All People articles – Page 409
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Profiles
My Alternative CV: David Howorth, General Mills UK
David Howorth, supply chain director at General Mills UK, on cricket, the world’s finest ice cream and careful handling of hot metal
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The Human Angle: Malachy McReynolds
What's it like to work for your company? It can be tough covering the whole of the UK and a number of international markets with a small team, but we operate in a collegiate, open style with each person expected to look out for all the others in the business.
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NewsSuppliers revolt as Asda demands pay parity for workers
Tense negotiations between Asda, its meat suppliers and Unite are taking place to decide how to introduce equal pay and conditions for plant workers.
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Careers File: How to tell if someone is being honest?
The beauty of always being honest is that you don't have to recall what you said to someone.
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European VP role for Reckitt Benckiser chief
Salvatore Caizzone has been named as the new executive vice president for Europe at Reckitt Benckiser. Caizzone is currently senior vice president for Africa & Middle East, based in Dubai, and takes up his new role on 1 May.
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Premier hires Tesco and Danone talent to fuel brand growth
Premier Foods has brought in two new directors and created a new role of grocery retail sales director.Mark Tyldesley has been appointed savoury business unit director, replacing Sue Knight, who has moved to Pfizer. He will be...
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Burton’s Foods hires ‘top sales operator in Europe’
Burton's Foods has appointed Steve Newiss, Kraft Foods's vice president of international customer development, to its newly-created role of chief commercial officer.
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NewsMults and suppliers sign GLA protocol to protect workers
The Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) yesterday signed a landmark deal with the UK’s leading retailers and suppliers to help tackle worker exploitation.
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NewsRetailer fury at 2% hike in minimum wage
The British Retail Consortium has slammed the minimum wage increase announced in the wake of yesterday’s Budget.
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NewsM&S ditches ‘Not just…’ slogan for new ad push
Marks & Spencer has called time on its much-imitated ‘This is not just…’ television adverts.
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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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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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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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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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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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NewsQ&A with Unilever's Dave Lewis: "I don’t mind if some of the things I try don’t work"
Dave Lewis, Unilever UK chairman and guest editor of The Grocer, on how the fmcg giant has been transformed. Alex Beckett reports
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P&G staff sent out to work with Unicef
A group of Procter & Gamble employees have been selected to take part in its first sabbatical programme working with Unicef in developing nations.In the three-month expenses-paid initiative, five staff will head to Unicef offices in...
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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.