All articles by Beth Brooks – Page 6
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James Knox new MD of Yorkshire Dales Meat Company
James Knox has succeeded his father Stephen Knox as managing director of Yorkshire Dales Meat Company…
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Michael Murphy appointed Irwin's Bakery chief executive
Michael Murphy is the new chief executive at Irwin’s Bakery…
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Allan Leighton Co-op chairman appointment welcomed by staff
Allan Leighton’s appointment as the new chairman of The Co-operative Group has been largely welcomed by staff and members…
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Jempson's to refit three of its stores
The Sussex retailer plans to refit its Battle supermarket in May followed by Rye at the end of the year
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Robert Schofield returns as chairman of SlimFast
Former Premier Foods CEO Robert Schofield has resurfaced as chairman of SlimFast as the brand prepares to relaunch in UK…
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Jonathan James forges 10-year franchise deal with Conviviality
Jonathan James has teamed up with Bargain Booze owner Conviviality Retail as part of a 10-year franchise agreement…
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Grocer 33
Sainsbury's Shorehead, Huddersfield: store of the week
I have 450 really well-engaged, inspirational colleagues. We always aim to be the best in town…
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Jonathan James joins Conviviality as franchisee of 36 c-stores
James, who is a former chairman of the ACS and ran Spar and Budgens c-stores in Cambridgeshire, plans to grow his number of stores within Conviviality to 100
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Co-operative Party campaigns to keep financial support from The Co-op Group
Co-op Group puts support to AGM vote after poll reveals lack of awareness and support for group’s donations
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Sainsbury's introduces Yammer social network for staff
Sainsbury’s has become the latest retailer to introduce internal social network Yammer for staff…
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Bidvest Fresh buys majority stake in Henson Foods
Bidvest Fresh has acquired a majority stake in meat wholesaler Henson Foods…
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Spar looks to open YMCA-staffed store in Stoke-on-Trent
Spar has linked with the YMCA to open a store that will be staffed by residents of a YMCA centre in Stoke-on-Trent…
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Darren Jones named ABP UK commercial director
Darren Jones has been named the new commercial director of meat supplier ABP UK…
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Jason Tarry takes over from John Scouler as GroceryAid president
GroceryAid has named Tesco’s chief commercial officer Jason Tarry as its new president…
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Farmfoods apologises to customers for card payment problems
Farmfoods customers were unable to pay by card in any of the retailer’s stores last weekend…
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Comment & Opinion
Impressive new board is a Co-op coup
The governance reforms that have swept Pennycook and Leighton into the Co-op are just the tonic
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Bestway profits surge on back of impressive growth
The cash & carry giant, which acquired The Co-operative Pharmacy in October, said profits rose 44.7% to £267.1m
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Leighton, working pro bono, returns to his roots as chairman of Co-op
Leighton, whose father ran a Co-op store, was long rumoured for the role
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Midcounties Co-operative names Phil Ponsonby as new group GM
He will be tasked with driving the growth of Midcounties Co-op’s 232 food stores, including developing the offer of its larger stores
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NI's longest-serving Costcutter retailer switches to Nisa
Walter and Gillian Millar, the longest-serving Costcutter retailers in Northern Ireland, have become the latest…