People & Skills

Evolution Foods appoints technical and NPD manager

04-Mar-2009

Shrewsbury-based Evolution Foods has appointed Dawn Taffinder as its new technical and new product development manager. Taffinder has over 20 years...

David Page joins S&A Foods

02-Mar-2009

S&A Foods, supplier of chilled and frozen ethnic ready meals and snacks, has announced the appointment of David Page as md. The appointment is...

New customer management director at Britvic

25-Feb-2009

Britvic has appointed **Murray Harris** as its new customer management director in the UK, and he will also join the company’s executive...

Reaseheath expands services for processors

24-Feb-2009 By Rod Addy

Reaseheath College, Cheshire, is beefing up services for processors in north west England, having applied for funding through the North West Regional...

Firms love to learn lean

24-Feb-2009 By Rod Addy

Lean techniques are nothing new, but the present climate is generating a much keener interest in them, says Rod Addy

New operations manager at Beacon Foods

19-Feb-2009 By Hayley Brown

Ingredients supplier Beacon Foods has appointed a new operations manager.Jonathan Hayward has joined the company after many years of experience in...

New director of FSA Scotland

17-Feb-2009 By Hayley Brown

Professor Charles Milne has been appointed director at Food Standards Agency Scotland (FSAS), as successor to the current director, Dr George...

To surf, perchance to learn

27-Jan-2009 By Rod Addy

E-learning is a sensible option for food processors anxious to meet legal compliance issues in these cash-strapped times, discovers Rod Addy

Fresh meat for cranfield's lean training

27-Jan-2009 By Rod Addy

Cranfield University's Fellowship in Manufacturing Management for the Red Meat Industry has been a big success and it is inviting applications for...

FDF appoints new director of sustainability and competitiveness

13-Jan-2009 By Hayley Brown

The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has appointed Andrew Kuyk CBE to the post of director of sustainability and competitiveness, with immediate...

Institute of Food Research appoints new director

08-Jan-2009 By Hayley Brown

Professor David Boxer has been appointed as the next director of the Institute of Food Research and Professor of Microbial Metabolism at the...

National Skills Academy appoints new members to its board of directors

07-Jan-2009 By Hayley Brown

The National Skills Academy for Food and Drink Manufacturing has appointed four industry figures to its board of directors.These include Professor...

Forge a sustainable future

02-Jan-2009

A united attempt is under way to define sustainability and apply sustainable principles to food industry training, says Rod Addy

Beechdean appoints purchasing manager

23-Dec-2008 By Hayley Brown

Beechdean Farmhouse Dairy Ice Cream has appointed Gwyn Jones as purchasing manager.Jones brings a wealth of experience from the ice cream and dairy...

Staff coaching adds value

01-Dec-2008 By Rod Addy

The quality of business coaches varies wildly, but Rod Addy finds the good ones are worth their weight in gold

Unite to fight job blight

29-Oct-2008 By Rod Addy

In the second of a two-part series covering the food and drink industry's recruitment crisis, Rod Addy looks at engineering roles

RASE appoints chief executive

29-Oct-2008 By Hayley Brown

The Royal Agricultural Society of England has appointed Brian Warren as its new chief executive. Warren is soon to retire from a senior position with...

Ulrick & Short appoints a business development manager

24-Oct-2008 By Hayley Brown

Ingredients company Ulrick & Short has appointed a business development manager, as part of its ongoing expansion plans.Laura Thornhill has taken...

Authentic Food Company appoints commercial and finance director

07-Oct-2008 By Hayley Brown

The Authentic Food Company has undergone a full strategic review to help it through the current economic challenges.Andy Underwood has been appointed...

Ross Warburton elected president FDF

02-Oct-2008 By Hayley Brown

The executive director of Warburtons has been elected president of the Food and Drink Federation (FDF).Ross Warburton’s term of office will start...

Cadbury’s executive director steps down

02-Oct-2008 By Hayley Brown

Cadbury’s executive director and chief financial officer, Ken Hanna, will step down from the board in April 2009. Hanna is to become chairman of...

Mind the skills gap

29-Sep-2008 By Rod Addy

As processors sink deeper into the mire of the skills crisis, DEFRA attempts to address the issue. By Rod Addy

Patrick Cescau retires from Unilever

05-Sep-2008 By Hayley Brown

Unilever has announced that its group’s chief executive Patrick Cescau will retire from Unilever at the end of the year. He has served the business...

The migrant worker shift

29-Aug-2008 By Rod Addy

A shrinking migrant workforce is compounding the food and drink industry's recruitment crisis. Rod Addy considers potential solutions

Senior appointment adds zest to Tangerine

15-Aug-2008

Tangerine Confectionery has appointed Robert Whitefield, former chairman of Jamesons Chocolates, as non-executive director of the sugar confectionery...

