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2 days ago | 
thegrocer.co.uk | Charles Wright
Name: Tom Walker
Job title: Co-founder
Company: Holy Moly
What was your first job? I set up my first business when I was 14, which was a mobile disco for kids parties. I used to ask my parents for bits of equipment for birthdays and Christmases (what 14-year-old wouldn’t want a smoke machine for their 14th birthday!?). I’d advertise in local corner shop windows and my dad would act as roadie, driving me to gigs and sitting outside in the car reading the paper.
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4 days ago | 
thegrocer.co.uk | Charles Wright
Name: Amy Day
Age: 29
Job title: Senior brand manager – Mr Kipling UK
Company & location: Premier Foods, St Albans
Education: International Business Management at University of Manchester
As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? This changed a lot but when I was at primary school, I wanted to be a teacher and throughout secondary school a journalist. I also loved baking and ballet as hobbies.
Why did you decide to go for a career in food & drink?
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1 week ago | 
thegrocer.co.uk | Charles Wright
Name: Milly Bagot
Job title: Co-founder
Company: ByRuby
What was your first job? Working in my grandparents’ farm shop. They had a trout farm in Yorkshire and my sister and I used to teeter on stools over the sink behind the scenes, gutting and cleaning fish. We’d also help my granny conduct tastings of Swaledale cheese or make up hampers at Christmas time.
What’s been your worst job interview? The local estate agent in Lancaster for flyering.
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1 week ago | 
thegrocer.co.uk | Charles Wright
Tesco is going big on summer with the launch of over 230 new own-label lines for summer 2025 including ready meals, barbecue and picky bits.
New additions span everything from wood-fired pizzas and premium gelato to Greek-style dips and plant-led mains under the Root & Soul brand.
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1 week ago | 
thegrocer.co.uk | Charles Wright
Name: Freddie Davies
Age: 25
Job title: Head of foodservice & OOH sales
Company & location: Tenzing Natural Energy, London
Education: Southampton & Cardiff University
As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? I grew up listening to the Rolling Stones so at an early stage of my life you could find me in leopard print shirts, guitar round my neck and rocking a bandana to mimic my idol (at the time), Keith Richards.
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2 weeks ago | 
thegrocer.co.uk | Charles Wright
Name: Sara Ashworth
Age: 29
Job title: Senior brand manager
Company & location: Lucky Saint, London
Education: BSc in Sports Science and Physiology at University of Leeds
As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? As a child, I had pretty high expectations for myself – I wanted to be an Olympian! I absolutely loved sport growing up, and I still do. I quickly realised it was an incredibly tough path to follow, and I’m still in awe of anyone who reaches that level of sport.
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2 weeks ago | 
thegrocer.co.uk | Charles Wright
Morrisons is rolling out the picnic blanket with the launch of its new summer range, offering a mix of dressed-up BBQ staples, sides and desserts.
The lineup is aimed at shoppers leaning into more casual, sociable eating - from “picky tea” snacks like cheddar & onion muffins and mini quiches, to fully-loaded grill favourites like the brisket burgers topped with kimcheese and the tandoori king kebabs.
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3 weeks ago | 
thegrocer.co.uk | Charles Wright
Name: Fliss Newland
Job title: Founder
Company: Wild Thingz
What was your first job? Working in store at Lidl – it was during that exciting initial boom when the discounters were first really shaking things up. It was hard, hard graft but a huge learning experience.
What’s been your worst job interview? When put on the spot I pretended I could western ride (cowboy style) to get a summer Camp America riding instructor job. Still got the job and it was a very fun summer. Yee haw.
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3 weeks ago | 
thegrocer.co.uk | Charles Wright
Name: Finn McMaster
Age: 21
Job title: Multi-skilled apprentice engineer
Company & location: Highland Spring Group in Blackford, Scotland
Education: I studied at Alloa Academy in Scotland and enjoyed practical subjects such as metal work and design & manufacture.
As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? I had dreams of being a rally driver because of my love for cars.
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1 month ago | 
thegrocer.co.uk | Charles Wright
Name: Liz Cuff
Job title: Marketing director
Company: Tracklements
What was your first job? I got my start working for a friend’s sister who ran an events company – doing everything from blowing up balloons to running game stalls. It took me around the country, gave me a hands-on introduction to the events side of marketing, and proved that hard work and fun don’t have to be mutually exclusive.
What’s been your worst job interview?
