All People articles – Page 2
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NewsVictoria Lockie to leave Unitas as retail director after six months
Lockie has played a ‘pivotal role’ in strategically reviewing Unitas’s retail proposition, according to the buying group
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NewsAHDB appoints Jonathan Eckley as director of international trade development
Jonathan Eckley will take up his position with immediate effect and lead the AHDB international trade development team’s work
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NewsMorrisons chief Rami Baitiéh to find £300m extra savings despite Q1 sales rise
The supermarket today revealed group like-for-like sales were up 2.4 % to £4bn in the first quarter, covering the 13-week period ending 26 January
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Comment & OpinionAllan Leighton’s biggest challenge in turning the Asda battleship
Asda will find range reduction a difficult, long-term project, says Ged Futter, director of The Retail Mind
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NewsCentral Co-op launches AI household bill management service for staff
The AI tool keeps track of household bills, including energy, broadband, mobile and mortgage, and gives staff reminders so they can search for a cheaper provider before contracts automatically renew
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NewsProper and Eat Real owner Warp Snacks rebrands as Proper Snacks
The name change reflected the business’s ambition to ‘lead the European snacking industry’ it said
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Jack Shepheard, operations and quality manager, Moma
‘We worked on a huge rebrand last year and I felt like a giddy teenager going into stores and seeing it filter through’
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Comment & OpinionDid ‘Morrisons Magic’ really just mean job cuts and closures?
When Morrisons announced last week it was unleashing some much-needed ‘Morrisons Magic’ on Market Street, few expected the closure of dozens of fresh meat and fish counters, florists and pharmacies, and more than 50 cafés
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NewsAvara Foods unveils ‘pioneering’ Regional Colleague Council
The supplier said the move gave factory staff a ‘greater say in key negotiations’
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InterviewsRenée Elliott’s story of Planet Organic’s ‘miracle’ turnaround
Planet Organic founder Renée Elliott says her return to rescue the business is ‘the hardest I’ve ever worked’. So how has she got it back on track? And what’s needed to complete the ‘fairy tale’?
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NewsNational Food Strategy panel of expert members revealed
The group is being billed as instrumental in building a ‘coalition’ between the food industry and ministers aimed at tackling the obesity crisis, increasing the nation’s food security and putting growth at the heart of government food policies
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Analysis & FeaturesExclusive: Allan Leighton’s plans to turn ‘maverick’ Asda around
Allan Leighton has ‘loved every minute’ since returning to Asda. And his comeback is already having an impact internally – and externally. In an exclusive interview with The Grocer, he reflects on the progress to date and the plans that are taking shape
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Grocer 33Morrisons, York: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We’ve got a couple of ends that are showcasing products from Yorkshire – things like ales, tea and biscuits’
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NewsSt Austell Brewery plans job cuts to mitigate National Insurance increases
The business is reviewing its operational structure, and seeking to reduce up to 40 roles through redundancy
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NewsCereal Partners proposed factory closure puts over 300 jobs at risk
The consultation follows a ‘significant decline’ in breakfast cereal sales
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NewsNichols CFO Richard Newman dies at home following cancer battle
Newman would be ‘deeply missed by everyone who had the privilege of working with him’, said Nichols
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ProfilesKirsty’s’s Kirsty Henshaw on free-from, skiing and Coyote Bars
’People are your greatest asset but can also be your most challenging,’ says Kirsty Henshaw
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NewsDiageo GB appoints Barry O’Sullivan as MD, replacing Nuno Teles
O’Sullivan, previously managing director of Diageo Ireland, will take up the role on 1 July
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Comment & OpinionRed tape and bureaucracy: do we need PackUK to run the EPR?
Questions are being raised over the future of PackUK, the new quango set up to run EPR. With a £150k year CEO and separate bureaucracy, could this be run by the industry instead?
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NewsAldi promotes from within for customer interaction director
The communications director position previously held by Thornton has been filled by Rebecca Heley, who has transferred from global customer strategy director