All People articles
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Comment & OpinionThe food system is full of big promises. But can we deliver?
The challenge facing the industry is no longer strategy – it is capability, says Kate Cawley, founder of the Future Food Movement and Chris Hatcher, partner at Redgrave Executive Search
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Comment & OpinionWe need to talk about the talent drain of F&B entrepreneurs
If we have an industry where, once you lift the lid, you realise it’s not a place you really want to be, then a talent drain is inevitable, says Andrew Allen, a consultant at Bidfood
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NewsHolland & Barrett chairman Alex Gourlay steps down after three years
Qualified pharmacist Gourlay has overseen one of the most successful periods in H&B’s recent history, in which the business has gone from loss making to posting three years of double-digit growth.
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NewsEx-Britvic MD takes up CCO role at C&C Group
Graham left Britvic following the soft drinks supplier’s merger with Carlsberg
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NewsEx-Asda commercial boss joins Direct Produce Supplies as CEO
Former Asda commercial chief Kris Comerford has landed the CEO role at major fresh produce supplier Direct Produce Supplies
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NewsAsda invests £80m in 4% above inflation hourly pay rise
Asda will spread the increase over two stages, with a first rise from 1 April, in line with the increase to the national living wage
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NewsPay satisfaction climbs to 63% among hospitality staff, data finds
The Hospitality People Survey 2026, which spoke with 1,446 hospitality managers and staff across the UK, found that tipping is becoming less important to staff
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NewsEx-Hovis CEO appointed to lead Jacksons Bakery
The new hire will join Jacksons on 14 September 2026, in his first role since his three-year stint as Hovis CEO
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Lydia Cromack, digital commerce customer manager, Heineken UK
‘I always view interviews as a two-way process, and it really gave me a great insight into what Heineken UK was like as a company to work for’
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NewsEncirc seeks to reassure suppliers over booze bottle shortages after strike action announced
Encirc said there would ‘certainly not be any bottle shortages’ despite the industrial action
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News‘Daddy of discount’ Chris Edwards retires at 75
Chris Edwards Jr is taking full control of discount chain One Beyond
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InterviewsOrdo’s Barty Walsh on making the oral care category emotive
Ordo’s co-founder talks TV inspiration, affordability, kids’ oral health and how his brand accidentally broke America
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NewsDew Products appoints MD of global sales & partnerships
The new hire has more than 25 years’ experience
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Grocer 33Aldi’s second mystery shop win a double celebration for South Shields store
‘This is what retail is all about’ says store manager Graham Richmond
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ProfilesThe Bread and Butter Thing CEO Vic Harper on community, finances and yellow stickers
‘Rising food costs, insecure work, housing changes or sudden life events can quickly destabilise families’
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Comment & OpinionAdopting AI and building a people-centric future for fmcg
In a short space of time AI has gone from something people were curious about to something many teams feel they are expected to understand and use, says Emma Thompson, head of agency, consumer brand division at Golley Slater
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NewsPlace UK announces two co-managing directors in company first
Linda Evans and Matt Smith stepped into their new roles on 12 March, having been commercial director and finance director respectively
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NewsTesco invests £200m in above‑inflation hourly pay rise
Tesco has invested over £200m in its latest pay rise, with an above-inflation increase of 5.1% for hourly-paid colleagues
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NewsTesco diverts thousands of unspent Apprenticeship Levy funds into training paramedics
The donation to London Ambulance Service will help support the delivery of two apprenticeship schemes, helping 66 aspiring paramedics into full-time careers
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NewsCakesmiths buys bakery, joins Proper Cornish in leadership rejig
The restructure followed the business’ acquisition of a new ‘little sister’ factory in Warminster, producing muffins, scones, and filled croissants for Cakesmith