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Sodexo appoints new inclusion head

Sodexo appoints new inclusion head
Sodexo UK & Ireland has made a crucial new appointment by making Raj Jones its permanent Head of Diversity & Inclusion. Raj started her career with Sodexo in 2007, taking on a role in Learning & Development for the Justice part of the business before moving to a secondment with the central Diversity & Inclusion…
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Meat bites back

Meat bites back
Regenuary is a provocative alternative to Veganuary. But can it encourage a more nuanced debate about ‘better’ meat? David Burrows reports. In the past couple of years Veganuary has hogged the headlines as Brits promise to give up meat and dairy products in the first month of the year. In 2021, half a million had…
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Sodexo appoints Social Impact Director

Sodexo appoints Social Impact Director
Sodexo has appointed Angela Halliday as Director of Social Impact with responsibility for driving Sodexo’s social value strategy for the UK & Ireland. As a ‘green rated’ strategic supplier to government across a range of sectors including healthcare, education, justice and defence, Sodexo has pledged to improve contract processes through clear accountability and regular reporting…
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Soil Association Certification announces new chief executive

SOIL ASSOCIATION Certification has appointed Martin Sawyer as its new chief executive. Martin has a background in the food industry.                     Martin brings extensive experience in consumer food markets having worked in management roles for Premier Foods, Bomfords Ltd, Oscar Mayer and Bakkavor. He has operated…
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Oceans crucial for our climate, food and nutrition

BETTER MANAGEMENT of the world's ocean resources is crucial to ensuring food global security, the FAO said during a roundtable discussion with United States Secretary of State John Kerry.               The event, "Our Ocean: Next Steps on Sustainable Fishing and Marine Protected Areas", was organized as a follow-up to this week's…
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Compassion’s Valuable New ‘Jewell’

Farm Animal Welfare Charity, Compassion in World Farming, has appointed Jemima Jewell Head of Food Business to lead its European positive engagement programme, supporting Dr Tracey Jones, Director of the division.   Jemima, 30, is responsible for helping drive the continued success of the Food Business team in forging links with major companies in the…
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New MD for Mitie’s Environmental business

MITIE, THE FTSE 250 strategic outsourcing company, has appointed Rob Cattell as the new managing director of Environmental +. He replaces David Johnson, who has retired.   Rob has over twenty-five years’ experience in facilities management both at a national and international level and prior to this appointment has been managing director of MITIE's Facilities…
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