Northern Foods, one of the UK’s leading food producers, has recently led a change program in the face of the shifting UK food industry. Here, Norman Pickavance, its group HR…
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Northern Foods, one of the UK’s leading food producers, has recently led a change program in the face of the shifting UK food industry. Here, Norman Pickavance, its group HR director, explains how the organization’s HR function has enabled significant change and ensured its pivotal role in reshaping the company’s future.
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This issue of Strategic HR Review looks at some of the ways HR can provide added value to the business
This article seeks to describe apprenticeship training for butchers and bakers at UK supermarket Morrisons, and a skill‐improvement program for 500 recruits at the supermarket's…
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Purpose
This article seeks to describe apprenticeship training for butchers and bakers at UK supermarket Morrisons, and a skill‐improvement program for 500 recruits at the supermarket's Woodhead Brothers meat‐processing subsidiary, both of which were winners in the latest National Training Awards.
Design/methodology/approach
The article details the reasons for the programs, the form they took and the results they have achieved.
Findings
The article explains that the Morrisons apprenticeship program aims to ensure that there are craft‐skilled employees in every store at a time when the company's strategy is to become truly national, while the training at Woodhead Brothers aimed at providing around 500 new employees with the skills they need to operate effectively in a meat‐processing plant.
Practical implications
The article stresses the practical approach taken in the two programs, highlighting the Morrisons claim to train more butchers and bakers than any other UK retailer. It highlights the Morrisons tradition of providing its employees with the skills they need to progress in the company.
Originality/value
A variety of training programs tailored to the needs of people from different backgrounds is described in the article.
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In his mycological observations Browne isolated and studied the inverting power of torulae and two Monilia (named “nigra” and “fusca,” respectively). The presence of fungi such as…
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In his mycological observations Browne isolated and studied the inverting power of torulae and two Monilia (named “nigra” and “fusca,” respectively). The presence of fungi such as Penicillium was noted and their possible importance emphasized. Some interesting points were made with regard to sources of infection and consequent prevention of deterioration of raw cane sugars. These advances by Owen and Browne have apparently initiated the return of interest to the molds, and the recent work of Amons, Blake, the Kopeloffs, Church, and van der Bijl has dealt with some aspect of the activity of molds in sugar.