Archive of all profiles and Q&A articles – Page 35
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The Italian job
Food co-op Produced in Italy is gunning for a four-fold increase in sales this year, despite the difficult market. Rob Brown talks to MD Mike Slegg about how he’s making the business work
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My Alternative CV: Lawrence Mallinson, managing director, James White Drinks
Lawrence Mallinson, managing director, James White Drinks, on horses, potholing and a tall man’s discomfort on planes
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The Human Angle: Nigel Toon, HR Director, Allied Bakeries
What’s it like to work for your company? Bakery is a highly competitive, very fast-moving category you need to be on the ball. We are the people behind some of the biggest bread brands in the UK: Kingsmill, Burgen, Allinson and Sunblest.
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Cameron faces allegation of misconduct
Dr David Cameron has been suspended from the board of the Food Standards Agency and as chair of the Scottish Food Advisory Committee over “an allegation of gross misconduct”. Dr Cameron is a biochemist and food safety consultant. He was…
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The Grocer Cup: Who is your star of 2011?
Dampening demand, rising costs, increasing competition… it’s been a year of mounting pressure and seismic shifts. So who’s defied the odds to turn in the best performance? We need you to pick the winner of The Grocer Cup for Outstanding Achievement, to be announced at the IGD Food Industry Awards on 11 October
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South takes helm of PepsiCo wholesale
The new head of PepsiCo's wholesale operation in the UK is gearing up to boost sales of impulse lines through wholesalers. Kieran South has been promoted to the role of wholesale customer management director for UK & Ireland and will...
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Riom replaces Fromage at helm of Danone UK
Danone has promoted its vice president for people and organisational development, Nicolas Riom, to managing director of its UK dairy operations. Riom replaces current UK MD Bruno Fromage, who is stepping down for medical reasons less than...
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Toy story: The Grocer meets HTI chief Mark Walls
From its Lancashire HQ, toy supplier HTI – led by UK MD Mark Walls – is planning to make toys a more important fixture in our nation’s supermarkets. Tara Craig finds out how
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The Human Angle: Andy Phillips, Commercial manager, Roskilly’s
What's it like to work for your company? Good fun and hard work!
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My Alternative CV: Amelia Harvey, director, Collective Dairy
Amelia Harvey, director, Collective Dairy, on Ally McCoist, Pippa Middleton and Jo Malone
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Are YouTube stars Sorted the new Jamies?
The team behind Sorted have turned a promo video for a self-published cookbook into the most-watched YouTube cookery channel in the UK. So what’s next for the youngsters who are making cooking cool? Simon Creasey finds out
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The Human Angle: Liz Cuff, brand manager, Tracklements
What’s it like to work for your company? Working for a company that really cares about what it does is fascinating, challenging and infinitely enjoyable.
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My Alternative CV: Joseph Liu, senior brand manager, Gü Puds
Joseph Liu, senior brand manager, Gü Puds, on sumo suits, reducing waste and Seabiscuit
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Foweather is given Euro sales director job at General Mills
Andy Foweather has been promoted to European sales director at General Mills. Foweather moves up from the role of sales director for General Mills UK & Ireland a position he has held for seven years. In his new role, which he takes...
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The Human Angle: Sole Nasi, marketing manager, The Fresh Pasta Company
What's it like to work for your company? Fun, exciting and exhausting! We move fast and are always planning the next project.
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My Alternative CV: Melvin Glynn, managing director, Burts Chips
Melvin Glynn, managing director of Burts Chips, on his dedicated team, having fun, and Olivia Newton-John
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Riverford MD Slatter hands over reins to ops director Haward
Rob Haward has been appointed Riverford Organic's new MD and will take over from Jack Slatter in the autumn, The Grocer can reveal. Hayward is currently operations director and has already started taking on some of Slatter's...
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Miller MD moves to Meantime as CEO
Nick Miller, MD of Miller Brands UK, is to leave the company in September to take up the role of CEO at craft brewer Meantime Brewing Company. Miller joined Miller Brands UK in October 2005 as sales director and was appointed managing...
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The Human Angle: Charlie Hodges, Belazu
What's it like to work for your company? It's an exciting time at Belazu. We have just moved into our new factory after a £2.7m fit-out and the resulting opportunities from this move are keeping the whole team very busy.
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My Alternative CV: Mark Garcia-Oliver MD of The Fresh Pasta Company
Mark Garcia-Oliver MD of The Fresh Pasta Company, on Saturday Night Fever, spiders and being Pastaman