All People articles – Page 8
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NewsFormer M&S sustainability chief Mike Barry launches new food systems transformation project
Barry was known as the brains behind the supermarket’s sustainability strategy, Plan A
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NewsCo-op launches leadership programme for women in logistics
The supermarket wants to help female leaders progress in the traditionally male-dominated sector
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Comment & OpinionHow food and drink brands can counteract the ‘dreary’ start to the year
Why does the start of a new year hold such significance, and how can businesses capitalise on this period of change?
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Grocer 33Asda, Southport: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘With Rollback, the new suite of PoS is uniform, and the green seems to have made the store brighter and the team feel more energised’
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NewsBerry Gardens boss to take over as British Egg Industry Council CEO
Allen will join the egg trade body on 7 April 2025 and take over from acting chief executive Mark Williams
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NewsAldi to recruit 500 apprentices in 2025
Successful applicants will gain industry-recognised qualifications while they earn, according to Aldi
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NewsM&S Food MD: Five years on, Brexit still isn’t working
‘Paperwork takes hours to complete and demands detail as niche as the Latin name for the chicken that is used in our Chicken Tikka Masala,’ said Alex Freudmann
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ProfilesJason’s Sourdough’s Joe Hollingsworth on tapas, apprenticeships and teacup rides
‘If you talk to people of a school leaving age or in college then pretty much nobody is aspiring to enter the bakery industry’
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NewsAsda adds ex Co-op boss Jo Whitfield to board of directors
Former Co-op boss Jo Whitfield is joining Asda’s turnaround efforts, returning to work as a non-exec director at the retailer
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NewsBritish Corner Shop eyes expansion and new wholesale division
The expat favourite platform selling British goods worldwide was recently revived by two young entrepreneurs
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NewsCompany Shop Group appoints new managing director
New managing director Chris Burns brings a wealth of retail experience to the role
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NewsSteven Bartlett steps down as Huel director
Filings at Companies House confirmed Bartlett and fellow non-executive Emma Woods were no longer directors at the business
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NewsIceland promotes Kristian Barrett to COO in executive shake-up
Barrett will take responsibility for Iceland and Food Warehouse stores, distribution, digital and retail ops, and supply chain
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NewsAldi planning to create more than 1,600 store jobs in 2025
The discounter – which now has more than 1,050 stores, up by about 10 since December – said the jobs would result from a previously announced plan to invest £650m in further expansion in 2025
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Georgina Tatem, social impact specialist, Starbucks
‘A constant supply of premium coffee in the office is quite the bonus!’
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NewsSainsbury’s CMO Mark Given gets new expanded role after restructure
Sainsbury’s chief marketing officer has been promoted to the chief marketing, data and sustainability officer as the supermarket prepares to step up its data and analytics function
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Comment & OpinionWhy Asda’s £1.2bn equal pay ruling could hit UK retail hard
The latest twist on the equal pay legal action brought against Asda found there was a ‘mixed picture’ over the comparability of store and warehouse roles
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NewsNisa founder Dudley Ramsden dies aged 81
Retailers and wholesalers across the sector have paid tributes in honour of his contribution to it
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NewsPoundland MD Austin Cooke departs
Cooke’s departure follows former Poundland MD Barry Williams’ return to the board of the struggling retailer on an interim basis
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NewsRetail crime ‘spirals’ to more than 2,000 incidents a day
There were also 70 incidents per day which involved a weapon, more than double the previous year