IFST elects new Fellows

11-Aug-2008

The Institute of Food Science & Technology (IFST) has announced the election of 13 new Fellows (see list below).Fellowship is the senior category...

United we skill

29-Jul-2008 By Rod Addy

The role of trade unions in the workplace is becoming increasingly varied, says Rod Addy

Finsbury food unveils new development team

23-Jul-2008

One of the UK’s leading manufacturers of premium cakes, Finsbury Foods, has made three new appointments to further strengthen its product...

A fruity find for Cobell

22-Jul-2008

Fruit ingredients supplier Cobell has announced the appointment of a technical and operations director to ensure its products meet the highest...

Executive changes at FSA

18-Jul-2008

In order to reflect the Food Standards Agency’s core business strategy of 'Safe food and healthy eating for all' its existing structure has been...

Promotions aplenty at General Mills

09-Jul-2008

General Mills has announced the promotion of four senior people within its global and UK businesses.Linda Hipkiss, General Mills UK’s marketing...

How to get from a to b

30-Jun-2008 By Rod Addy

Corporate change may be painful for the staff involved, but it can be made easier, says Rod Addy

CFA secretary general receives award

16-Jun-2008

Chilled Food Association (CFA) secretary general Kaarin Goodburn has been awarded an MBE for services to the food industry in the Queen's 2008...

New chairman for the Federation of Bakers

02-Jun-2008

Joe Street has been elected as the new chairman of the Federation of Bakers. He takes over the role from Brian Robinson.Street joined Fine Lady...

New boss for Uniq

02-Jun-2008

Uniq has appointed Stephen Draisey as md of its UK business.Draisey, 48, has held a number of senior positions during a 17 year career with Bakkavor,...

Fairer sex gets fair deal

28-May-2008 By Rod Addy

Gender inequality continues to plague the food industry, but Rod Addy discovers moves are afoot to change things, even if they are taking time

Life on Mars

16-May-2008

Nicknamed ‘the Kremlin’ and run by a reclusive family of billionaires, Mars is famously publicity-shy. But the world’s biggest confectionery firm is actually a great place to work, UK snackfoods md Fiona Dawson tells Elaine Watson

Right time and place

29-Apr-2008 By Rod Addy

Looking for a career in the food and drink processing and retail industries? Leading Edge's annual convention may help, as Rod Addy reports

A change of chair for Finsbury

24-Apr-2008

Lord Saatchi has confirmed that he will step down as Finsbury Food Group's chairman, and from the board, with effect from April 30. He will be...

New face for Greencore communications

21-Apr-2008

Eoin Tonge is to take over the corporate communications role at Greencore from Jonathan Grant-Nicholas, who is retiring at the end of April after 45...

New director for Dairy UK Northern Ireland

28-Mar-2008

Dairy UK’s new Northern Ireland (NI) director, Dr Mike Johnston, said today he would make the high cost of environmental compliance for dairy...

Food science gets a boost

26-Mar-2008 By Rod Addy

Processors and academic bodies are joining forces to plug a major skills gap, using Adult Apprenticeships as a key tool, as Rod Addy discovers

Senior appointments at New England Seafood

25-Mar-2008

Fish importer and processor New England Seafood has created two new senior posts at its £3M site in Chessington, Surrey. Linda Wood has been...

Wrights Pies promotes from within

18-Mar-2008

Wrights Pies, the baked goods and confectionery manufacturer, has promoted Neville Carruthers to the newly-created position of operations director at...

Chairmen re-elected at British Egg Product Association

13-Mar-2008

Clive Frampton and Ian Jones have been re-elected as chairman and vice chairman, to lead the British Egg Product Association.They will promote the...

New chief executive for Milk Link

06-Mar-2008

The Milk Link Governing Board has announced that Barry Nicholls is to stand down as Milk Link’s Chief Executive at the end of March. He will be...

Fengrain gets new chairman

27-Feb-2008

Paul Wilkinson, who has extensive food industry experience, has been appointed chairman of East Anglian grain trading cooperative Fengrain. Wilkinson...

Production line for talent

26-Feb-2008 By Rod Addy

Students of the Food Technology Centre at North Nottinghamshire College have access to some impressive facilities, says Rod Addy

FDF appoints Biscuit, Cake, Chocolate and Confectionery group head

12-Feb-2008

The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has appointed Barbara Gallani to head up its new Biscuit, Cake, Chocolate and Confectionery (BCCC) sector group....

New chief executive at McCambridge

04-Feb-2008

Irish baker McCambridge Group has appointed Gavin Cox to the newly created role of chief executive officer (CEO). Cox is a fellow of the Association...