People & Skills

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...

New md joins Moy Park

31-Jan-2008

Nigel Dunlop has this month joined Moy Park as md, becoming only the second to hold the title since 1983. Dr Trefor Campbell, who has held the role...

FSA appoints novel foods committee members

31-Jan-2008

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has appointed six new Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP) members, who each began their...

firms help to give unemployed a fresh start

25-Jan-2008

Employers from the food and drink industry are pitching in to entice people who have been unemployed for some time back to work as part of the...

Fit answer for sick staff

25-Jan-2008 By Rod Addy

Bosses must steer a middle course between catching the skivers and dealing fairly with legitimate sickness absences, reports Rod Addy

Greencore appoints chief financial officer

24-Jan-2008

Geoff Doherty has been appointed chief financialofficer (CFO) of Greencore and chief executive of its property and agribusiness activities. Doherty's...

Ben Ford joins Peter Rabbit Organic

24-Jan-2008

Peter Rabbit Organics has appointed Ben Ford as its new chief executive officer. Ford will have overall responsibility for the development of the...

General Mills UK appoints new commercial director

24-Jan-2008

Ed Culf has been appointed to the role of commercial director for General Mills UK's new combined dough business.Managing the newly integrated...

Leatherhead Food International appoints new chief executive

08-Jan-2008

Dr Paul Berryman has been appointed chief executive of Leatherhead Food International (LFI). Since 2005, Berryman has operated as LFI's research...

Global management role for Paul Morrow

07-Jan-2008

Paul Morrow, md of British Bakels - ingredients suppliers to the baking industry - is to relinquish the post in the second half of 2008 to assume...

Now you do the maths

02-Jan-2008 By Rod Addy

Rod Addy zeros in on how one firm is bringing its employees up to speed in the basics of numeracy and literacy and more in-depth subjects

Greencore appoints company nutritionist

13-Dec-2007

As part of its continuing programme to support its customers through innovation into healthier foods, Greencore has appointed Emma Darlaston as...

Tiptree jam gets new joint md

06-Dec-2007

Walter Scott, production director of Wilkin & Sons, has been appointed joint md of the company with effect from the January 1 2008 in place of...

Morrison strengthens NPD team

03-Dec-2007

Morrison has appointed two new joint heads of product development to spearhead the supermarket's redevelopment. Simon Mitchell joins from Asda where...