All People articles – Page 311
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Comment and Opinion
Psychometric testing and pessimism: how best to deal with them
I have got through to the last round of interviews and been asked to undergo a variety of tests.
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Profiles and QandAs
Morton Middleditch
I joined Spar in 1970 and progressed to serve as assistant MD.
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My Alternative CV
Jonathan Evans, owner, Manflu
What was your first-ever job? Waiter in a nightclub.
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News
MFG switches to commission operator model
Motor Fuel Group is to switch from direct managed to commission operator next month.
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News
Burts directors Hurst and White decide to cash in their chips
Burts Potato Chips directors Nick Hurst and Jonty White have sold their shares in the Devon-based crisps company to existing investors.
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News
Tesco defends pension scheme changes set to slash 20% off payouts
Tesco claims its pension scheme will still be more generous than many others under changes proposed this week - that experts predict will wipe up to 20% off payouts.
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News
Morrisons workforce cut despite jobs pledge
Morrisons reduced its workforce by nearly 900 last year, despite pledging to create as many as 6,000 jobs.
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News
NFU nabs Radio 4’s Barnes for top comms role
The NFU has poached BBC Radio 4’s food editor to head up the union’s strategic communications.
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News
Clarke resumes UK control as Brasher quits Tesco
Richard Brasher has stepped down as Tesco’s UK chief executive after just a year in the role.
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News
Tesco revamps pension scheme
Tesco has announced plans for major changes to its pension scheme, including raising the age at which staff can retire on a full pension from 65 to 67.
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News
PepsiCo appoints president
PepsiCo has made two high-profile appointments, sparking speculation that the soft drinks and snacks giant is setting up a successor for CEO Indra Nooyi.
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Profiles and QandAs
Young British Foodies: Charlotte Harbottle
During her short career Charlotte Harbottle has worked for six different butchers. She landed her current job - at O’Shea’s in Knightsbridge - after the owner of the shop saw her blog, girlbutcher.co.uk.
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Profiles and QandAs
Young British Foodies: Ole Hansen
Ole Hansen is a Norwegian salmon smoker who runs a smokehouse in Stoke Newington. Four generations of his family have worked in the salmon smoking industry. Hansen uses a family recipe that dates back to 1923.
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Profiles and QandAs
Young British Foodies: Victor Frankowsksi
After training with Union Hand Roasted and Climpson and Sons, Victor Frankowsksi set up creative coffee company DunneFrankowski and The Sunday Club, a coffee gastronomy training course.
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Profiles and QandAs
Tom Lidstone, Care UK
I worked at Transport for London from 2005 to 2007, before joining Britvic as head of resourcing. I joined Care UK last year.
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Comment and Opinion
Workfare schemes are not without merit, but they do need reform
Tut tut, Tesco. OK, your market share may have slipped to a seven-year low and you may have issued your first profit warning in 20 years, but to resort to slave labour?
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The Big Interview
In it for the long run
With c-store sales set to outgrow the supermarkets, Spar’s new MD sets out her manifesto to help the symbol group win its fair share of the market
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News
P&H hires senior team to grow its key fascias
Palmer & Harvey has made a raft of managerial appointments as it looks to capitalise on the growth of its Mace symbol group and sign up more retailers…
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Profiles and QandAs
Rocker turned 'dadpreneur'
Former musician and brand consultant Dan Brown was so fed up with the lack of healthy frozen treats for kids, he launched his own.
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Analysis and Features
Meet the Young British Foodies
A growing movement of young UK food producers are keeping alive the culinary skills of yesteryear. Forget the YBAs… now it’s time for the YBFs.