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NewsM&S Food marketing director Sharry Cramond to also oversee hospitality
Cramond, who has been the food division’s marketing chief for over four years, will now also oversee all 330 of M&S’s in-store coffee shops
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Mad Men inside supermarkets
Supermarkets are no longer just about food. With some of the best customer data at their fingertips, they want to sell you advertising too
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InterviewsTim Smith on the UK’s Trade and Agriculture Commission, intervention and food standards
As chair of the Commission, Tim Smith advised on food’s role in Britain’s future trade deals. Did anyone listen? It remains to be seen
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Grocer 33Waitrose Saltash, Cornwall: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We’re very much a tourist destination shop, particularly at this time of year as people are coming down to Cornwall’
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NewsConcerns over criminals using seasonal worker visa to exploit labourers
‘Sham’ operators have been charging extra to facilitate the recruitment of workers into the UK growing sector
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NewsMorrisons increases pay for shop floor staff to £10.20 an hour
The supermarket said it was a minimum 2% increase in its base rate
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NewsHeineken appoints former Russia boss Boudewijn Haarsma as UK MD
He will replace Lawson Mountstevens, who will continue as interim MD until Haarsma takes over at the end of July.
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Comment & OpinionA fair price for Italian tomato growers would curb exploitative labour conditions
Migrant workers in the country continue to face exploitation, says Jeremy Gibson, Napolina brand director
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Jessica Duckworth, innovation manager, Princes
Jessica is currently developing products for Princes’ plant-based brand, Plot9
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NewsDavid Carter to take Cheeky Panda to ‘next level’ as COO
His appointment comes as the brand has grown significantly over recent years
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NewsIceland MD Richard Walker gets OBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours
Elsewhere in the honours, FDF CEO Karen Betts received an OBE for services to international trade
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NewsPilgrim’s Pride sparks closer integration of main businesses with new operation
The protein giant said the move was an ‘exciting step’ as Moy Park, Pilgrim’s UK and Pilgrim’s Food Masters drew closer
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NewsIncidents of violence and abuse triple during pandemic, BRC crime survey finds
Just over 1,300 incidents occurred each day during the 12-month period, which was up from 455 a day the previous year.
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Calcot: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We’re seeing a lot of customers switching into value so we’ve had to widen the displays of particular lines’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Miles Hay, packaging brewer, Butcombe Brewing Co
Miles started his career at the Mars Chocolate factory before moving into brewing
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Interviews‘Our biggest risk to health is inertia’: how Kieron Boyle is driving social change in food
Boyle chairs a multitrillion-dollar investor coalition. He’s driving the food industry to take action on obesity levels and health inequalities
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NewsUnitas trading director John Baines retires after 40 years in the wholesale industry
Baines received the Federation of Wholesale Distributors with an outstanding contribution gold medal last year
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NewsPaul Bennell elected as new vice president of Cold Chain Federation
Bennell has sat on the board of directors at the Cold Chain Federation since 2019
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NewsKaren Salters appointed group chair at SHS Group
SHS veteran Salters has worked for the WKD, Shloer and Bottlegreen owner for 27 years
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NewsCity snapshot: B&M names Alex Russo as new boss as sales fall back
B&M Bargains owner B&M European Value Retail has named current CFO and former Asda exec Alex Russo as CEO when current boss Simon Arora steps down as its annual results show an accelerating drop in sales. Plus, Unilever appoints activist investor Nelson Peltz to its board and all the rest of the latest news from the City.