All People articles – Page 15
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NewsRiverside Bakery workers hold strike ballot over pay dispute
An offer by parent company The Compleat Food Group has been rejected, with union Unite claiming it would leave staff worse off overall
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NewsPladis appoints new chief marketing officer for the UK
McVitie’s owner Pladis has promoted its current chief marketing officer to the role of vice president of business development with the CMO for Turkey stepping into the UK role
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NewsPeople: New hires at bakery suppliers plus a lifetime award
Meadow Foods and Brook Food & Bakery Equipment have added to their teams alongside the Four Seasons Hotel in Park Lane
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FeatureDiversity: how bakery is building a community for all
What is the baking industry doing to promote diverse voices and offer opportunities to those who may not have considered it as a career?
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NewsCooplands apprenticeships to be offered by EG Group
Around 500 apprenticeships will be created across the bakery chain, stablemate Leon and EG head office over a three-year period
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InterviewWonky warriors: how Earth & Wheat gives purpose to surplus
Fourth generation baker James Eid founded the wonky bakery subscription box last year, rescuing 300 tonnes of surplus in the process
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NewsTate & Lyle announces new chief financial officer
Dawn Allen takes up the position with the ingredients giant from 16 May 2022 and will also sit on the company’s board
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InterviewPierre Tossut on why innovation is Puratos’ key ingredient
At the start of 2022, Pierre Tossut took up the role of Puratos Group CEO after 26 years at the bakery ingredients giant. Here, he discusses the challenge of increasing the company’s turnover to €5bn by 2030
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NewsWhich city has the most bakery jobs available (and what do they pay)?
Bakers are among the most in demand trades, according to a study by business comparison experts Bionic, with those in Nottingham being paid above the rest
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NewsJones Village Bakery appoints new commercial director
Lesley Arnot takes up her “dream job” at the Wrexham-based baker after seven years at Grupo Bimbo
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NewsDr Oetker shakes up UK management team
John Brassington has been appointed as joint managing director, replacing Georg Heerdegen Parsbo who has joined the international board for the pizza and home baking firm
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InterviewGwyn’s Bakery, Horsham: where cinnamon buns outsell sourdough
Owner Benjamin Lines discusses how the West Sussex bakery is putting value back into bread while battling rising prices and recruitment challenges
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NewsBrook Food appoints new sales manager
New hire Mike Moran is a former BFP sales director with 20 years’ experience in the bakery sector and will head up the Brook Food sales team
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NewsMono’s Chris Huish to retire after 42 years with the firm
Huish, director of independent sales at Mono Equipment, is set to retire at the end of the month with Simon Moon taking on the role
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NewsWalker’s Shortbread names new managing director
Fourth-generation family business member Nicky Walker has taken up the MD position for the Scottish biscuit maker, with his uncle James stepping aside from day-to-day duties
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NewsBells of Lazonby welcomes new managing director
Former Aldi group buying director Tim Conder takes over from Michael Bell, who will be moving to lead the supervisory board of the company
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NewsBrakes CEO Mahoney to replace Healy at Samworth Brothers
The Ginsters owner’s current group chief executive is to retire this year, with the transition likely to occur in April 2022
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NewsPret pay rise breaks £10 an hour barrier for 6,900 staff
The coffee chain has announced plans to invest over £9.2m in staff pay, just four months after awarding shop workers a 5% increase
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FeatureBakery leaders assess the sector for 2022: part 2
In the second of a two-part series, British Baker asks representatives of Baker & Baker, Bako Group, Dawn Foods and Bakers Basco to predict the challenges and opportunities the industry will be presented with over the next 12 months
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NewsGreggs names new CEO as Roger Whiteside announces retirement
The news, which will see retail and property director Roisin Currie step up following the AGM in May 2022, comes as Greggs reveals its Q4 sales figures