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BISCUIT BUYER, SAINSBURY
Banks joined Sainsbury in 1998 and worked in store as a graduate trainee manager. She moved to head office as a trading administration specialist for bakery and her first buying role was as a savoury biscuit, Christmas cake and pudding buyer. In her current role, she is responsible for buying for the total biscuit category.
CATEGORY BUYER FOR BISCUITS, SOMERFIELD AND KWIK SAVE
Jones began working for Kwik Save 13 years ago in stock control. He has managed supply chain functions for Somerfield and Kwik Save and became soft drinks and fruit juice buyer for the combined group in May 2001, and biscuits buyer in January 2002.
SENIOR BUYER, PLANT BREAD, INSTORE BAKERY AND PATISSERIE, MORRISONS
Clegg joined Morrisons in 1994 as a trainee buyer for canned vegetables and pasta, canned fruit, canned meat and canned fish. He was promoted to buyer for those products in 1995 and moved to buying for plant bread, instore bakery and patisserie in 1996. He is now senior buyer for those departments.
BISCUIT BUYING MANAGER, TESCO
Orledge has worked for Tesco for 26 years, joining as a dairy supervisor in retail. He became stock control manager in distribution for three years before working on stock allocation and running promotions in the commercial support department. He became buyer for Millennium confectionery in 1999 and biscuits and savoury buyer in 2000.
BUYING MANAGER FOR SEASONAL AND CELEBRATION CAKES, ASDA
Doran became a trading assistant in Asda’s music and video department in 1994, moving to a marketing role in general merchandising in 1995, then book buyer in 1997. After a spell at Scottish Courage Brands she rejoined Asda in its cake buying department before taking her current job.
BUYING CONTROLLER, NISACHILL, NISA-TODAY’S
Standing has worked for Nisa-Today’s for more than 10 years. He is responsible for categories in the chilled sector that include yogurts, desserts, pies, sausages, quiche and fish. He also buys chilled and ambient cakes. He has worked in retailing for 30 years, starting out as a management trainee in store operations at Sainsbury.
EMMA BANKS
DARREN JONES
ANDREW CLEGG
NICK ORLEDGE
KAREN DORAN
TREVOR STANDING