Jamie Oliver’s company raids Patak’s

Patak’s long-serving managing director David Page is joining Jamie Oliver’s company Fresh Retail Ventures in the same role.

Page, who has been managing director at the Indian food supplier for 16 years, joins Fresh Retail Ventures next month.

Fresh Retail Ventures launched in 2005 and sells and distributes the Jamie Oliver range of pasta sauces, as well as flavoured oils and salts. Page says he wants to double the size of the company every two to three years and adds that new products are planned.

Page takes over from Fresh Retail Ventures chairman Tara Donavan, who has been overseeing the managing director’s role in recent months.