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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?
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Comment & OpinionWe must look past the CV to see the potential in people
Retailers need to look past employment gaps and CVs to give long-term unemployed people a chance, says Stephanie Rogers, chief people officer at Lidl GB
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NewsGrape Tree hands staff £100k bonus after 10% sales rise
The payment is the first handed out by founder Nick Shutts after he sold the business to an Employee Ownership Trust in December 2025
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Comment & OpinionInflexibility is costing food manufacturers their next generation of leaders
Food manufacturers are losing their best female leaders because they won’t make senior roles flexible, argues Laura Ryan, founder and global chair at Meat Business Women
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Heather Kennedy, Pride external partnerships lead, Nestlé
‘York Pride with Nestlé was actually the first Pride event I went to. Before that I hadn’t been out at work, so it was a big moment for me’
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Comment & OpinionInclusion doesn’t happen in boardrooms – it happens on the factory floor
Nearly six in 10 food manufacturing employees want leaders to tackle exclusionary behaviour – but most aren’t listening, says Laura Ryan, founder and global chair at Meat Business Women
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NewsM&S offers 1,000 ‘graduate-style’ roles with no degree needed
The new ‘Not Just Any Career’ scheme aims to help candidates build the skills and confidence needed for a career in retail, according to M&S
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Comment & OpinionWhy ‘doing a great job’ isn’t enough to get you noticed
Just doing a great job won’t get you promoted, and it’s because most senior people expect you to do a great job, to do it silently and not to bother them
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NewsFood bosses unveil ‘bold’ new programme to tackle workforce crisis
IGD said there was ‘growing consensus’ that there needed to be a step-change in support for young people to enter the industry to prevent a generation from being left behind
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ProfilesMüller’s Deborah Carlin on Oasis, spreadsheets and making a difference
‘Small steps in the right direction are much better than giant leaps in the wrong direction’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Ben Kearney, Pride marketing assistant, Tesco
‘I am proud to work for an employer that does not just accept me and my identity, but celebrates it’
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NewsMorrisons and Coca-Cola execs lead panelists confirmed for D&I In Grocery 2026
GroceryAid has announced the first speakers for its annual diversity and inclusion conference, with senior leaders from Morrisons and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners set to address 1,300 grocery executives in October.
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Comment & OpinionFood manufacturing’s gender problem starts in the middle
Middle managers have the power to make or break women’s careers – most aren’t using it well, says Laura Ryan, global chair of Meat Business Women
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NewsLincolnshire Co-op partners with Holland & Barrett to boost wellbeing offer
The range has been introduced into 28 of its 94 food stores, spanning products such as omega fish oil, collagen tablets and multivitamins