All People articles – Page 326
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News
Innovation guru Goyder moves on from Innocent
Joe Goyder, head of consumer insights for new opportunities at Innocent, has left just 14 months after taking the role. Goyder, appointed in March last year, focused on developing customer understanding around the smoothie maker's new...
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Profiles and QandAs
Employee theft: not just the usual suspects
Shop theft is changing. Today, employees are in the frame. Last year thefts by staff shot up 68%, while overall offences fell. So how can retailers combat the threat from within and the crooks’ increasing sophistication? Nick Hughes reports
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Hogg gets sales and marketing job at Denhay
Richard Hogg is the new sales and marketing director for Denhay Farms. He has more than 25 years' experience in sales and marketing, working for companies including Milk Link, Duchy Originals, Sainsbury's, Tate & Lyle and Dairy Crest....
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Profiles and QandAs
Higher Nature gives CEO role to Coulson
Nutritional supplements business Higher Nature has named David Coulson as its new CEO. Coulson was formerly group marketing director at AIM-listed Glisten, which was sold to Raisio of Finland last year. He replaces CEO and co-founder...
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Leigh gets tasty role at Green & Black’s
William Leigh has won a MasterChef meets The Apprentice-style contest to become the new taste assistant for Green & Black's. Leigh, a food writer from South London, was selected from thousands of applicants who took part in a...
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Comment and Opinion
Careers File: AV would not work in the boardroom
By the time you read this we should know if the nation has decided to change the way we select our members of parliament or not. However, for an event that could herald the most fundamental change to our voting system and change the way politics is...
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Profiles and QandAs
My Alternative CV: Tim Orrell of Golley Retail
Tim Orrell, MD of Golley Retail, on Porsches, spreadsheets and his ‘cricket career’
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Profiles and QandAs
The Human Angle: David Peters, director, sales & marketing, Biovelop AB
What's it like to work for your company? Fun, exciting, challenging, stimulating.
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News
Ex-John Lewis man Weston takes M&S strategy role
Marc Bolland has made another high-profile appointment to his senior team at Marks & Spencer. Former John Lewis strategist Robert Weston comes on board in the new role of brand director for foods.
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News
SAB Miller finance chief Wyman calls it a day
Malcolm Wyman, the chief financial officer at SAB Miller, is to retire at the end of August. He spent 25 years with the brewing giant, including a decade as finance chief.
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Comment and Opinion
Careers File: When is it time to move on?
I run a smallish food supplier, which I set up about 10 years ago and have made decent headway with. We seem now to have achieved a size whereby middle management are happy to challenge the culture of the business and even tell me what I should or shouldn't do.
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Profiles and QandAs
BAT duo to help retailers with tobacco legislation
British American Tobacco has made two promotions in its bid to help retailers keep on top of ever-changing tobacco legislation. Ian Robertson has been promoted to the role of head of corporate and regulatory affairs for the UK &...
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Profiles and QandAs
Plum appoints Burr to development and growth market role
Premium babyfood business Plum has named Jonathan Burr as commercial director. Burr joins Plum from Senoble Group, where he was sales and marketing director for its bakery business Elizabeth the Chef. In his new role, he will be...
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Profiles and QandAs
The Human Angle: Nick Clay, Financial director, Bottlegreen Drinks Co
What's it like to work for your company? It's great. Everyone knows each other and there's real team spirit.
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The Big Interview
Allied force: an interview with Mark Fairweather
Soaring costs and deep supermarket promotions – it’s tough being a baker today. But, with a little help from a couple from Solihull, Allied Bakeries is succeeding where others aren’t, as CEO Mark Fairweather tells Rob Brown
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Profiles and QandAs
My Alternative CV: John McAughtrie, national accounts controller, Peter’s Pies
John McAughtrie, national accounts controller, Peter’s Pies, on butchery, The Bangles and bollards
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News
Schofield calls time on Premier tenure
Shares in Premier Foods rose 4% in early trading today following the news that chief executive Robert Schofield is to retire. Schofield, who has held the top job since 2002, will hand over the reins as soon as a successor is appointed “or no later than 28 April 2012”.
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Tesco and M&S targeted in Thanet Earth workers’ protest
Protestors dressed as vegetables will descend on Tesco and Marks & Spencer tomorrow in a bid to draw attention to working conditions at Thanet Earth. Officials from Unite vowed to “take the fight to the top of the food chain” to bring attention to what it claimed were “sweatshop” conditions ...
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Profiles and QandAs
Food sector veteran Rowlands joins DBC
DBC Foodservice has hired Tony Rowlands, the former managing director of foodservice for Loxtonfoodco, as its new sales director. Rowlands has 34 years of experience in the catering and food industry. He began his career as a chef in the...
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News
Burton’s duo take helm of R&D and food safety
Burton’s Foods has bolstered its team with two high-level appointments. The food manufacturer, which produces brands such as Jammie Dodgers, Maryland Cookies and Cadbury biscuits, has promoted Ben Arnold to the newly created role of head…