All People articles – Page 93
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News
Meat sector welcomes food processing T Level module announcement
But the Association of Independent Meat Suppliers called on the government to go further and introduce a full food industry-related T Level
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Analysis and Features
Going green: meet the dairy sector’s sustainability heroes
These are the leaders pioneering green energy, recyclable packaging, and better lives for cows – and bees
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News
Labour crisis revealed: Food shortages caused by 500,000 worker deficit
A new report estimates there are over half a million posts that need to be filled across farming, food production and distribution, as well as retail and hospitality
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News
Meat producers warn supermarkets of seasonal shortages as labour crisis bites
One major supplier told The Grocer its already simplified ranges could be further cut in the run-up to the festive period
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The Big Interview
Chris Forbes on how Cheeky Panda’s bamboo toilet roll became a serious business
Chris Forbes and his wife Julie Chen founded The Cheeky Panda in 2016. Since then, sales of their bamboo paper products have shot up. Now they’re expanding, disrupting and hoping to float
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Grocer 33
Tesco Extra, Seacroft Avenue Leeds: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘I think it’s a positive for what the store has been through, and it’s really positive in terms of the team and their efforts’
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Profiles and QandAs
My food & drink job: Lucy Grubb, marketing executive, ByRuby
Lucy’s first interview at ready meal company ByRuby was a walk through Battersea Park
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Analysis and Features
Will Scotland’s Protection of Workers Act actually deter would-be abusers?
From today it has become a statutory offence to assault, threaten or abuse a retail worker in Scotland
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Comment and Opinion
Shopworkers deserve proper protection right across the UK, not just in Scotland
Retail violence is an epidemic that gets worse every year, says BRC CEO Helen Dickinson
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News
M&S to close all stores on Boxing Day as a ‘thank you’ to staff
It marks the second year in a row the retailer will close its stores on 26 December
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News
Squeaky Bean to benefit from £5m Winterbotham Darby investment
The new 48,000 sq ft facility would boost its production and distribution capabilities and create more than 100 jobs, said Winterbotham Darby
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The Big Interview
Biotiful Dairy’s Natasha Bowes on promoting gut health with plant-based kefir
Biotiful Dairy’s founder has spent nearly a decade working to make kefir mainstream. Now she’s taking on a new challenge: plant-based
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News
New competition and TV show aims to improve meat industry gender diversity
Upmarket butcher Parson’s Nose is looking for a female apprentice and ambassador who will also feature in a new TV series
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Grocer 33
Tesco Extra, Southend-on-Sea: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We had one of the highest absence rates in the company because we’re a seaside town and the Covid rates are still high in the summer here’
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Comment and Opinion
Gender equality in the workplace is about more than equal pay – it’s about respect
The sector can help drive change by actively encouraging women to join and represent their business
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Profiles and QandAs
My food & drink job: Maddie Williams, events & marketing manager, Aber Falls Distillery
Maddie co-ordinates events and new product launches at Aber Falls, which recently moved into single malt whiskey
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News
Women facing less gender discrimination in wholesale sector, survey finds
However, a “lack of respect” was cited as the biggest challenge for women by 28% of respondents
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News
Nick Meagher to join Co-op as head of insight and research
He will start the newly created role in September and take on insight and research leadership for Co-op’s food, insurance, funeralcare, legal, community and membership functions
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News
Sushi Daily owner appoints Lesley Fong as new global head of NPD
KellyDeli’s Sushi Daily has more than 100 counters in the UK
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Comment and Opinion
The shift to online could exacerbate grocery sector employment inequalities
Retailers and the government both have a part to play in preventing an inequality crisis, says Abbie Winton, a final year PhD researcher at Alliance Manchester Business School