All People articles – Page 85
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NewsPoundland promotes Austin Cooke to chief operating officer
Cooke was formerly retail & transformation director
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NewsNoble Foods appoints owner Sarah Dean as new chair
The Happy Egg Co owner would continue to focus on eggs, while also leveraging opportunities in farming, milling and added value, Dean said
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NewsFormer Tesco boss Matt Davies to become Greggs chairman
Davies has already joined the board as an independent non-executive director and will take over from current chair Ian Durant on 1 November
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NewsAutomation in horticulture review plays up benefits of AI and guided vehicles
The government will consider the report’s recommendations but industry leaders are already calling for them to be put in place
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NewsJack Hancock to head up M&A and strategy at Meadow Foods
Hancock joined the Cheshire-based business in 2007 – leading several transformational projects
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InterviewsChristine Tacon on how she’s rebuilding trust via Red Tractor
More and more Brits don’t trust the food they eat. Why? The Red Tractor chair talks through some of the reasons, plus farmer frustrations and the pros and cons of media exposés
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Grocer 33Tesco Sleaford Superstore: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Coming here is probably the best move I’ve ever made in Tesco’
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Analysis & FeaturesCould the Competition & Markets Authority seriously do the job of policing the GSCOP?
Critics say the GCA has over-stepped its remit and made itself vulnerable, but supporters warn handing its job to the CMA would be disastrous
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NewsCo-op job losses plan linked to £47m spending cut
The Grocer has seen a communication from CEO Shirine Khoury-Haq to staff that provides more clarity on the move
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NewsJames Calder steps down as SIBA chief executive
SIBA’s senior management team will manage the organisation until Calder’s successor is appointed
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NewsScottish Wholesale Association appoints Ylva Haglund as head of sustainability & engagement
She joins SWA after most recently holding the position of campaigns manager at Zero Waste Scotland
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Lara-Louisa Winnington-Ingram, storyteller, Story Shop
Passionate foodie Lara-Louisa works on creative campaigns for a range of food & drink brands
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Comment & OpinionScrapping the Groceries Code Adjudicator? A terrible idea
A transfer of responsibilities to the CMA won’t save costs, won’t be more efficient, and will be less effective, says Ged Futter, director of The Retail Mind
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NewsWaitrose customer director Martin George to step down
“I’ve decided that the time is right, both personally and professionally, for me to step down,” George told fellow staff
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NewsNisa staff under redundancy threat seeking new jobs
The Grocer has so far seen a total of 15 Nisa staff indicating they are currently looking for work on the networking platform
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Interviews‘Oatly misjudged me. I wasn’t having it’: Glebe Farm’s Philip Rayner on legal battles, publicity and climate
Glebe Farm’s Philip Rayner has only just emerged from a David vs Goliath lawsuit with Oatly, but now the Swedish giant is moving in next door
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Comment & OpinionWas Ocado Retail CEO Melanie Smith pushed or did she jump?
That’s the question on everyone’s lips
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NewsCo-op to cut 400 jobs amid rising cost pressures
It said there will be ‘no changes’ to customer-facing roles in its food stores and funeral homes
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Grocer 33Tesco Allerton Road, Liverpool: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘The pace and intensity of the shop can be difficult to keep up with sometimes, particularly when you have spikes in weather’
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NewsConfusion over lack of Covid guidelines as cases rise
Businesses reported absence levels were still “nowhere near” the 2020 peak, when some firms saw over 20% of staff off work