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The store manager of the year
He has triumphed over delivery curfews, troublesome traffic lights and fluctuating demand to increase sales by 150% in three years. His staff respect him, head office praises him - and The Grocer thinks he's pretty good, too. Mike Toth, winner of our first Store Manager of the Year award, tells ...
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Lord Rooker set to take over FSA chairmanship
Former Defra minister Lord Rooker is set to replace Dame Deirdre Hutton as chair of the FSA.Rooker, a Labour MP and peer for 35 years, will take up the appointment subject to approval by the health select committee on Monday.The news...
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Careers File: Happiness comes from experiences not possessions
I know we're in the middle of a credit crunch, but let's suppose you've got a spare £100 to treat yourself and your other half.
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Other Movers 4/7/09
Robert Birch, Dino Ransome and James Campbell have joined the field sales team of Young's Seafood. A further two appointments are expected to be confirmed this month.
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NewsDiageo culls 900 jobs in Scots restructuring
As many as 900 jobs are to be axed from Diageo’s packaging operations in Scotland.
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Discovery picks Peck to spearhead its relaunch
Mexican food specialist Discovery Foods has promoted Andy Peck to managing director to oversee a relaunch of the brand and claw back market share.
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New Waitrose local food chief
Waitrose has named Tracey Marshall as its product manager for local and regional produce, replacing John Vine in the role.
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Careers File: Motivate your sales staff and the good ones will stay
Q: I get the sense that some of my sales teams out in the stores are beginning to feel a bit twitchy and looking to see if the grass is greener...
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Prince Charles praises Peter Blakemore
Prince Charles has made wholesaler Peter Blakemore one of his business ambassadors for his commitment to responsible trading.
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Whole birds switch hits jobs at 2 Sisters
A consumer trend for buying more whole chicken has been blamed by 2 Sisters for a restructure that could leave 95 staff out of work.
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Other Movers 27/6/09
Premier Foods has promoted Andy Riddle from business unit controller for Tesco to head of foodservice for cash & carry sales, reporting directly to Mat Baker, director of foodservice and ingredients.
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Wine group CAVIT appoints new chief
Italian wine producer CAVIT has appointed new boss Enrico Zannoni with a brief to develop the company’s international business.
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NewsSainsbury’s, M&S draw up senior succession plans
Sainsbury’s has named its shortlist of potential successors to chairman Sir Philip Hampton.
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Tetley's Unsworth eyes NPD in shake-up at Tata
Global tea giant Tata Tea has appointed the UK chief executive of its Tetley tea business, Peter Unsworth, to a newly formed management team, following a strategic reorganisation of the $1bn beverage businesses.
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Ex-Unilever veteran Miller Smith named Premier non-exec
Private equity group Warburg Pincus has picked Charles Miller Smith to join the board of Premier Foods as a non-executive director.
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Careers File: Workers must know significance of pension changes
The words 'pension' and 'dull' are often to be found in the same sentence - particularly when it comes to Generation Y, who have many more important things to think about than retirement.
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Sainsbury's Hams Hall drivers facing the axe
Nearly a quarter of all Sainsbury's delivery drivers at its distribution centre in Birmingham are at risk of losing their jobs as the retailer plans to reorganise its supply chain network. Around 70 of the 269 drivers at the 700,000 sq ft Hams Hall...
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Morrisons' Toth wins store manager Gold award
Morrisons’ Mike Toth fought off fierce competition to be crowned the UK’s top store manager. Toth, from Morrisons’ Coventry store, became the inaugural winner of The Store Manager of the Year at The Grocer Gold Awards on Wednesday night.
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The Grocer Gold Awards 2009
In front of a packed audience at London's glamorous Dorchester Hotel, Aldi was crowned The Grocer of the Year. And this year's awards proved, resoundingly, that big isn't always best, with new awards also recognising the diversity of the UK grocery...
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Other Movers 20/6/09
Emma Knowler has been promoted to UK HR director at Birds Eye Iglo Group. Knowler joined the company a year ago and moves up from the role of senior HR business partner. She replaces Brian Murray, who has been promoted to European HR...