Management

Road to the top

Road to the top

By Elaine Watson

Who runs the UK's top food manufacturers, and did they follow a predictable path to the top? Elaine Watson finds out how to climb the greasy pole

Changeovers

Changeovers

John Kermode has joined Scottish food manufacturer Golden Crumb Produce as development chef. He will be responsible for introducing innovative ideas...

Changeovers

Changeovers

The Authentic Food Company has appointed Robert Gong as development chef and head of product sourcing (Europe) to work with new product development...

Young’s slashes agency staffing bill

Young’s slashes agency staffing bill

By Elaine Watson

Seafood processor Young’s Bluecrest has saved more than £2m in direct costs alone through a groundbreaking HR project that has slashed staff...

Hired Guns

Hired Guns

By Elaine Watson

Smart talking chancers out to make a fast buck, or the real drivers of change in the industry? Elaine Watson explores the role of interim managers in food

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Changeovers

Fred Ponnavoy has joined makers of chilled chocolate products Gü Chocolate Puds as NPD manager where he will be responsible for creating new...

Feedback: the breakfast of champions at Authentic Food

Feedback: the breakfast of champions at Authentic Food

Foot massages, cash prizes and a packed social calendar to inspire the troops? They are not a substitute for decent pay and career development, but part of a package of measures that makes The Authentic Food Company one of the best small companies to...

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Changeovers

Dr Stewart McLelland is the new md of Macrae Food Group. An experienced and qualified food scientist, he has held a number of senior management roles...

Changeovers

Changeovers

Snowbird Foods has appointed David Jones its new technical manager at its North London-based fully-cooked sausage factory. Jones joined the company...

Changeovers

Changeovers

Andrew Niznik has returned to Southwall Indian ready meals producer Noon Products as technical director after a spell running an Indian restaurant in...

Geest: we are tough on poor staff, but reward the good

Geest: we are tough on poor staff, but reward the good

By Rick Pendrous

Geest's group HR director Mark Martin has dealt with some tricky staff issues of late, including the redundancies of 10% of its management jobs. Yet the company is still a model employer, he tells Rick Pendrous

Changeovers

Changeovers

Norman Soutar, former director of corporate strategy at Baxters Food Group, has taken up the new role of group md. Audrey Baxter remains executive...

ashworth sale

ashworth sale

Ashworth Foods has sold its frozen unbaked savoury business to pie and slice producer Peter Hunt's Bakery Foods, a part of theLyndale group.The sale...

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