All People articles – Page 414

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    Parker moves up to meatier role as MD

    2006-08-05T00:00:00Z

    Meat company W&J Parker, which trades as Parker Fine Foods, has appointed Andrew Parker MD. Parker moves up from the role of operations director where, the company said, he had used his experience of the meat business to ensure...

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    The Gillette job done, Coombe heads to US

    2006-08-05T00:00:00Z

    Gary Coombe is leaving his role as general manager for beauty at Procter & Gamble UK & lreland. P&G said that Coombe was leaving to take up the role of general manager of P&G's fabric & home care new business development, based at the...

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    K-C rolling out across Europe

    2006-08-05T00:00:00Z

    Tissues-to-nappies giant Kimberly-Clark has appointed Giles Turrell as head of its European customer management organisation. He will take responsibility for the evolution of K-C's consumer business across Europe, replacing Ron...

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    interview

    2006-07-29T00:00:00Z

    How did you get to where you are today? I established Empire Food Brokers in 1997 as an importer of high quality health foods. At the time it was part of Adminstore, which had a chain of 60 convenience stores across London that traded...

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    Tapper quits NFU food/farming role

    2006-07-29T00:00:00Z

    Robin Tapper is stepping down from his role as head of food and farming at the National Farmers' Union. A spokesman for the NFU confirmed that Tapper, who has been in the role since October 2003, would be stepping down at a time yet to be...

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    Fuller set to retire as chairman of brewer

    2006-07-29T00:00:00Z

    Anthony Fuller, chairman of brewer Fuller, Smith & Turner, is to retire from his post next year. Fuller, who has been chairman since 1982 and non-executive chairman since 2002, said at the group's agm that he would step down next year but...

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    Price is right for Campsie Spring

    2006-07-15T00:00:00Z

    Greencore has appointed David Price as managing director of its Scotland-based mineral water business Campsie Spring. Price joined Greencore two years ago and has since held a number of roles, including supply chain director and...

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    Durose leaves Tesco to start own business

    2006-07-15T00:00:00Z

    Peter Durose, director of produce, has left Tesco. A spokeswoman for the retailer said that Durose, who had worked at Tesco for ten years, was leaving to set up his own business. Durose was appointed category director for produce...

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    Hill joins BPS in technical capacity

    2006-07-15T00:00:00Z

    Herbs and spices supplier British Pepper & Spice has appointed John Hill as technical director designate. Hill joins the company from Masterfoods where he was European quality and food safety manager for dry petfood. BPS said that Hill...

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    the art of A Perfect handover

    2006-07-15T00:00:00Z

    So meticulous has been the forward planning by Christopher Oughtred that he will soon have eased himself out of his dual role of chairman and managing director of the family business - food manufacturer William Jackson & Son. He has...

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    Fell is appointed top marketer at SABMiller

    2006-07-15T00:00:00Z

    SABMiller has appointed Nick Fell as group marketing director from 1 August. Fell joins the brewer from Cadbury Schweppes where he was director of marketing for Cadbury Trebor Bassett and president of global commercial strategy....

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    in the premier league

    2006-07-08T00:00:00Z

    It has been a rollercoaster 18 months for ­Premier Foods, what with the Sudan 1 saga, takeovers of both Marlow Foods and Cauldron Foods, the launch of Branston Baked Beans and rumours of involvement in a potential bid for United Biscuits and...

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    Turning over a new Leaf

    2006-07-08T00:00:00Z

    Maple Leaf Bakery UK, the company behind bagel brand New York Bagel Co, has appointed Franck Houssaye to the newly created role of new product development manager. Houssaye, who is French, trained as a patissier and following graduation...

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    Mitchell is back to take the helm at Wilkinson

    2006-07-08T00:00:00Z

    Stuart Mitchell, former MD of Sainsbury, has returned to the UK as chief executive officer for high street general retailer Wilkinson. Mitchell left the MD role at Sainsbury in May 2004 after 20 years at the supermarket group and moved to…

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    Restructuring for Dale Farm

    2006-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Dale Farm GB is restructuring its operations in England and Scotland following the appointment of Peter Lyon as commercial manager. Ian Turner is appointed the company's operations manager with responsibility for its Kendal plant in...

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    Now Christensen fills the gap for McCarthy

    2006-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Logistics expert Lawrence Christensen is stepping into a new role at Sainsbury from today. Christensen, who was supply chain director for Sainsbury, takes over the responsibilities of Jim McCarthy, the supermarket group's managing...

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    Taste the difference north of the border with new JS unit

    2006-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury has stepped up its commitment to Scottish suppliers and customers by launching a dedicated buying unit for Scotland. The retailer said that the team would work to ensure that Sainsbury developed the right range of food for...

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    Grampian beefed up by meaty talent

    2006-06-24T00:00:00Z

    Grampian Country Food Group has made two new appointments as part of the restructuring of its senior management team. Steve Crossley has been appointed MD of its Pork Malton business unit. Crossley, who takes up his new role in August,...

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    Switched on to Tesco aims

    2006-06-24T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has appointed Terry Greenwood as electricals director. He joins from DSG International, which changed its name from ­Dixons Group in September last year, where he was a senior executive. Tesco said that Greenwood's appointment would...

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    Marketing guru rises at United Co-op

    2006-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Patrick Allen, head of group marketing at United Co-operatives, is joining the management executive. Allen joined in May 2004 from running a consultancy. He introduced a corporate marketing department, which brought together the marketing...