All People articles – Page 371
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NewsStorm brews over Twinings cuts as workers plan protest
Twinings Tea workers are planning a protest outside the shareholders meeting of brand owner Associated British Foods, scheduled for Friday.
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NewsEx-Asda man Norman denied Mitchells & Butlers role
Former Asda boss Archie Norman has been blocked from becoming the chairman of Britain’s biggest pub chain, Mitchells & Butlers.
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Fletcher heads food at Heart of England Co-op
The Heart of England Co-operative Society has appointed Peter Fletcher as general manager of food.Fletcher has worked at the society for 26 years and will be responsible for its 33-strong network of Foodcentres and Lateshops in Coventry,...
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O’Byrne to replace Kealy as BWG boss
BWG, owner of the Spar and Mace franchises in the Republic of Ireland, has appointed a new managing director, Willie O'Byrne, currently head of the group's Mace division.He replaces Peter Kealy, who has held the post for the past three...
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Careers File: Bolland shows true leadership transcends business sectors
Well, what a week for surprises. Jedward finally got voted off The X Factor, Katie Price walked out of the jungle and Marc Bolland was announced as the new CEO of M&S!
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Fine to retire as FSA announces shake-up of its management
Food Standards Agency director of consumer choice and dietary health Gill Fine is to leave after five years.Fine, who joined the FSA from Sainsbury's in 2004, cut a controversial figure in the industry as she championed the agency's...
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My Alternative CV: Simon Turrell, Matthew Walker's Christmas pudding expert
Simon Turrell, Matthew Walker's Christmas pudding expert, on Batman, Dawn French and fly fishing
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All eyes on Price, but could McKenna replace Marc Bolland at Morrisons?
While most people's money is on Mark Price taking over from Marc Bolland at Morrisons, Asda FD Judith McKenna remains a highly fancied outsider.
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Barnes could share Aldi reins with CEO ‘partner’
Matthew Barnes will take control of Aldi UK and Ireland in March next year, but he may have to share the job with a partner, according to sources in the industry.
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The Human Angle: Donna Alder
What’s it like to work for your company? Fantastic. I walk in each morning and really have influence over what will happen.
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Co-op axes 400 workers in DC closures
The Co-operative Group is to axe 400 jobs at Somerfield distribution centres. The group said the East Kilbride depot would close with the loss 160 jobs, while 140 jobs would be axed from the Bridgwater depot and 100 from Huntingdon...
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NewsWomen In Grocery 2009: Here come the girls
Women now hold some of the most senior jobs in the grocery industry. Chloe Ryan and The Grocer team asked 35 of today's most influential women in food and drink how they did it and how far there is still to go
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Neale promoted at GSK Nutritional Healthcare
GlaxoSmithKline's Nutritional Healthcare UK boss Graham Neale has been promoted to a new senior vice president role created specifically to accelerate global sales of Lucozade and Ribena.Neale, who has led the Nutritional Healthcare...
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Duncan Swift leaves Grant Thornton for new role at Tenon
Duncan Swift, scourge of the supermarkets and partner at accountancy firm Grant Thornton, is leaving the business.Swift, who was until this month head of Grant Thornton's Food and Agribusiness Recovery Group, is understood to be leaving...
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Duchy chief working with Mey Selections
Andrew Baker, chief executive of Duchy Originals, has joined the board of North Highland Products, the company behind the Mey Selections brand.Baker has taken up the role of non-executive director and spends time working on the brand...
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Careers File: Sit up straight at a conference and you'll learn a lot more
Whenever I speak at conferences, the delegates tend to fall into three categories. Those in a trance, those in a deep sleep, and those who are fully comatose.
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NewsCan Morrisons move forward without Bolland at the helm?
As the Morrisons board begins its search for a successor to Marc Bolland, Ronan Hegarty looks at the potential candidates and the prospects for the retailer
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McKenna is tipped as Bolland replacement
Is Morrisons, the Yorkshire-based supermarket known for its traditional ways, ready to surprise the market again and appoint a woman as its new CEO?
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The Human Angle: Laura Bolter
The company has a very attractive ethos, whereby individual initiative is encouraged and supported. We welcome people challenging what we do and the way we work and we firmly...
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My Alternative CV: Razin Ali, brand manager, Sunmagic
Razin Ali, Sunmagic brand manager, on Bananarama, McDonald's and Harold & Kumar