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John Powell: 'I want to help the meat sector get better at selling itself'

The new chief executive of the British Meat Processors' Association says more needs to be done to attract the next generation to the industry

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock 鈥� 4 min read
BMPA's new chief executive John Powell says the sector must show it offers a viable and worthwhile career
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BMPA's new chief executive John Powell says the sector must show it offers a viable and worthwhile career

As a former head of the agriculture sectors team for meat, poultry and dairy at Defra, the new chief executive of the British Meat Processors' Association (BMPA), John Powell, is under no illusions as...

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