Catch 'em and keep 'em
24-Jul-2009
Attracting and holding on to talent is a fine art and as relevant in these tough times as it ever was, as Rod Addy discovers
20-Jul-2009
Drinks company Frobishers has announced the appointment of Steve Carter as sales and marketing director to head-up its UK sales team. It marks the...
15-Jul-2009
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) welcomes the announcement of the appointment of Lord Rooker as its new chair by the Secretary of State for...
10-Jul-2009
Dr Steven Walker has taken up the role of director-general of Campden BRI, succeeding professor Colin Dennis who retired last month.Walker joined the...
10-Jul-2009
The Wensleydale Creamery has appointed Judy Brennand as technical manager. She has responsibility for The Wensleydale Creamery’s two sites at...
02-Jul-2009
Sauces and soup manufacturer, BAR Foods, has appointed Sian Jones as commercial executive. Jones has been working for BAR Foods for over 3 years,...
Taking yorkshire forward into a rosy future
01-Jul-2009
Food and drink processing is a priority sector for Yorkshire Forward, the Regional Development Agency (RDA) for Yorkshire and Humber. To this end, it...
30-Jun-2009
Rod Addy investigates opportunities and developments in the Yorkshire and Humber region in a new quarterly series of features
10-Jun-2009
Jonathan Hill has been named as the new category manager for premium organic dairy brand, Rachel’s. Hill, who formerly held a similar position for...
10-Jun-2009
Culinary alcohol supplier, Thomas Lowndes & Co, is expanding its UK operation with the appointment of Jonathan Marsh as general manager and Tony...
08-Jun-2009
Jeff Halliwell has been appointed the new UK md of Bernard Matthews Farms. Halliwell joins the company following a three-year period with the dairy...
Tate & Lyle to drive manufacturing diploma
26-May-2009 By Rod Addy
Ken Wilson, community affairs manager at Tate & Lyle and an employer champion for the Diploma in Manufacturing and Product Design (MPD),...
26-May-2009 By Rod Addy
As Improve targets another five year tenure, it reviews its achievements to date and outlines its future hopes to Rod Addy
20-May-2009
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has appointed Melanie Ruffell to the post of nutrition manager.Ruffell joins FDF after a career in dealing with...
19-May-2009
Javed Ahmed will join Tate & Lyle, as its new chief executive by November 15, 2009.Iain Ferguson, currently chief executive of Tate & Lyle,...
29-Apr-2009
The Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST) has elected Professor Carol Phillips as president.Phillips completed her BSc and PhD in...
Northern Foods seals major training deal
27-Apr-2009
Grimsby Institute of Higher Education has clinched a deal with Northern Foods to provide a bespoke training academy for its 10,500 employees at its...
MTC fleshes out its plans
27-Apr-2009 By Rod Addy
The Meat Training Council has gone through a massive transformation and now it's ready to tell its story, as Rod Addy reports
23-Apr-2009
Greencore has appointed Diane Walker as chief executive of its convenience foods in the UK. She has also been elected as an executive director of the...
14-Apr-2009
Tangerine Confectionery has appointed Dick Brittle as a non-executive director. Brittle joins the independent confectionery company after retiring...
07-Apr-2009
Robert Wiseman Dairies’ sales and marketing director has been appointed chairman of The Dairy Council. Sandy Wilkie succeeds Barry Nicholls,...
Greggs makes changes to its board
02-Apr-2009
Greggs has appointed Iain Ferguson to join its board as a non-executive director. Ferguson has been chief executive of Tate & Lyle since May...
01-Apr-2009 By Rod Addy
If you think health and safety is bureaucracy gone mad, think again. The right training can save lives and boost profits, says Rod Addy
Trip to Thailand reveals a high standard
01-Apr-2009
Leeds Thomas Danby (LTD) College's first visit to Thailand to investigate processing facilities and standards was a resounding success, according to...
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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
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
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
