UK food manufacturer Burton’s Foods has named Paul Kitchener as its new chief executive officer.

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Burton’s Foods makes the popular biscuits Jamme Dodgers. It was recently acquired by US private equity group Hicks, Muse, Tate and Furst, which carried out a boardroom purge.

Kitchener joins Burton’s from Brake Brothers’ foodservice division, where he also served as CEO. He succeeds Adrian Sharpe who left the company in April.

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