All People articles – Page 83
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News
ACS urges government for rural convenience stores to be part of levelling up agenda
2022 Rural Shop Report highlights the vital role that these businesses play in their local communities and to the economy
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Getir to create 6,000 jobs this year as UK expansion continues
Since launching in the UK a year ago, the Turkish company now employs 4,000 people in permanent roles,
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Morrisons insiders deny CEO David Potts is preparing to step down
It follows reports the supermarket’s new owners Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) have employed headhunters to begin a search for a successor
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William Reed wins 2021 GroceryAid Gold Award
The 2021 awards saw a record number of 305 organisations be officially recognised for their support towards the charity group in the past year
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Grocer 33
Waitrose Meanwood, Leeds: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘There was always a plan to grow e-commerce before Covid, but we’ve seen our numbers absolutely skyrocket up to capacity since the beginning of the pandemic’
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Former Aldi director Tim Conder made MD at Bells of Lazonby
Conder will step into the role of Michael Bell, who is moving into new role leading the company’s supervisory board
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Thousands of Asda workers to be balloted on pay offer
Asda put a higher offer to workers at the end of last week
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The Big Interview
Candy Kittens founder Ed Williams on how the brand axed its Playboy purr
Ed Williams has transformed Candy Kittens from a sleazy reality TV plot into one of the UK’s fastest-growing sweet brands. Now, he’s tackling Goliaths
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Profiles and QandAs
A giant of the industry: Lord Sainsbury obituary
John Sainsbury was a towering figure, dominating and defining the most important period in the rise of the supermarkets through his vision and attention to detail
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News
Parfetts hires former Booker manager Richard Fleming as head of operations for the west
Fleming joins the business after spending almost 11 years with Booker, where he held roles as branch and area managers
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Ex-Symington’s boss David Cox named CEO of dogfood maker Forthglade
Cox departed Symington’s following a takeover by Italian dairy and pasta group Newlat Food
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Snappy Group appoints Barry McGonagle as chief financial officer
McGonagle is a chartered accountant and started his career with management consultant firm Deloitte in 2008
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Comment and Opinion
Marks & Spencer COO Stuart Machin’s letter to PM Boris Johnson: in full
M&S COO Stuart Machin has written to the PM asking for the government’s support in building a “thriving, sustainable” food sector
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News
Bakkavor offers factory workers ‘exceptional’ pay increase of up to 14.8%
The majority of its 14,000 factory workers’ earnings will increase by between 1% to 14.8% depending on level of skill and shifts worked
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News
FareShare launches new employment scheme in warehouses across the UK
Candidates need no prior professional experience, and those successful will learn different skills in food, warehousing and logistics
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Andrew Cracknell leaves Pilgrim’s UK after three years at helm
The meat industry veteran has been replaced by Brazilian Ivan Siqueira, who previously worked for Pilgrim’s JBS stablemate Seara Foods
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News
Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover: reaction to death of supermarket industry giant at 94
As chairman and CEO from 1969-1992, his flotation of the family business on the stock market in 1972 was, at the time, the largest in UK history
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News
Imagr appoints former Coop Denmark CEO Peter Hogsted as CCO
The company is set to partner with a British supermarket chain to go live in store in the first half of this year
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Analysis and Features
Britain’s food & drink labour shortage: in numbers
The UK’s food and drink sector is battling a serious labour crisis. But which sectors are hardest hit by shortages and an ageing workforce? To find out, we analysed exclusive data from ONS
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Analysis and Features
Where have the food industry’s workers gone?
In the past two years the food and drink industry’s labour market has been upended. What’s behind the struggle to find staff?