All People articles – Page 165
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NewsViolence and abuse against retail workers on the rise, says BRC
The BRC, ACS, CRA and Usdaw have all called on the government to make violence against retail workers a specific criminal offence
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Veronica Carton, marketing executive, Freixenet Copestick
Veronica’s role can include anything from running an event to dressing up as a pumpkin
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NewsWinners of Chefs’ Choice Awards 2020 announced
This year’s awards received a record amount of entries, with nearly 100 products shortlisted across 19 categories
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Analysis & FeaturesHow the B Corp movement is putting down roots in food and drink
Food and drink brands are proving enthusiastic adopters of the scheme, which balances profit with purpose
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Analysis & FeaturesEthical business: what are the retailers doing to give back?
Here’s what the major UK supermarkets are doing to help people and the planet
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NewsSouthern Co-op store donates to repair local school’s boiler
A £1,000 donation from The Co-operative Food Camberley enabled Little Oaks Pre-School Frimley to repair its boiler
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Aldi is tackling slavery in its global supply chains
In 2018, Oxfam ranked the discounter bottom for protecting human rights
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NewsBudweiser promotes Coverdale to new wholesale controller role
Coverdale took up her new role this week, and will lead a team of six
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NewsOxfam stages latest action at Lidl’s London HQ over human rights
The charity says a petition demanding Lidl does more to protect supply chain workers has now gained 20,000 signatures
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NewsRadio 1 DJ Greg James becomes Waitrose newspaper columnist
The first column from the breakfast show presenter is available to read from today
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Abbie Griffiths, graduate technologist, The Billington Group
Abbie’s interest in the supply chain led her to join The Billington Group’s graduate scheme
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NewsSouthern Co-op reports success of ‘Pay It Forward’ charity scheme
The campaign was launched in July last year by the Society of St James
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NewsTesco to restructure in-store bakeries putting 1,800 jobs at risk
Tesco bosses claimed they were responding to customer trends which had seen a big shift in customer tastes and preferences
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NewsHigh street failures blamed for soaring government redundancy payouts
The Insolvency Service last year paid out £346m to workers made redundant by the collapse of a company
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NewsAduna targets £1bn baobab market via tree-planting partnership
It aims to build and preserve an 8,000km wall of trees across the African Sahel region
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Comment & OpinionTesco’s skin tone plasters are common sense. Why isn’t everyone doing it?
There is work to be done in making sure everyone is represented when it comes to everyday essential goods
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NewsSharon White hints at JLP restructure ‘adjustments’ in store magazine interview
White said “some adjustments” to the radical Future Partnership plan would be likely
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NewsUncertain future for Debbie & Andrew’s as ABP plans sausage business closure
ABP has launched a staff consultation at sausage-making subsidiary and Debbie & Andrew’s owner WA Turner
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NewsMilken’s Morgan to join The Grocer’s How to Have a Purpose conference programme
The supplier keynote will be delivered by Unilever’s Sebastian Munden
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NewsBusinesses urge preparedness plan to deal with potential coronavirus outbreak
The BRC told The Grocer the virus was a “significant risk” to British retailers