Ex-hovis Boss Joins Uk Rival Jacksons

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Jon Jenkins, nan erstwhile main of UK-based bakery business Hovis, has been hired by section rival Jacksons Bakery.

Jenkins will subordinate Jacksons, a section of William Jackson Food Group, arsenic managing head connected 14 September.

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Group head Adrian Hipkiss will activity arsenic interim managing head successful nan meantime.

Jenkins has much than 30 years of acquisition successful nan FMCG sector.

He was CEO of Hovis from October 2022 until September past year, stepping down aft different UK baker, Associated British Foods, struck a woody to get nan business from private-equity patient Endless.

The acquisition, announced successful August, remains taxable to support by nan UK’s Competition and Markets Authority. In January, nan companies requested nan regulator to accelerate nan review process of their projected merger.

The Kingsmill and Sunblest marque proprietor plans to integrate Allied Bakeries pinch Hovis to “create a profitable UK breadstuff business that is sustainable complete nan agelong term”, aft flagging successful April that nan section was facing a “very challenging market”.

Jenkins besides led ABF’s Allied Bakeries section for 4 years successful nan precocious 2010s. His profession besides includes roles astatine Mars and dairy group Müller.

Paul Murphy, different ABF veteran, who joined William Jackson Food Group arsenic CEO successful April, said: “Jon’s way grounds speaks for itself. His expertise to lead large-scale translator while strengthening marque and customer partnerships makes him nan cleanable prime to lead Jackson’s Bakery into its adjacent chapter.”

Jenkins added: “Jacksons Bakery has a rich | practice and I’m excited to activity pinch nan squad to thrust growth, invention and operational excellence.”

East Yorkshire-based William Jackson Food Group is simply a sixth-generation family business established successful 1851, originating from a market shop opened by William Jackson successful Hull. It has since expanded its portfolio to encompass nutrient businesses, including Abel & Cole and condiments marque Belazu.

In nan financial twelvemonth ended 26 April, nan group’s turnover fell to £332.1m ($445m), resulting successful a pre-tax nonaccomplishment of £4.6m. Its EBITDA dropped to £9.7m for nan year.

“It was a challenging twelvemonth for nan group, pinch our Wellocks business having a peculiarly difficult twelvemonth owed to a challenging foodservice marketplace together pinch important disruption arsenic a consequence of an ERP motorboat successful March 24,” chairwoman Sonya Eastaugh said successful nan results study earlier this year.