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on the shoulders of giants
Irwin Lee has a big pair of boots to fill. He's following in the footsteps of Gianni Ciserani, the highly charismatic Procter & Gamble boss who did so much to transform the UK business and to whom Lee reports following Ciserani's promotion to...
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In Brief: Payzone chiefs' exit; Bruno joins Booths; Scots Wrap director
Payzone chiefs' exit John Nagle and John Williamson, chief executive officer and chief financial officer of payment network provider Payzone, have left the company. Chairman Bob Thian will assume executive responsibility of the company with...
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Blackhurst is tipped for Cheesewright job
Darren Blackhurst is emerging as the most obvious internal candidate to replace David Cheesewright as Asda's chief operations officer.Blackhurst joined Asda's executive board as food trading director in January 2006 from Tesco, where he...
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Riley named Beam Global sales director
Beam Global UK has appointed Mark Riley as sales director. He joins Beam from Yoplait, where he was grocery sales controller. Prior to that he held sales management positions with Diageo. He replaces Paul Elliott, who has been acting...
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Greencore appoints chief financial officer
Geoff Doherty has taken on the role of Greencore's chief financial officer, which was vacated when Patrick Coveney was promoted to chief executive last month.Doherty, who has been with the convenience food manufacturer since 2001, will...
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My Alternative CV - Emma Bickerton, Senior Brand Manager, Weight Watchers
Who was your first teenage crush and why? David Hasselhoff in Baywatch. He has such beautiful chest hair. When was the first time you got drunk and what did you drink? I can't remember - I was too drunk What was the first music single you bought?...
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Allied Bakeries brings new trio to sales team
After a rocky 2007, Kingsmill manufacturer Allied Bakeries has kicked off the new year with three new appointments. The changes have been made by sales director Martin Brewis a year after he took up his role. Ann-Marie Perkins,...
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Harkjaer heads new umbrella group for Findus and Young's
Seafood giant Young's and frozen food group Findus are to be brought together under a new umbrella structure by owner CapVest next month. The Foodvest Group, which will have a turnover of £1.1bn making it one of the largest seafood and...
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Gadsby's exit worsens Oddbins staff morale
Oddbins sales director Andy Gadsby has left the beleaguered high street off-licence chain after 14 years with the company. Gadsby had been charged with implementing the controversial strategy of switching selected Oddbins stores to the...
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Briddon to oversee north-west co-ops
John Briddon has been appointed chief officer of The Co-operative Group's new north-west region, covering 553 food stores. The region, which stretches from Newcastle to Sheffield and from Rhyl to Hull, was the former trading area of...
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Fabulous Bakin' Boys builds for future by buying supplier
The Fabulous Bakin' Boys has bought its supplier out of administration and has appointed former Inter Link Foods director Robin Mountain to head the new operation as manufacturing director. The deal was done just before Christmas after...
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LFI appoints Berryman CEO
Leatherhead Food International has appointed Dr Paul Berryman as the new chief executive. Previously LFI's research director, Dr Berryman replaces John Bevington, who retired as CEO after six years in October 2007. In his former role, he...
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My Alternative CV - Sean Uprichard, CEO, Suso
What's your nickname? "Updik" like my father and his father before. When you really think about it, it could have been a lot worse! Who was your first teenage crush and why? Gabriella Sabatini - that Argentinian beauty of the tennis world. I...
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New Year Honours recognise top grocery industry figures
Marks & Spencer CEO Stuart Rose may have grabbed the headlines after being knighted, but he was just one of a raft of senior industry figures to appear in the New Year Honours List.
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Scots wholesalers elect new president
Iain Hill has been elected vice president of the Scottish Wholesale Association (SWA). Hill is managing director of Ayrshire-based wholesaler Iain Hill, which delivers crisps, snacks, soft drinks and confectionery to independent retailers...
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Evans to succeed Walkers' Campbell
Walkers UK general manager Neil Campbell has been promoted to president of Tropicana USA and will be replaced by Richard Evans, PepsiCo commercial vice-president in the Middle East and Africa. Campbell has been with PepsiCo UK for more...
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Sainsbury's adding weight to property development team
Sainsbury's has strengthened its property management team with the appointment of a second head of property development. The supermarket plans to increase floor space by 10% to more than 19 million sq ft by March 2010 and has...
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Tryton Foods MD Sanderson leaves
The managing director of Tryton Foods - owners of Aunt Bessie's frozen food brand - left the company with immediate effect this week.Neil Sanderson had been with Hull-based Tryton Foods for the past four and a half years. Prior to this...
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Morrisons recruits own label execs
Morrisons has poached two senior executives from Asda and Tesco to spearhead a product development drive to transform own label.It has appointed head of Asda brand product Simon Mitchell and Tesco's Central European product development...
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Wal-Mart Canada gets Cheesewright as boss
The departure of Asda's chief operating officer David Cheesewright on 4 January will come as a huge blow to the retailer, say analysts. Cheesewright is taking over as president and CEO of Wal-Mart Canada from Mario Pilozzi, who is...