People – Page 35
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NewsAlmost 360 bakery jobs under threat at Asda
Bakery jobs are among almost 2,500 that could be lost at Asda as part of proposals by the retailer.
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NewsBorn & Bread: Slattery, Manchester
Slattery Patissier & Chocolatiers has grown from a two-shop business in 1967 to an award-winning enterprise, employing 92 staff and still very much under family control.
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NewsCampden BRI appoints new director of technology
Food and drink research company Campden BRI has appointed Chris Huscroft as technology director for its Centre of Technical Excellence (CoTE).
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NewsPladis appoints McVitie’s and cake general manager
Pladis has appointed Sam Mitchell as McVitie’s and cake general manager.
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NewsFormer Pret ops director Colin Hughes joins Subway
Subway has appointed Colin Hughes as country director for the UK and Ireland.
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NewsPladis chief executive Cem Karakaş steps down
McVitie’s owner Pladis has launched a search for a new chief executive following the exit of Cem Karakaş.
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NewsSteve Dawson joins RGF as non-exec director
Renshaw owner Real Good Food (RGF) has appointed Steve Dawson – who helped to turn around the Bahlsen US business – as an independent non-executive director.
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NewsMacphie managing director Andy Underwood to leave
Scottish food ingredients manufacturer Macphie has announced the departure of managing director Andy Underwood.
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NewsBorn & Bread: Wrights Food Group, Stoke-on-Trent
With their origins in a terraced house, the popularity of Wrights’ pies has grown continuously, with the company now making multi-million pound investments and launching sub-brands.
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NewsUlma Packaging appoints new business manager
Ulma Packaging UK has named James Couldwell as business manager for the south of England, following two years of service with the packaging machinery provider.
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Product NewsYorkshire-born baker launches new business
A Yorkshire-born baker has launched a range of dairy- and gluten-free Rocky Road cake bars that are now available across the UK.
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NewsMuntons’ Nigel Davies gains honorary professorship
Nigel Davies, technical and sustainability director at malt producer Muntons, has been appointed as Honorary Associate Professor at Nottingham University, School of Biosciences.
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NewsBorn & Bread: Brace’s Bakery, Crumlin
Wales-based Brace’s bakery, now run by brothers Jonathan and Mark Brace, has become one of the leading wrapped bread suppliers in the country, and has an ambitious product roll-out planned.
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NewsFormer Just Eat marketing chief Dawe joins Pret
Pret A Manger has named Barnaby Dawe, previously global chief marketing officer at Just Eat, as its first chief customer officer.
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Product NewsTeenage apprentice joins Edme team
Ingredients supplier Edme has appointed a teenage apprentice.
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NewsPladis hires Kerry Foods’ Lindsey Roberts in VP role
McVitie’s owner Pladis has appointed Lindsey Roberts as vice-president of finance at Pladis UK & Ireland.
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NewsGreencore promotes Peter Haden to UK chief exec
Current Greencore group chief operating officer Peter Haden is to become the company’s UK chief executive officer.
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NewsDélifrance unveils £4m Viennoiserie expansion
Bakery supplier Délifrance has completed a year-long £4m expansion of its Viennoiserie production facility in Wigston, near Leicester.
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Product NewsBun out the oven: Baby born outside Village Bakery
A mum and dad have thanked staff at the Village Bakery who helped deliver their baby.
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NewsPremier Foods boss Gavin Darby re-elected as CEO
Gavin Darby has been re-elected as chief executive of Mr Kipling owner Premier Foods – although more than 40% of the vote went against him.