Premier Foods re-jigs marketing team

Premier Foods, owner of the Hovis and Loyd Grossman brands, has appointed Jon Goldstone to the newly established position of group marketing director in a bid to accelerate the growth of its brands.

It comes as part of a senior management overhaul at the firm with Tim Kelly brought in to serve as the group’s first chief operating officer, a position which entails overseeing all brand and commercial operations within the grocery division.