer the scheme would give graduates an ‘end-to-end view’ of the changing retail landscape
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Comment & OpinionWill retail’s Opening Shift job scheme be enough for NEETs?
Retailers believe they are stepping up in the effort to support young people into work – but they want government support to do so
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Alice Pearson, operations director, Cotswolds Distillery
‘It was intimidating to learn under that kind of pressure, but I knew that whisky was my core passion’
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NewsWaitrose on hunt for 6,000 temps in Christmas recruitment drive
JLP is making a special appeal to younger people aged under 25, as it looks to support the UK’s one million NEETs – people not in education, employment or training – into work
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Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: Sainsbury’s KickStarter, Colman’s for sale and Gousto ready meals
The first rung on the career ladder is harder to reach than ever before. The government’s latest figures show 981,000 young people aged 16 to 24 are not in education, employment or training (NEET).
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NewsMorrisons offers 1,000 apprenticeships with focus on ‘traditional craft’ skills
Morrisons will offer 1,000 young people apprenticeships in its stores, head office and across its manufacturing supply chain by 2030, as part of its new Proper Jobs: Fresh Start programme
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Comment & OpinionWhy negotiations get escalated, and how to solve those problems
Making Business Matter’s Darren A Smith has spent 35 years negotiating and training on negotiations using the PEPSI system. Here are four reasons why negotiations get escalated
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Andrew Marr, graduate brewer, Damm UK
‘I make an effort to learn as much about different roles as possible to better my personal understanding’
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ProfilesJus-Rol MD Tim Clifford on smiles, Nigella and Pepsi Max
‘Being a small business enables us to nurture our team members and provide opportunities for them’
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NewsAsda takes school careers programme nationwide in virtual rollout
Asda hopes to encoruage children around the UK to explore careers in retail, and encourage them to grow in confidence
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Analysis & FeaturesStore Manager of the Year Chloe Summons: ‘All it took was stopping and listening’
Listening, trust, respect and care have been the hallmarks of the turnaround of the Morrisons Norwich store, Summons explains
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NewsSodexo launches Barista Collective training programme
The scheme brings together more than 20 ‘coffee champions’ from across the contract caterer’s business
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Dylan Batizovszky, buying manager, The Turmeric Co
‘I think the biggest misconception is that it is boring and repetitive – the reality is every day is a chance to learn new things and get involved’
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Comment & OpinionIf retail wants more heroes, it needs more entry-level jobs
Industry bosses lambasting the Apprenticeship Levy appear to be conveniently overlooking their own part in the youth unemployment crisis
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Comment & OpinionThe Growth & Skills Levy’s real test isn’t flexibility, it’s opportunity
The new levy has been ‘cautiously welcomed’ - but caution is the operative word
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Analysis & FeaturesIs the new Growth & Skills Levy a NEET solution to grocery’s labour crisis?
The ‘broken’ Apprenticeship Levy had little support from fmcg bosses. How does its replacement differ – and will it make an impact?