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buyer, desserts and bakery, asda
Carswell joined Asda eight years ago as a home economist for the Asda brand. She then became a produce buyer before moving into a marketing manager role. This was followed by a move across to grocery where she was responsible for buying speciality and ethnic. Carswell has been in her current role for a year.
buyer, grocery, waitrose
McFadyen joined Savacentre as a graduate trainee in 1993 and worked in several stores before becoming grocery manager at London Colney. He moved to head office as trading manager in 1997. He has been at Waitrose since 1999, joining as non-foods buyer, moving into grocery in 2001 and buying preserves since October 2002.
buyer, grocery, fortnum and mason
Corfield has been at Fortnum and Mason for 10 years. He has previously worked for Harrods and Harvey Nichols. In his role he is responsible for all dry and packaged grocery goods, tea and coffee products and believes the key to a good buyer is insuring the highest quality and finding new products to keep customer interest.
senior buying manager, tesco
Robinson joined Tesco nearly 18 years ago as a graduate in distribution. He worked in depots before moving to head office in a stock management and logistics role for non-food, then grocery. Robinson has been a buyer for six years, buying cereal and pet food, and has been in his present role in jams, preserves and home baking for a year.
buyer, grocery, booths supermarkets
After spending eight years as a grocery buyer and another 16 as a store manager in cash and carries, Hanson joined Booths eight years ago. In his current role he is responsible for the jams and preserves category and, working closely with suppliers, has watched the category grow by 20% over the past three years.
senior buyer, morrisons
Smith has worked for Morrisons from the age of 16 as a student. Since graduating with a communication and media studies degree from Coventry University he has spent the last seven years as a buyer, managing a total of 13 categories. In his current role he oversees jam, marmalades and sweet spreads.
Ali carswell
ted mcfadyen
James corfield
alistair robinson
mervyn hanson
mark smith
buyer, desserts and bakery, asda
Carswell joined Asda eight years ago as a home economist for the Asda brand. She then became a produce buyer before moving into a marketing manager role. This was followed by a move across to grocery where she was responsible for buying speciality and ethnic. Carswell has been in her current role for a year.
buyer, grocery, waitrose
McFadyen joined Savacentre as a graduate trainee in 1993 and worked in several stores before becoming grocery manager at London Colney. He moved to head office as trading manager in 1997. He has been at Waitrose since 1999, joining as non-foods buyer, moving into grocery in 2001 and buying preserves since October 2002.
buyer, grocery, fortnum and mason
Corfield has been at Fortnum and Mason for 10 years. He has previously worked for Harrods and Harvey Nichols. In his role he is responsible for all dry and packaged grocery goods, tea and coffee products and believes the key to a good buyer is insuring the highest quality and finding new products to keep customer interest.
senior buying manager, tesco
Robinson joined Tesco nearly 18 years ago as a graduate in distribution. He worked in depots before moving to head office in a stock management and logistics role for non-food, then grocery. Robinson has been a buyer for six years, buying cereal and pet food, and has been in his present role in jams, preserves and home baking for a year.
buyer, grocery, booths supermarkets
After spending eight years as a grocery buyer and another 16 as a store manager in cash and carries, Hanson joined Booths eight years ago. In his current role he is responsible for the jams and preserves category and, working closely with suppliers, has watched the category grow by 20% over the past three years.
senior buyer, morrisons
Smith has worked for Morrisons from the age of 16 as a student. Since graduating with a communication and media studies degree from Coventry University he has spent the last seven years as a buyer, managing a total of 13 categories. In his current role he oversees jam, marmalades and sweet spreads.
Ali carswell
ted mcfadyen
James corfield
alistair robinson
mervyn hanson
mark smith
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