This weekend will see the second Manchester derby of the season as United and City go head-to-head in the Premier League.
09.02.2024 - 17:50 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A pie company director whose food feeds Manchester City fans became the latest candidate to be fired from The Apprentice on Thursday night (February 8).
Paul Bowen, from Lancashire, kept “banging on about chocolate” to a health conscious food company - with viewers left in stitches over his 'hilarious' exit. Paul - one of two pie connoisseurs on the BBC show - claimed he would turn Lord Alan Sugar into the “Lord of the Pies".
Yet his passion for pies didn't appear to translate to cakes, with his team failing the second week challenge after making cheesecakes for the public and corporate clients, reports LancsLive. In the boardroom, Lord Sugar told him "Paul, I admire you for admitting your mistakes but there were simply too many mistakes and so it is with regret, Paul, you’re fired."
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The leaders of the female and male groups were chosen as Manchester project manager Foluso Falade and Bognor Regis pie company owner Phil Turner. The male team had confrontation from the outset with a disagreement over whether to opt for chocolate or fruit in their sweet treats, with the former ultimately being chosen and Paul becoming sub-team leader.
He was sent along to pitch the decadent chocolate cheesecake to the drinks-maker Innocent, who sell fruit and vegetable-based smoothies and juices. The client responded saying their “focus” was plant-based drinks and they “want to celebrate fruit and veg”.
Paul, from Chorley, thought the meeting had gone well but Bristol recruitment director Jack Davies told him it was “an absolute car crash” and added: “I think we started off by insulting the client.” Jack was also disappointed that the price point had fallen from £9
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