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摘要

Unigate PLC is a food and distribution group operating in the UK and continental Europe. It has over 28,000 employees and an annual turnover of 2.3bn£. The food businesses come under the umbrella of Unigate European Food, which employs 14,500 people and accounts for 80% of the Group's turnover -the other 20% comes from the distribution business, Wincanton Logistics. Unigate European Food has two parts - Fresh Foods, comprising Malton Foods and St lvel, and the liquid milk business, Unigate Dairies. Based in the UK, Ian Brothers is Purchasing Director for the Unigate European Food Group, and is responsible for buying packaging and ingredients and some services and consumables. Alice Boyd works within the packaging sector. She is the Senior Buyer for the pre-formed plastics (pots, tubs and lids) and also for the plastic sheet that the company buys, reel-fed, for its form/fill/seal applications.%Unigate est un groupe spécialisé dans le domaine alimentaire et la distribution. qui opère sur les marchés anglais et de l'Europe continentale. Il emploie environ 28 000 employés et affiche un CA de 2,5 milliards de £. L'activité alimentaire est supervisée par Unigate Eureopean Food qui emploie 14 500 personnes, et qui représente 80% du CA du groupe. Les 20% restants venant de l'activité Distribution, Wincanton Logistics. Unigate European Food comprend deux activités : produits frais et lait. Basé au Royaume-Uni, lan Brothers est le directeur des achats pour Unigate European Food (ingrédients et packaging, notamment) et Alice Boyd, est acheteuse " senior " pour les enballages plastiques (matières premières et produits finis).