All Recruitment & Training articles – Page 38
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Redfox alert to SMS gap
Recruitment and response-handling agency Redfox has unveiled a new development that will enhance efficiency and confidentiality for its clients.
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Age endangering produce industry
A new study by industry analyst Plimsoll Publishing has looked at the impact ageing directors might have on the financial performance and future direction of the industry’s top 1,500 firms.
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Improve's master plan
Improve, the food and drink sector skills council, has announced the imminent launch of an industry-wide master plan to boost skills in food and drink manufacturing.
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ArticleAgroFresh appoints new head
AgroFresh, the company that developed the SmartFresh system for storing fresh produce, has appointed a new president.
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ArticleRedfox makes London move
International food and hospitality recruitment specialist, Redfox Executive Selection, has announced the opening of its new office in London.
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ArticleBack to the classroom
In the last of our profiles on recruitment and training, MDS, the specialist management training organisation for the fresh food and produce industry, guides us through the formal education programme which complements its practical secondments.
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ArticleColleges report renewed interest
With the fresh produce industry under increasing pressure to tighten its belts and maximise efficiency, no company can afford to carry incompetent members of staff. At the same time, companies need to address the ways in which they can appeal to young people desperately needed to take them forward. In the fourth of our profiles on recruitment and training Elspeth Waters talks to some of the people trying to shape the fresh produce virtuosos of tomorrow.
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Keelings appoints Mulligan
Irish fruit and veg giant Keelings has announced the appointment of Gavin Mulligan as commercial director to the Keelings Group board, with responsibility for Keelings Multiples Ireland.
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ArticleTackling the labour shortage
Migrant labour is an issue sparking widespread debate across the industry. In the third of our profiles on recruitment and training we hear from two figures with a vested interest in the subject.
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ArticlePartners against crime
The advent of the Gangmaster Licensing Authority has increased both the profile of the campaign to rid the UK of illegal labour providers and the pressure on labour users to ensure that the temporary labour they employ is provided by law-abiding sources. Rather than wait to have standards and regulations imposed on its UK operations, Del Monte has taken steps to get its house in order in advance. Tommy Leighton visited its Wisbech fruit processing and preparation facility to see the results of a recently-formed relationship with labour provider PMP Recruitment.
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ArticleNew sales manager for Syngenta Bioline
Syngenta Bioline have appointed a new company sales manager to be responsible for the UK and work with its operations across Europe.
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ArticleThe race to recruit hots up
Recruitment in the fresh produce industry is in a catch-22 situation and is threatening to become a major problem for the sector. Fresh produce companies need experienced workers but are reluctant to invest in training. Emma Twyning talks to three leading players to find out where recruitment in the industry stands, and where it might be heading.
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ArticleTop prize for MDS manager
Jules Carey, manager of MDS, the independent training organisation for the fresh produce industry, has won top prize for completing a training course of her own.
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ArticleNew appointment for Chiquita
Chiquita Brands International has appointed Tanios Viviani as the new vice president of Fresh Cut Fruit.
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Redfox hunts new business
Redfox Executive Selection is expanding its organisation to include two new services.
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ArticleKhan joins MorePerformance
MorePeople, the specialist produce and horticultural recruitment practice, has announced that Janet Khan will be joining to manage its training and HR services division - MorePerformance.
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Gangmasters get Commons date
Renfrewshire MP Jim Sheridan has submitted an Early Day Motion (EDM) to the House of Commons calling for the licensing of gangmasters.