All People articles – Page 2
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NewsCold chain sector to foot £600m National Insurance bill
The Cold Chain Federation warned wage increases would result in higher consumer prices
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NewsCo-op reveals findings of its first social mobility study
The retailer found seven in 10 people from a lower socioeconomic background had missed out on job or education oppoortunities
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NewsDave Kennedy calls for industry war room mentality to tackle net zero
The former Defra boss has called on the food industry to bring the “wartime” spirit of its battle during the pandemic to the fight against climate change
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NewsPost Office confirms plan to double postmaster pay puts jobs at risk
The Post Office has set out plans to double the average annual income of each branch by 2030, in a new transformation plan which puts as many as 115 branches at risk
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NewsYF hires Rob Dixon as commercial services director
Dixon will lead YF’s commercial team, responsible for sourcing and scaling high-potential brands
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NewsRanjit Singh slams ‘disaster’ farm tax and warns of shortages and inflation
The ’Chicken King’ has warned changes to inheritance tax will force many farms out of business, while also restricting supply and driving up prices
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NewsMars Food appoints Hans Bakker as regional manager for Europe
Bakker replaces Dave Dusangh, who has taken on a new role as regional president for North America
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Sarah Gerrard, category & insights manager, White Rabbit Pizza
The free-from expert uses data to ‘bridge the gap between what consumers want, and what they see on the shelf’
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NewsOrganic Farmers & Growers appoints new CEO
Bill Young will take up the role at OF&G on 2 December 2024
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NewsBlow for Asda as Andrew Staniland changes course and heads for Morrisons
News in July that Staniland was being brought in to work under Asda chief commercial officer Kris Comerford was seen as a major coup for the supermarket
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Comment & OpinionSupplier diversity is a business imperative, not a box to tick
Businesses that diversify their supply chains perform better, says Reshma Sheikh of MSDUK
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Interviews‘All I think about is retail media’: SMG and the billion-pound opportunity
At the helm of SMG, Sam Knights is looking to unlock a billion-pound opportunity via a medium touted to outgrow TV
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NewsHeinz northern Europe chief Jojo de Noronha stepping down
Having once vowed to turn beans into “the new avocado”, de Noronha is leaving the company after close to a decade
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NewsBakkavor offers Spalding workers £350 bonus to end strike action
‘We believe the offer proposed is entirely fair,’ said Bakkavor CEO Mike Edwards
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NewsAsda boss Stuart Rose admits 470 job cuts will draw criticism but says ‘that’s life’
‘Clearly those people who are leaving the businesses probably won‘t be very polite about me but that’s life,’ said Rose
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Grocer 33Waitrose Locks Heath: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We’re surrounded by trees in the middle of a housing estate, so you could easily not know we’re here’
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NewsFurious farmers prepare to protest over ‘awful’ tax raid
The protests, expected towards the end of November, are being planned by the Save British Farming group
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NewsKFC to hire 700 permanent staff members ahead of festive period
The fried chicken chain is recruiting more staff members to pursue its expansion plan
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ProfilesDanone’s Tom Kerr on spiders, rollercoasters and split trousers
‘I’d love us to be able to make it even easier for shoppers to make educated decisions about the products they’re choosing’
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Comment & OpinionWhy Asda’s bleak Christmas message to staff is so brutal
It never looks great, even for an industry stalwart like Asda’s Stuart Rose, to be seen making store improvements at the expense of staff