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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Workers at Inver House Distillers will engage in six days of strikes during June.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[View the latest food and drink industry vacancies from FoodmanJobs.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Watch our latest webinar - Food Production: From dead-end job to dream career on-demand now.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Terry Jones will step down from the role in April 2026.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Clara Shand, Kieran McGrath and James Quemby all agreed to join AG Barr in recent months.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[It’s evident we need a fresh approach to tackle shortages and retention in food production - but how?]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Hain Celestial Group owns vegetarian food brand Linda McCartney's.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[For food manufacturers, which often operate with large, diverse workforces across production sites, the risks of non-compliance with worker protection laws are serious.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[View the latest food industry vacancies from FoodmanJobs.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Richard Clark joined the firm in 1989 as a trader but was quickly able to progress up the ranks.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[James Taylor and Lauren Carrol are stepping up with immediate effect.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[David Murray (left) is stepping up to the role of global chief commercial officer, while Mete Buyurgan (right) has been named UK and Ireland managing director.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Martin France spent 23 years working within F&B at Mars.]]></image:caption>
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