All Career advice articles – Page 3
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Comment & OpinionSuccession planning: make it easier with these two key questions
Why don’t we do succession planning? We’re busy, sure. But the problem is that there’s no reward
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ProfilesStonewall Spirits’ Joe Wilson on charities, buyers and Geri Halliwell
’For every bottle sold we donate £1 charity and we have so far raised over £10,500’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Mike Fell, national account manager, Cawston Press
’Every industry event is a reunion and everyone is so passionate about the role of food and drink in connecting people to each other’
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Comment & OpinionA valuable lesson from a trip to Richard Branson’s island
I was lucky enough to be invited to Necker by the folks at Virgin to do a talk. It was a fantastic experience with many memorable moments
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ProfilesHeck’s Mica Keeble on Molly-Mae, Casualty and Atomic Kitten
’I did have a spot in Casualty last year which was fun, but the day job is now very much on the sausage line’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Lauren Phillips, graduate product developer, Itsu
’For a younger person, I think the key ingredients (pardon the pun) for success in this industry are willingness to learn and passion’
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ProfilesHighland Spring’s Nicola MacPherson on champagne, baby sick and work-life balance
Highland Spring has a massive focus on supporting the team with work-life balance, says operations director Nicola
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Ellie Little, marketing executive, Brothers Cider
‘The industry is fun, but it also comes with high pressures and tight deadlines which people don’t really see or appreciate’
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ProfilesWeetabix’s Rui Ascensao on family, pastel de nata and anatidaephobia
Being with my family is very important to me and I’m lucky to have the flexibility to take my kids to school
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Maddy Hooton, brand manager, Takis
Brand manager Maddy shares how she stokes the flames of gen Z’s viral obsession with spicy Takis
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Comment & OpinionFive PowerPoint tips to help end the cycle of boring presentations
Use these five tips to move from ‘instantly forgettable’ to ‘wonderfully memorable’
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ProfilesGinsters’ Stephanie Hildon on pasties, Bucks Fizz and gone-off milk
We have so many entrepreneurs and startup businesses in the UK and it’s so hard for them to get a foot up into retail, says MD Stephanie
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Frances Cope, innovation technologist, New York Bakery Co
Frances shares her journey into the world of bagels, including her role in the launch of NY Bakery Co’s newest NPD
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Comment & OpinionJump on big cultural moments to get your brand noticed
Low budgets and an increasingly saturated media landscape, is making it tougher for brands to cut through
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ProfilesMonty Bojangles’ Andrew Newlands on teamwork, Ikea and Marilyn Manson
’Put 200% into everything you do. If you fail, at least it wasn’t because you didn’t try hard enough’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Eleanor Langford, production scheduler, Nestlé
Eleanor blends sustainability and efficiency at her role in Nestlé’s coffee manufacturing
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Comment & OpinionTo make an impact on food waste, we must educate young people
Rubies’ ‘Educate for Change’ toolkit provides everything from five-minute bite-sized discussions, quizzes and facts, all the way to full lesson plans
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ProfilesUnilever’s Georgina Bradford on food poverty, Elton John and Euro 2024
’I would really like to see the industry taking a more collaborative approach to eradicate food poverty in the UK’
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Comment & OpinionHow fmcg businesses can benefit from their own manifestos
Nothing helps colleagues plan and deliver more than a consistent statement of the overall direction, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Daniel Coulter, brand activation manager, Jimmy’s
‘Watching people pick them up off the shelves while doing your weekly shop is pretty rewarding’