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Dole makes Erik Hamel Europe MD, replacing Isabelle Spindler-Jacobs
Hamel joined Dole as finance director in 2020
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Tesco, Morrisons, Hilton, Greencore among big hitters to sign up to gender pledge
Industry leaders gathered at the House of Lords yesterday to launch The Food Business Charter
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Co-op store staff vote in favour of ‘positive’ 5% pay rise
Co-op confirmed the award, which was accepted following a ballot of Usdaw members, represents an increase of almost 27% since 2022
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Waitrose pay rises above inflation as John Lewis invests £114m
The John Lewis Partnership is investing £114m into raising pay from 1 April
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Former supply chain boss Gavin Chappell returns to Asda
Gavin Chappell will rejoin Asda in April having most recently served as chief operations officer at Bensons For Beds
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Grocer 33
Sainsbury’s Plas Coch, Wrexham: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘There’s a phenomenal group of 220 colleagues here,’ says duty manager Mark Jones
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Pladis makes David Murray global CCO and appoints new UK&I MD
Effective 6 April, Mete Buyurgan will succeed Murray as Pladis’ UK boss
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Iceland leading new sector push to employ thousands of former prisoners
Iceland is leading talks to form a new coaltion of food and drink companies to help increase the number of opportunities offered to former offenders, as the UK battles a prison overcrowding crisis
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Compleat Food Group cuts jobs in Crewe, following Nottingham scale-back
The business took over the factory in 2021, when it acquired family-owned pie maker Wrights Food Group
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Permanent Poundland MD named as Pepco ‘explores’ sale
The Pepco Group board is ‘actively exploring separation options for Poundland, including a potential sale’
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Profiles
Oato’s Carl Hopwood on manure, Attenborough and milk rounds
‘I’d love to see reusable glass become more common in retail – it’s a win for the consumer, retailer, and the environment’
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Samworth Brothers ESG pioneer Michelle Sanders to leave for Compass
Sanders set up the food manufacturer’s Futures division back in 2021
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Grocer Gold Awards 2025 deadline extended by two weeks
The entry deadline for the Grocer Gold Awards 2025 has been extended to Monday 17 March
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Former M&S packaging boss Karen Graley takes charge of EPR producer body
Graley will head the organisation which will act on behalf of all obligated producers under EPR
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Aldi completes board restructure with new UK & Ireland CFO
Hayleigh Lupino is joining Aldi from pub group Marston’s, where she is currently CFO
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Interviews
Farshad Kazemian: the butcher on a sustainable mission
The Ethical Butcher founder Farshad Kazemian wants Brits to eat more meat. He talks scaling up to the mults and why regenerative is the way forward
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Comment & Opinion
Is retail’s perfect shoplifting storm coming to an end?
The Crime & Policing Bill has finally entered parliament, putting the industry a step closer to the shoplifting protections it has fought for
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Kevin Bennett promoted to M&S Food logistics director and CEO of Gist
Gist has been central to the modernisation of M&S’s food supply chain, following its acquistion of the logistics business in 2022
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Greggs CEO defends bakery chain’s health record
The chain hopes new foods like fish finger sandwiches, chicken wraps, and chicken burgers can help draw greater sales after 4pm
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Perfetti Van Melle appoints Rob Lockley as UK commercial MD
The appointment came at ’a very exciting time for the business’, said Perfetti Van Melle