All People articles – Page 82
-
NewsSuntory Beverage & Food GB&I names Daniel Lander finance director
Lander previously worked for Nando’s Grocery International for almost a decade
-
ProfilesMy food & drink job: Bal Singh, operations manager, Innovation Agri-Tech Group
Vertical farming engineer Bal believes the technology could help to end world hunger – and even end up in space
-
NewsTruss replaces sacked George Eustice with Ranil Jayawardena at Defra
Jayawardena is a Truss loyalist and previously served as a minister at the Department for International Trade
-
NewsOcado Retail names Hannah Gibson CEO following Mel Smith’s shock departure
Gibson is currently chief product officer for Ocado’s technology arm
-
NewsPilgrim’s UK announces proposal to close two factories, putting over 600 jobs at risk
The company has announced plans to close its Bury St Edmunds and Coalville sites and shift production at its Ashton plant to a four-day week
-
NewsTributes paid as former FWD director general Alan Toft dies aged 91
Toft joined the Federation of Wholesale Distributors in 1989 and led the trade body for 16 years
-
NewsUnion takes Deliveroo to Supreme Court over collective bargaining snub
The case comes months after Deliveroo signed what it called a “historic” union recognition deal with the GMB union
-
NewsDavid Atkinson to lead Tetley and Teapigs owner Tata Consumer Products in UK & Ireland
He will report into international president Gharry Eccles
-
NewsFormer FSA boss Tim Smith appointed chair of Food & Drink Sector Council
Smith will share the role with government chair, food minister Victoria Prentis
-
Comment & OpinionDon’t give in to the culture of busyness. Be productive instead
When we go on about how busy we are, what we’re really saying is that we’re more important
-
Grocer 33Sainsbury’s West Green Superstore, Crawley: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We’ve recently undergone some works in relation to the coming HFSS legislation’
-
InterviewsPepsiCo boss Jason Richards on ‘walking the talk’ with Walkers
PepsiCo boss Jason Richards has bold plans, and nothing – not a factory shutdown, nor soaring prices nor the HFSS clampdown – is going to stop him
-
NewsOli Tec smart labelling system promises to slash food waste
Oli-Tec is in conversation with several supermarkets and suppliers in the UK and US to secure a large-scale trial of its technology
-
NewsTruss pledges to help growers with labour as seasonal workers depart early
Truss – who will find out on Monday if she will succeed Boris Johnson as PM – said ’we need to expand this scheme’
-
NewsThis expands senior leadership team with three new hires
The meat alternative brand has appointed Dee Bulsara as marketing director, Jack Rutherford as commercial director and Daniel Angadi as operations director
-
NewsCity snapshot: Reckitt CEO Laxman Narasimhan quits
Reckitt Benckiser CEO Laxman Narasimhan will step down as CEO later this month and will be replaced by former British American Tobacco CEO Nicandro Durante on an interim basis. Plus, Pernod Ricard posts strong annual growth and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
-
ProfilesMy food & drink job: India Bates, social media coordinator, Good Hemp
Starting a food Instagram account in lockdown sparked India’s interest in the foodie side of social media
-
NewsBestway appoints Jim Brown as trading controller for catering, fresh and frozen
He will join Bestway on 3 October and manage a six-person team at its Park Royal head office
-
NewsBoost Drinks appoints Steve Armstrong and Anjna Mistry in joint hiring
The two new appointments come as part of Boost’s wider plan for expansion
-
NewsKingsland Drinks appoints Mark Riley as commercial director
Riley is a 25-year veteran of the drinks industry