Sainsbury’s has appointed Christian Hickey to take over as stone-fruit and tropical-fruit buyer, following the departure of Dom Schulenberg last week.

Hickey is moving over having been a buyer on health and beauty for Sainsbury’s for the past two-and-a-half years.

Prior to joining Sainsbury’s he worked in buying for the retail chain Tie Rack. Schulenberg, who has worked for the retailer for the past five years, as both soft-fruit and exotics buyer, is leaving for a sales position in chilled convenience food manufacturer Bighams.