Long reads – Page 210
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Analysis & FeaturesPatrick Coveney, CEO, Greencore (32)
Coveney’s masterstroke in 2013 was to shift Greencore’s focus from ready meals and puddings to sandwiches, wraps and rolls
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Analysis & FeaturesTom Moody, VP and MD for N Europe, P&G (34)
With the retirement of Irwin Lee, Moody now leads the P&G UK and Northern European businesses
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Analysis & FeaturesArora Brothers, founders, B&M Bargains (37)
Analysts argue the world of discounting is ripe for consolidation, but B&M Bargains looks anything but vulnerable
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Analysis & FeaturesRanjit Singh, CEO, 2 Sisters (38)
The 2 Sisters CEO has grown the food manufacturing business into the UK’s largest food and drink player
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Analysis & FeaturesAndy Adcock, director of food, M&S (40)
Food sales are in the ascendancy at M&S and Adcock has played a big part since joining as commercial director for food
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Analysis & FeaturesIbrahim Najafi, CEO, R&R (41)
Najafi looks set to take a seat on the board of a major new venture between R&R and Nestlé
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Analysis & FeaturesSteve Pappas, senior VP of Costco Europe (42)
Pappas remains hungry to spread Costco’s huge range of food, drink, household goods and electricals across the UK
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Analysis & FeaturesDiana Hunter, CEO, Conviviality (43)
Hunter has made Conviviality a serious player in the wider on-trade alcoholic drinks distribution game
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Analysis & FeaturesMatt Hill, zone president, Kraft-Heinz Europe (44)
In last year’s mega-merger, Hill became president of the combined European operations
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Analysis & FeaturesStefan Descheemaeker, CEO, Nomad (45)
Descheemaeker has been entrusted by Noam Gottesman and Martin Franklin to mastermind a frozen food consolidation play
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Analysis & FeaturesJanet McCollum, CEO, Moy Park (47)
With McCollum at the helm, poultry specialist Moy Park completed its sale to Brazilian meat giant JBS
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Analysis & FeaturesGeoff Cooper, chairman, Brakes (49)
Cooper was appointed as non-executive chairman of Brakes last October
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Analysis & FeaturesSimon Litherland, CEO, Britvic (50)
A struggling squash category saw Robinsons take a serious hit
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Analysis & FeaturesPaul Schaafsma, CEO, Accolade Wines (52)
Previously Accolade’s UK boss, Schaafsma replaced John Ratcliffe at the helm of the global business in October
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Analysis & FeaturesSir Michael Bibby, Group MD, Bibby Line Group (53)
For all that he has little day-to-day involvement in grocery, Sir Michael Bibby is a key power broker in convenience
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Analysis & FeaturesJim McCarthy, CEO, Poundland (54)
Sales remain robust, a launch online appears to be progressing smoothly and a multi-price format fascia is on the way
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Analysis & FeaturesHans Roelofs, CEO, Refresco Gerber (55)
Roelofs oversaw an IPO of the Dutch drinks giant on the Amsterdam stock market in 2015
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Analysis & FeaturesRoger White, CEO, AG Barr (56)
White expressed his satisfaction with AG Barr’s performance in 2015
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Analysis & 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 & FeaturesMalcolm Walker, CEO, Iceland (59)
After years of success these are tough times for Walker and Iceland