Archive for the 'Big Brands' Category

Show #034: A profile of the iconic North West food brand ‘Holland’s Pies’

Posted in Big Brands, Food on Nov 27th, 2009

My guest this month is Neil Court-Johnston, MD of iconic North West food brand Hollands Pies.
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I caught up with Neil at the beginning of December at Holland’s factory HQ in Baxenden - the site where the business has been established for over 150 years and […]

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Show #031: Simon Nixon, Founder and CEO of Moneysupermarket.com shares the secrets of his success

Posted in Big Brands, Business Advice, Entrepreneurs, Internet Services, Price Comparison Sites on Aug 18th, 2009

My guest this month is Simon Nixon, Founder and CEO of the World’s biggest price comparison site Moneysupermarket.com
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Simon founded the business, which is based in Ewloe on the outskirts of Chester, in 1999 - and the launch represented another step in a career spent building […]

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Show #025: A profile of Andrew Tinkler, CEO of Eddie Stobart Group Ltd

Posted in Big Brands, Business Advice, Entrepreneurs, Logistics on Feb 24th, 2009

My guest this week is Andrew Tinkler, CEO of Stobart Group Ltd.
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Now the company behind the iconic ‘Eddie Stobart’ brand was in dire straights when Andrew and his partner, William Stobart, bought the business in February 2004. Since then, they’ve dramatically turned the business around and have […]

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