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Prior is a 'good fit' for Campina UK
International dairy company Campina UK has brought in Alan Prior from the Nescafé Coffee Company as sales and marketing director. Campina said the new role had been created as a result of Campina's ongoing success in the UK market, with...
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Young sets a date to retire from brewery
James Young, deputy chairman and director of production and distribution at Young's Brewery, is to retire from his post in March. He has worked at the brewery for more than 30 years, been on the board since 1984 and has been deputy...
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General manager: Ian Bell
Ian Bell began his retailing career in a time-honoured way - working in a local supermarket as a 17-year-old student. He later joined a management training scheme before taking the reins of a Fine Fare outlet. Following various jobs in different...
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Obituary: roy goodall, independent manufacturers alliance
Roy Goodall, former chairman of the Independent Manufacturers Alliance, died on Saturday, 13 January. Goodall was 69 and had worked in the grocery industry for 40 years, holding a number of senior roles. He began his career with...
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This week a year ago the winner was...
Asda store manager Kevin Prince won our Top Store award this time last year after his Small Heath store in Birmingham impressed our mystery shopper with a clean shop and impressive levels of customer service. Prince left the store in March 2006...
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Phillips picked for the job of reviving Loblaw
After just two years as chief executive of the upmarket Dublin store Brown Thomas, Irishman Dalton Phillips is to become chief operating officer of its sister company, Loblaw. Loblaw is Canada's biggest grocery group with a turnover of...
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Etherington heads ops for Hill Station
Michael Etherington is the new group operations director of premium ice cream brand manufacturer Hill Station. He replaces Steven Jones who left the group in October. Etherington joins at a difficult time for the UK's third largest ice...
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My Favourite Things Louise Pickford, Heart of England Fine Foods
Do you prefer healthy food or junk food? In my job what else can I say! Healthy and made with good quality, locally produced ingredients from the Heart of England, of course. Have you ever sent back or complained about a meal? Yes, but...
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Condon takes marketing role at Tesco
James Condon, former head of global marketing for George at Asda, has joined Tesco as its new head of brand communications and trade planning. Condon joined Asda in September 2003 to take on the responsibility for marketing Asda's George...
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Climbing the ladder
How did you get where you are today? My career in chilled foods started as a graduate with McCain Foods in 1983 and developed in both operational and commercial roles at Sun Valley, Geest, Tinsley Foods and Hazlewood Foods, additionally working...
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Laurenson to chair Scottish shellfish co
The Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group, the UK's premier producer of shellfish, supplying supermarkets, wholesalers and restaurants, has a new chairman. Michael Laurenson, formerly vice-chairman succeeds Walter Speirs who held the position for...
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Mattessons' Power goes to Burger King
Leading food and drink producer Kerry Foods has lost one of its most senior marketers. Sarah Power who had been responsible for the company's Mattessons brand, has joined Burger King as its new senior marketing manager for northern...
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Dautzenberg leaves Makro UK for Portugal
Managing director of Makro UK Philipp Dautzenberg has been replaced by Hannes Floto after leaving to become MD of Makro Portugal. Dautzenberg had been UK MD for three years and has worked at Makro and its German parent company, the Metro...
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Climbing the ladder
How did you get to where you are today? Luck and a small amount of judgement. I did an engineering degree and it was great at teaching me that I didn't want to be an engineer. I had worked for a company during university that had got me into...
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UB chief executive Ritchie steps down
United Biscuits chief executive Malcolm Ritchie is one of several big names to leave the company following its acquisition by private equity groups Blackstone and PAI in October. Ritchie has decided the time is right to move on, said...
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JS chairman is knighted
Major figures in grocery were recognised in the Queen's New Year's Honours list. Philip Hampton, chairman of Sainsbury's since 2004, was knighted. Sir Philip received the honour for public service. Gavin Neath, general manager of...
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Cameron the food patriot takes the floor
Supermarkets were accused of using their market power to squeeze the margins of their suppliers by Tory leader David Cameron this week. Addressing the Oxford Farming Conference, Cameron urged competition authorities to crack down on...
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Q&A with Duncan Brooks Manager of the Week
What is your greatest challenge and how do you deal with it? Availability and customer service are the biggest challenges we face as no one would be pleased to come into a shop and not be able to buy what they want. We pride ourselves on...
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Q&A with Ann Plenderleith Manager of the Week
What is your greatest challenge and how do you deal with it? Availability is our greatest challenge but we also strive for great customer service. We have a company process in place that we follow for availability and we ensure we keep...