Archive of all The Big Interview articles – Page 2
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Waitrose’s Nathan Ansell on pushing loyalty and value for money
Waitrose’s customer director Nathan Ansell on how he’s reviving its fortunes through ‘bold’ marketing, value for money, and a revitalised loyalty scheme
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Marco Forgione on Brexit, ministers, and surviving global turmoil
The Institute of Export & International Trade head on navigating one of the most challenging periods for global trade in living memory
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How H & Jodie’s Amrit Singh will make wholesale changes in convenience
Amrit Singh is following in his father’s footsteps – making H & Jodie’s a true leader in innovation. But now Amrit is taking things one step further
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How Meghan Farren is hatching a plan to grow KFC
Meghan Farren has taken on a number of big challenges in her time at KFC, and is now helping thousands of younger people start their careers
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Chapel Down CEO Andrew Carter on comebacks, climate change and raising capital
Nearly a decade after a tumultuous exit from one of wine’s biggest players, Andrew Carter is fizzing with excitement at the opportunities presented by English sparkling
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Wild’s Freddy Ward on making sustainable, natural deodorant work
When Freddy Ward co-founded Wild, its natural deodorant ‘didn’t really work’. Now its efficacy has won a legion of loyal followers across 10 markets
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Shelagh Hancock on sustainability, an optimistic future, and women in dairy
Dairy has come a long way since Shelagh Hancock was the only woman at the table. The First Milk CEO talks sustainability and her future vision
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Lioncroft Wholesale’s Jason Wouhra on buying back his family cash & carry depots
Wouhra bought back part of the business founded by his family 50 years ago, in the middle of the pandemic
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PMI’s Christian Woolfenden on tobacco’s smoke-free future
Philip Morris International’s UK&I MD Christian Woolfenden has made a career in life’s vices. But he believes the things we love don’t have to harm us
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Deliveroo’s Suzy McClintock on the future of rapid delivery
Deliveroo grocery and retail VP Suzy McClintock on why its Hop rapid service is racing ahead of ailing rivals, and what the future may hold for deliveries
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How Napoleon inspired Mighty Earth founder Glenn Hurowitz to tackle Big Meat
Growing up, Glenn Hurowitz believed he could save the planet. Now, the founder of climate action group Mighty Earth is taking on Big Meat, which he feels does more environmental harm than any industry
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Tony Hoggett on Amazon’s ambitions for global grocery
In his first interview as Amazon’s global grocery stores chief, Tony Hoggett dishes on its ambitions – and why the giant is growing ‘quickly but surely’
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Iceland’s Richard Walker on his Mount Everest epiphany
Fresh from his ascent of Everest, Iceland executive chairman Richard Walker is fired up for a very different kind of frozen challenge
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Rude Health’s Camilla Barnard on transforming the healthy eating category
Rude Health’s branding was criticised for being ‘too bold’ and ‘almost sexy’. But it’s proven a turning point for health food
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Alex Freudmann, M&S’s man leading the Ocado turnaround
Alex Freudmann has led turnarounds at Aussie retailers Coles and Dan Murphy’s. Now he’s turning his hand to the M&S-Ocado partnership
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Sysco GB chief executive Peter Jackson: ‘I don’t normally do interviews’
Sysco is a foodservice colossus yet much like its CEO in the UK, prefers to keep a low profile. In a rare interview, he opens up about the company’s plans
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Budweiser UK boss Brian Perkins: ‘I feel very lucky that people love beer’
Budweiser’s UK boss is steering the megabrewer through a major inflection point, taking the brand ‘beyond beer’ as it steers its way through headwinds
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Deliveroo’s Will Shu on AI, overtaking Ocado and rapid delivery
Speaking at the Food & Drink Expo in Birmingham, Deliveroo’s CEO and co-founder Will Shu sits down with The Grocer to talk Deliveroo’s past, present and exciting future
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Lucky Saint: ‘we want to be to alcohol-free what Guinness is to stout’
The Lucky Saint’s pub is all about promoting the booze-free brand. Over a pint, its founder and MD discuss their plans
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Wincanton CEO James Wroath: ‘If we’re Luddites, we’re finished’
Logistics giant Wincanton lost big contracts with Heinz and HMRC in the past year, but its CEO is plotting a course to try make it a robotics pioneer