All People articles – Page 199
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News
Food & drink firms urged to enter Queen's Awards for Enterprise
Currently in their 50th year, the awards recognise and celebrate outstanding achievement
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P&G defends record as it hits back at activist investor Trian
Procter & Gamble has hit back at the activist investor agitating for a seat on the board of the consumer goods giant and said its directors are already “best-in-class”
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Profiles and QandAs
10 food & drink entrepreneurs share their best careers advice
Over the years, The Grocer has interviewed many of the UK’s top food & drink entrepreneurs. Here are 10 pieces of advice from those who made it. Click or tap on each name to read the full interview.
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Tony Holmes becomes sales director of Bestway Wholesale
Bestway Wholesale has restructured its commercial team with “audacious plans” for growth
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Comment and Opinion
Know your stuff, be engaged and shine at your job interview
HR expert Joanna Jacobs shares her learnings on how to shine at interview, gained from interviewing hundreds of graduates, managers and leaders
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My Alternative CV
Andrew Allen, Snaffling Pig, on foodie startups, Wayne’s World and elephants
”I had an old school paper round in Birmingham. I’d dread Thursdays as it was the jobs special…”
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Waitrose recruits first director of food service
Simon Burdess, vice president of restaurants and bars at the InterContinental Hotels Group, will take up the newly created role in September
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Gist agrees to end pay disparity at M&S Hemel Hempstead site
Gist has agreed to give 23 workers on local contracts the same pay and conditions as employees on national contracts
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Philip Ainsworth made marketing director at Pernod Ricard
Ainsworth, who was previously marketing director for Wyborowa vodka, takes over from Patrick Venning…
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Adelie Foods enters redundancy talks with 180 staff as it continues recovery
The sandwich maker is proposing to transfer production from its facility in Middlesbrough to other factories within the group, as well as relocating its Midlands distribution centre from Leicester to Tamworth.
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Taylor report puts spotlight on gig economy worker rights
Companies such as Deliveroo could be forced to give workers more rights in the wake of the government review into modern employment practices
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Aldi seeks 4,000 new staff in recruitment drive
The roles are predominantly for store assistants, assistant store managers and deputy store managers
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Thousands of jobs risk being unfilled after Brexit warns report
An FDF-commissioned study found a ‘looming skills gap’ in the industry that apprenticeships are unlikely to fill
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The Big Interview
The big interview: Christian Härtnagel
Christian Härtnagel has big plans to drive the fastest growing supermarket in the UK even harder
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Comment and Opinion
Brexit has shone a light on food jobs
Just why is it so hard to find British workers for jobs in food and agriculture? asks managing editor Julia Glotz
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Comment and Opinion
Failure can be useful if you learn from your mistakes
Let’s assume you’re technically competent in your job. What is the most common cause of failure in someone’s career? Executive coach Jennifer Baker offers some food for thought
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My Alternative CV
Matt Hunt, Protein Ball Co, on Disneyland & Richard Branson
“I thought I would ace it but missed the fact that you had to speak perfect French!”
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News
Tributes paid as GroceryAid lynchpin Barrie Russell dies
Russell was known for wry humour and “repertoire of catchphrases”
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Taskforce set up for Tesco Cardiff call centre closure
Welsh government took action after MPs slammed Tesco’s “completely unacceptable” handling of the announcement
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Benny Higgins to step down as head of Tesco Bank
Higgins steered the bank through last year’s £2.5m cyber attack…