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​MorePeople are continuing to grow with a further 3 new starters!Felicity, Brian and Mollie are making their way through our Academy training, which is being headed up by consultant Will Thomson.Felicity Mitchell has come from a local events company, she wanted to continue in a career she can grow into and continue to speak with people every day and Brian McGeachy joins us with a sales and account management background which has led him to joining MorePeople at an exciting time! Mollie Docherty moved to Stamford in 2019 and has joined us to being her career in recruitment!Our new team members are gaining experience across all our functions with the help of all the team as part of their on-boarding programme, before moving to their permanent desks in a few months time.​

​A New Great British Potato Industry Organisation – GB Potatoes​GB Potatoes working group is a group of nine individuals who have been talking for the last year about how to safeguard the future of the industry. “We don’t have “the answer” (and it’s not our place to) but we do have the beginning of a proposal, and we are trying to facilitate the conversation to get things started.” The industry needs a “respected voice” that can speak to Defra, devolved governments, media and assurance bodies in a way that no individual business or trade body can. Mission - Bring the whole GB potato industry together and work with existing trade associations and industry bodies as a collective group to promote our sector’s interests.The Working Group for GB Potatoes has striven to bring the industry together to explore and develop what the industry needs following the levy payer ballots in Potatoes and Horticulture. The focus for this new organisation will be the GB potato crop but, importantly, it will maintain strong links with the Horticulture sector. Their approach brings cross industry stakeholders together through a voluntary subscription on a membership basis. The vision involves bringing all aspects of the GB Potato Supply Chain together – growers, packers, processors, seed supply, research organisations, independent advisors, trade associations and service providers etc to both contribute and benefit from voluntary cross-industry collaboration. The group proposes an “over-arching” structure that provides true all sector representation with good governance and accountability. We propose that a cross industry “Governing Body” will oversee this. Mark Taylor, Inaugural Chair of GB Potatoes said, “Our launch couldn’t come at a more important time for the GB Potato Industry. Working as a collective group must be the way forward if we are to both understand, and then work through the current turbulent times. Whilst recognising different views from across the industry, I strongly encourage everyone to engage and get involved. The Great British Potato needs to be championed!” MorePeople are proud to support and promote the organisation.Getting things started and becoming a member… GB Potatoes will be funded via a voluntary membership subscription, the immediate priority is to hear from the industry and understand the level of support for the concept of GB Potatoes. To get in touch and find out more, email info@gb-potatoes.co.uk, visit the website or fill in this form. ​​​

​The Worshipful Company of Fruiterers are participating in The Lord Mayors show Saturday 12th November! It’s been some time since the Fruiterers have participated, but after a turbulent few years they are looking forward to joining in the fun of the show and are going all out with their entry. Embracing both the ancient and modern we can expect to see characters from the World of fruit, a fruit picking platform as well as award winning horses Oscar & Henry along with their dray. MorePeople are excited to be sponsoring the Fruiterers entry, especially as our Exec Chairman Guy Moreton is a Liveryman himself! We’re excited to see the event and maybe even attend ourselves. Others can still get involved, in terms of sponsorship, fruit and time donations, joining in on a fun day out with great atmosphere. Look out for our logo on the Fruiterers float, we can't wait to see how it all comes together on the day.Find out more about the show here, and the Worshipful Company of Fruiterers here!​​​

FPC Careers 2023 – Recruit the next generation of talent next March in Peterborough! Make sure you visit us and our CV Clinic on stand FS8 & FS7!There is still time to participate at FPC Careers – the annual recruitment drive for the fresh produce and food industries, which takes place on 16 March 2023 at the East of England Arena and Events Centre in Peterborough. Organised by theFresh Produce Consortium (FPC), the second edition of the event will connect today’s up-and-coming talent with the food chain’s best employers. The fair returns alongside sister event FPC Future – a ground-breaking agritech exhibition and conference. The UK food supply chain is facing recruitment challenges across the board. As the government and industry push forward with ambitious developments to guarantee its competitiveness and longevity, it is critical that we find new talent to maximise these opportunities. FPC Careers 2023 is a unique recruitment fair where all food supply chain employers have the chance to meet more candidates in one day than during weeks of interviewing, and ahead of the traditional recruitment window! All food, fresh produce and cut flower growers, producers, logistics providers, foodservice operators, retailers, labour providers, hospitality operators and other related sectors are welcome to join FPC Careers 2023 as exhibitors or sponsors. FPC is inviting all young jobseekers, including talented undergraduates and postgraduates from a broad range of academic disciplines to attend the fair. FPC is working in collaboration with colleges and universities throughout the UK to cherry pick those in the 18-30 age group who are keen to find their first or second role within the food and drink job market. To maximise the experience, FPC Careers 2023 will host a range of fun and fulfilling activities, including a special ‘Mentor Me’ area sponsored by MDS where students can meet for informal chats with industry leaders and a professional and complimentary headshot photograph service for their social media profiles. Anyone keen to recruit the best talent for your business should consider participating at FPC Careers 2023. There is still time to exhibit, sponsor or attend this important event. Join exhibitors including: AM Fresh Group, MorePeople; Dole PLC; Worldwide Fruit, Barfoots, Berry Gardens, Becketts Foods; Encore Personnel; Fresca Group, Ambitions Personnel, Henderson Brown, Karsten UK, Moy Park, MDS, Bakkavor, Branston, G’s Fresh, The Worshipful Company of Gardeners, the University of Lincoln, plus the Association of Labour Providers (ALP). Sponsors include: headline sponsor AM Fresh Group, plus Affinitus, Barfoots, Morgan Cargo, MDS, and Worldwide Fruit. MorePeople is also proud to sponsor the event in addition to running its popular CV Clinic where candidates can seek professional support and advice for structuring the perfect CV. Registration is now open and is free for all jobseekers and companies wishing to attend. Badges will be ready for collection upon arrival and will include access to both FPC Careers and FPC Future. Please sign up here to guarantee your presence at the event: Registration/FPC Careers.To find out more about exhibiting or sponsoring, please contact: linda@freshproduce.org.uk

​Have you heard of the award-winning podcast all about the food industry? If not, then it’s time to get to know!Set up and run by two industry experts, Amy Wilkinson, coach & consultant and Lucy Wager, Food industry consultant & expert have a combined 40 years experienced in the industry. Discussions range from a variety of topics from stress, burnout and resilience to working with retailers, personal & professional development, attracting new talent to the industry and more. Along with regular guest speakers from their network from top UK businesses. The aim of the podcast is to empower professionals in the industry to work on what’s not working, to ultimately improve their career! The community consists of a broad spectrum of categories from own label to starts up and blue-chip manufacturers, graduates through to director level. Some of their top rating topics include; Resilience in the Food Industry Imposter syndrome Time Management Confidence Women in Leadership Alongside the podcast, Amy & Lucy have built an Oh for Food’s Sake online community and Academy and offer regular masterclasses to help support people with their careers in Food.MorePeople are proud to be partnering with Oh For Foods Sake podcast this October, our clients and candidates in the food industry will be sure to benefit from taking a listen – plus, our very own James Pye will be featuring as a guest speaker as well! Ready to find out more? You’ll find them on wherever you listen to your podcasts!On Instagram, LinkedIn AND Facebook! Don’t forget to join their Facebook community for more >