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Holy Moly co-founder Tom Walker on buyers, delists and Clintons
‘It doesn’t feel like a job. It’s my baby, my passion, it’s all I do and think about’
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My food & drink job: Amy Day, senior brand manager, Mr Kipling
‘When you say to someone you work for Mr Kipling they will almost always tell you their favourite Mr Kipling cake!’
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ByRuby’s Milly Bagot on public pools, store layouts and fish pie
‘It’s rewarding when we’ve helped people through tricky times – when cooking is the last thing on their mind’
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My food & drink job: Freddie Davies, head of foodservice & OOH, Tenzing
‘Consumer habits take longer to change than you might think’
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PETA UK’s Dawn Carr on moths, veganism and Taylor Swift
‘I’d love to help Taylor Swift engage her legion of fans in taking action for animals’
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My food & drink job: Sara Ashworth, senior brand manager, Lucky Saint
‘You might spend months planning a product launch, and the moment you get to hold, taste, and see that product on shelves is incredibly rewarding’
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Wild Thingz founder Fliss Newland on Trump, cowboys and oysters
‘I find it sad that the majority of what we all shop for is manufactured by 10 huge corporations’
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My food & drink job: Finn McMaster, apprentice engineer, Highland Spring Group
‘I enjoy working alongside the team of expert engineers and the positive work environment’
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Tracklements’s Liz Cuff on VHS, chilli jam and marketing budgets
’‘Tracklements exists to make meals more delicious – and that’s a pretty great reason to get out of bed in the morning’
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My food & drink job: Sam Tyzack, national account manager, CCEP
‘The opportunity to work abroad appealed, as Coca-Cola operates in nearly every country in the world
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New Covent Garden Market Authority’s Wanda Goldwag on flowers, Concorde and TP
’I am proud to be able to act as an ambassador both for the market and for the incredible array of fresh produce and flowers our tenants source from all over the world’
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My food & drink job: Brandon Bailey, packaging line leader, The Bury Black Pudding Co
‘People don’t realise how fast-paced it is, especially during peak seasons like Christmas’
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My food & drink job: Jasmine Johnson, process technologist, Charlie Bigham’s
‘That hands-on, curious approach naturally pulled me towards food and drink as a career’
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Suntory’s Tom Bell on Ribena, rats and Robin Hood
‘I love sport and we get to work with some of the best athletes in the world through Lucozade so that’s a work perk enough for me’
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Belu co-CEO Natalie Campbell on buyers, Rachel Reeves and Jamaican Sunday roast
’If you only care about price, just say so. Don’t claim to be interested in social value,’ says Belu’s Natalie Campbell
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My food & drink job: Grace Bukebo, NPD technician, Gosh
’Don’t be afraid to get your hands dirty and learn the basics at the start’
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Müller’s Gemma Hancock on dairy, diversity and The Loco-motion
‘When we started Women in Müller back in 2020, it was born out of frustration that it seemed so much harder for women to break through into leadership roles’
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My food & drink job: Elahe Tolooei, NPD and marketing assistant, Cambozola
‘One of the biggest misconceptions about working in the food industry is that we get to sit around eating delicious food all day’
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Dreamsake’s Matt Brunault on Japan, Italian and Westerns
‘Sake still feels very new in this country. I know we have to build it brick by brick, bottle by bottle’
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My food & drink job: George Holt, senior marketing manager, Sides
’Gain as much hands-on experience as possible. Whether through internships, part-time jobs, or even volunteering, real-world experience will give you much-needed insights’