All People articles – Page 115
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NewsAsda strike looms as warehouse staff reject pay offer
Asda offered base rate increases to warehouse and clerical staff ranging from 4.98% to 6.10% and 6.49% to 7.53% for transport staff
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NewsEx-military workers encouraged to join food supply chain by £450k grant
The £450,000 funding campaign will focus on recruiting ex-military personnel and career changers to upskill the fresh produce sector
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NewsSchwartz owner McCormick plans raft of sales team redundancies
A spokesman for McCormick told The Grocer it was “optimising our route-to-market model to ensure our products are available to consumers seven days a week”
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NewsRapid grocers pause deliveries due to Storm Eunice
Operators apps were not accepting orders on Friday
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Grocer 33Asda Clapham Junction, London: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘I’ve been here since August and Geet came in November. We get along really well’
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NewsSpar appoints Nick Bunker as new chair of food distributors board
His appointment marks the first time Spar has elected a chair from outside the organisation
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NewsPladis appoints Aslı Özen Turhan as chief marketing officer
She will take the place of Caroline Hipperson, who has been appointed as VP of business development for the global organisation
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NewsEdible grocery VP Tracy Ford leaves Asda in management shake-up
Ford started at Asda as a category director in beers, wines and spirits
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Rory Millar, assistant brand manager, Union Hand-Roasted Coffee
Rory acts as a brand ambassador for Union, which produces ethical speciality coffees
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NewsM&S to raise staff pay to £10 an hour in ‘broader reward’ move
The retailer also offers colleagues 20% discount across products from its food and clothing & home ranges
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NewsPlant-based retailer The Vegan Kind appoints Tony Buffin as new chairman
Buffin is joining the plant-based grocer this month
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Comment & OpinionFood and drink marketing professionals are failing to keep up with innovation
In the food & drink sector, skills levels have dropped, says Mark Dodds, chair of the Chartered Institute of Marketing Food, Drink & Agriculture Sector Interest Group
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NewsArla’s Ash Amirahmadi to chair IGD Board of Trustees
Amirahmadi will take over from Jill Ross, CEO of Avidity
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NewsBooze-free spirits brand Lyre’s brings in investment banker to ramp up growth
Non-alcoholic spirits giant Lyre has brought in an investment banking specialist to lead fundraising efforts and target M&A opportunities to boost its global growth
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NewsAluminium bottled water brand Re:Water appoints Lee Roberts as commercial director
Roberts brought ‘a wealth of experience with an astute commercial mind’ to the business, said Re:Water
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Grocer 33Morrisons Belle Vale, Liverpool: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘I think it’s really important to celebrate with your team because retail is a tough environment to work in’
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Analysis & FeaturesIs this the end of the road for rapid grocery’s employee riders?
Rapid delivery firms have so far avoided the gig economy model of Uber and Deliveroo. But as they get bigger, they’re rethinking their plans
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InterviewsJosiah Meldrum on how Hodmedod’s is trailblazing a path for British beans
Meldrum and his co-founders are trailblazing a more co-operative, sustainable, equitable food system based on a renaissance in British pulses
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NewsMolson Coors’ Shearer hired by Birds Eye as new marketing director
Shearer will join the frozen food giant on 28 February
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NewsCharlotte Lock to join John Lewis Partnership as customer director
Lock is currently the Co-op’s director of data, digital products & loyalty