After a decade at Unilever, a stint in charge of UK baby-food firm Plum Baby and seven years leading Wessanen's UK division, Patrick Cairns has, since March last year, been chief executive of Charlie Bigham's, the London-based manufacturer of upmarket ready meals. Dean Best met Cairns to discuss his plans for the business.
Charlie Bigham's CEO Patrick Cairns on how UK ready-meals maker plans to serve up more growth - interview
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