Brian May, Guitarist & songwriter, Queen 71
As the celebrity face of the anti-badger cull movement with his YouTube hit The Badger Song, May is set to grab the limelight again this summer when pilot culls are carried out in Gloucestershire and Somerset.
Chris Mack, Exec chair/CEO, Fresca Group 72 (70)
Given the British weather and the calls for greater UK sourcing in the wake of ‘Horsegate’, Mack holds a trump card. Thanet Earth’s fourth greenhouse went into production in May.
Steve Lewis, CEO, Majestic 73 (77)
Despite tough trading over Christmas, Majestic’s total sales grew 5.1% in the last seven weeks of 2012, helped by new store openings and a 20%growth in online customers.
Darcy Willson-Rymer, CEO, Costcutter 74
CEO for just eight months, he’s already masterminded a game-changing tie-up with P&H, transforming Costcutter into the UK’s second-biggest symbol operator. Now he’s got to prove it can work.
Ken McMeikan, CEO, Brakes 75 (85)
Having joined from Greggs two months ago, McMeikan has his work cut out. The foodservice operator refinanced £900m of debt in December and plans to invest £250m in new depots and IT
Jim Moseley, MD, General Mills 76 (81)
The FDF president’s decision to back Nature Valley bars with Olympic sponsorship helped boost sales 25% year-on-year, while a Betty Crocker revamp has tapped the home baking boom.
Tony Reed, CEO, One Stop 77
The Tesco-owned chain’s plan to offer a franchise model to indies has shaken the c-store sector to the core. It already has 640 stores and a third depot is on the way to cope with increased capacity
Christine Tacon, Groceries code adjudicator 78
She’s promised to “sort out the bullies” and her no-nonsense approach, wealth of experience and excitement about the newly formed role suggest she could be higher up the Power List next year.
David Milner, CEO, Tyrrells 79 (90)
Under Milner, Tyrrells has reported another year of strong growth with sales up 35% to £30m. No wonder Langholm Capital has just put it up for sale for circa £100m, having paid £40m for it in 2008.
Guy Farrant, MD, Booker UK 80
Booker is flying under Farrant. Customer numbers are up 5% and sales of fresh, his pet project, rose as much as 30% in Q3. As FWD chairman, Farrant’s profile is only set to grow further this year
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