Long reads – Page 212
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Analysis and FeaturesJeff van der Eems, CEO, United Biscuits (58)
The architect of McVitie’s global expansion before its acquisition by Yildiz
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Analysis and FeaturesMalcolm Walker, CEO, Iceland (59)
After years of success these are tough times for Walker and Iceland
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Analysis and FeaturesAlison Brittain, CEO, Whitbread (60)
The former career banker has big shoes to fill at the hospitality group
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Analysis and FeaturesDanny Hazlehurst, property director, Lidl (61)
Lidl overtook Aldi in sales last November but to keep going it needs to open more stores
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Analysis and FeaturesPeter Blakemore, MD, AF Blakemore (63)
Blakemore is on the up, with a strategy to more than double the size of its Wholesale Distribution arm
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Analysis and FeaturesCharles Rolls & Tim Warrillow, founders, Fever-Tree (64)
Fever-Tree founders Rolls and Warrillow have completely changed the face of the tonic fixture since launching Fever-Tree
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Analysis and FeaturesAndrew Selley. CEO, Bidvest (65)
Selley joined Bidvest in 2000 and took over as CEO in 2014 following its merger with 3663
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Analysis and FeaturesMoshin Issa, MD, Euro Garages (67)
Graham Peackock (qv) just sold his MRH outfit for a multibillion sum
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Analysis and FeaturesMark Taylor, property director, Aldi (68)
Taylor has a tough brief – secure at least 60 perfect sites a year and more if possible
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Analysis and FeaturesJamie Oliver, Chef (69)
Oliver’s media savvy means he knows how to draw attention to issues he cares about
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Analysis and FeaturesKevin Brennan, CEO, Quorn (71)
Brennan took one step closer to his goal of making Quorn a $1bn brand in 2015
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Analysis and FeaturesGraham Peacock, CEO, MRH (76)
After founding MRH in 1997 Peacock will now join the ranks of the UK’s super rich
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Analysis and FeaturesMike Greene, CEO, My Local (80)
Greene, or the M-bomb as he is called by his senior team, bucked the prevailing trend in convenience
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Analysis and FeaturesMark Allen, CEO, Dairy Crest (86)
Allen finally offloaded Dairy Crest’s loss making liquid milk business to Müller in December
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Analysis and FeaturesEd Perry & Dale Penfold, founders, Cook (87)
It was a merry Christmas for Perry and Penfold in 2015 with record sales recorded at the frozen ready meals retailer
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Analysis and FeaturesEric Herd, UK CEO, Farmfoods (88)
The reclusive Herd released results in May showing a 38% leap in pre-tax profit (to £20.8m)
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Analysis and FeaturesAllan Leighton, chairman, The Co-operative Group (89)
Leighton’s return to the front line of retail brought enormous gravitas to the Co-op
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Analysis and FeaturesNick Candler, COO, Pret a Manger (90)
With health and provenance top of the consumer agenda, Pret is now perfectly placed to tempt more through their doors
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Analysis and FeaturesRowan Gormley, CEO, Majestic Wine (91)
It’s been a bumpy ride for Gormley since Majestic paid £70m for Naked Wines last April
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Analysis and FeaturesJulian Metcalfe, food entrepreneur (96)
The Richard Branson of food, Metcalfe has huge successes to his name in Pret a Manger, Itsu and Metcalfe’s Skinny