Archive of all profile articles – Page 29
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Martin Miller's tale: from musty antiques to botanical nirvana
We’ve all done it, haven’t we? Sat in a pub with a few pals indulging in flights of fancy about what we’d really like to do with…
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Extending the olive branch
Having wowed celebrity chefs with its foodservice offer, The Fresh Olive Company is now eyeing strong growth for retail brand Belazu.
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Turning over a new leaf
Graham Clarkson’s taste buds have helped pick the premium salad leaves in Steve’s Leaves. Now he’s on the hunt for the next big thing.
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Colin Cobain, former IT director, Tesco
Cobain spent 11 years at Mars working in IT and market research before moving into retail.
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On a roll with Accrol Papers
Times are tough in toilet paper. Volume sales of Britain’s 10 biggest loo roll brands (including own label) are down 5.4%…
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Where are they now? Eric Nicholls, former buyer, Sainsbury's
Nicholls joined Sainsbury’s in June 1956 following national service, as a clerk in the factory costing office in Blackfriars.
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Coca-Cola's Team GB unites for the big push
It’s taken years of planning and teamwork to match any Olympian feat to come. We talk to Coke’s Simon Baldry and Jon Woods.
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Companies cannot afford to ignore the dangers of bribery
I was shocked to read The Grocer’s survey on bribery (7 June), which found almost half the senior executives polled…
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Will we ever pursue 'excellence' with any real level of success?
I was particularly proud of my son’s first class honours degree, which he received last week.
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Where are they now? Philip Almond
Almond’s career kicked off in the late 1980s, with the marketer undertaking a number of different roles in arts administration, advertising and marketing.
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Where are they now? John Cleland
Cleland started out at Sainsbury’s in 1986, where he progressed to the role of senior buyer.
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Posh loaves and lattes: salvation for the high street?
That’s what Petworth grocer, café and artisan bakery The Hungry Guest believes.
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Where are they now? Peter Burdon, former CEO, Thorntons
After beginning his career in engineering with Esso, Burdon’s first exposure to grocery was working at management consultancy McKinsey & Company on projects for the likes of Golden Wonder.
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Frozen assets: can Joe thrive in the supers?
The multiples’ ice cream aisles are cut-throat and smaller players struggle to compete against giants. Authentic Italian gelato brand Joe Delucci’s is looking to change that.
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Where are they now? Darren Shapland
Shapland was Sainsbury’s group development director from July 2010 until he stepped down suddenly last year.
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John Irish, former chairman, Spar UK
“After LSE and the army, I joined Marks & Spencer as a management trainee in 1954.”
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Where are they now? Alan Coates
“I joined United Biscuits in 1970 as a graduate trainee and in my time at the company held various roles across sales, marketing…
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Charity begins in store for Oxfam
Oxfam isn’t just for old clothes - it’s selling more food and adding new cleaning and health & beauty ranges. So just how serious is it?
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Where are they now? Steve Robinson
After moving up the ranks within Kingfisher, Robinson moved to Argos in 2001 as finance director…
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Power List 2012: Philip Clarke to Charles Wilson
Philip Clarke may have turned down £400k from this year’s bonus pot, but the Tesco CEO still has enough capital in the industry to make his rivals - and some of his colleagues - wince.