All People articles – Page 365
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As buying power increases, Marks’s promises are cheap
The Co-operative Group’s CEO Peter Marks talks to Beth Phillips about the integration with Somerfield and Britannia and his plans for this year
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Tesco appoints Simister as global sourcing head
Tesco has appointed a new international food sourcing director to expand its direct global sourcing from fresh produce to other commodities.
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Profiles
The Human Angle: Helen Phipps
What's it like to work for your company? Exciting, challenging and often demanding and I wouldn't have it any other way!
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Profiles
Careers File: Forget being PC, always hire the best candidate
I'm looking to expand the board. Should I find the best person for the job or should I go for diversity?
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My Alternative CV: Fergus Fitzgerald, Adnams
Fergus Fitzgerald, Adnams head brewer, on hot cheese, Avatar and eating carrots out of the ground
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NewsBernard Matthews signs up star chef White
Bernard Matthews has agreed an unlikely tie-up with Marco Pierre White, signalling an attempted shift upmarket by the turkey processor.
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NewsM&S brings forward bonuses to thwart tax hike
Marks & Spencer is the latest company to bring forward the payment of bonuses to avoid the new 50% tax rate, following a similar move by Sainsbury’s.
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NewsSainsbury’s bonus shake-up to beat tax shift
Sainsbury’s is bringing forward bonus payments to more than a thousand of its highest earners in a bid to avoid paying the new top rate of tax.
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Tesco gets new wine manager
Claire Lorains has been appointed wine category manager at Tesco.Lorains joined Tesco in 2002 and replaces Andrew Carpenter, who has moved to the health and beauty category. She was previously senior buying manager for household.
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NewsPalmer & Harvey poised for fourth round of redundancies
Palmer & Harvey is poised to make a fourth major round of job cuts in less than two years, The Grocer can reveal.
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Tucker promoted to regional Ferrero role
Ferrero has promoted UK & Ireland marketing director Dave Tucker to the role of regional commercial director at its headquarters in Luxembourg.Tucker will take responsibility for Ferrero's boxed chocolate brands in the US, South...
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Goyder brings snack insights to Innocent
Innocent has appointed Joe Goyder as its head of consumer insights for new opportunities, which includes its Veg Pots and orange juice business. Goyder, who will work alongside head of consumer insights for smoothies Gayle Beck, will...
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Lansley vows he will rein back FSA
The Food Standards Agency would be stripped of all responsibility for diet and nutrition strategy under a Conservative government, the shadow health secretary has revealed.
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Profiles
The Human Angle: Ian Birchall
What is it you do? We design, install and maintain supermarket and warehouse installations.
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My Alternative CV: Tom Mercer, Moma Foods
Tom Mercer, MD of breakfast oats company Moma Foods, on conveyor belt potato picking, Goethe, and Tom Cruise
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Retailers outline plans to employ more under-25s
Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury's have announced new recruitment and training programmes to help reduce the UK's one million under-25s who are unemployed.Tesco would double the number of apprentices this year, opening schemes to 2,000 new and...
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NewsTesco hands clothing role to ex-Sainsbury’s man Jones
Tesco has appointed former Sainsbury’s non-food chief Richard Jones as the new boss of its clothing business.
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Humphrey to retire from Smiths News
Newspaper and magazine wholesaler Smiths News is hunting for a finance director following the news Alan Humphrey is to retire.Humphrey joined the wholesaler in 2002 and had made an "outstanding contribution during a period of...
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NewsCurry sees red
Sir Don Curry is the first to admit he’s taken on a complex task as head of the Better Regulation Executive. Not least because of a strange reluctance by industry to name the most costly and damaging red tape. Will he reveal his own targets? Adam Leyland reports
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The doyenne and the upstart: Waitrose’s very own odd couple
Waitrose executives “wined and dined” Delia Smith for over a year to persuade her to endorse the supermarket, commercial director Richard Hodgson has revealed.