All Economy articles – Page 50
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NewsWeetabix revenues up despite 'toughest conditions in decade'
Weetabix shrugged off the toughest market conditions for a decade to grow revenues and profits…
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Analysis and FeaturesHow Tesco ran out of rabbits as it struggled to stem losses
A lot of tricks of the trade used by Tesco to extract money from suppliers are common practice. So where has it gone wrong?
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NewsUnited Biscuits presses on with stock market flotation
A UK listing of United Biscuits remains the top option for the McVitie’s owner…
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NewsValeo Foods acquires Kelkin and Robert Roberts in €60m deal
Valeo Foods has bought health food specialist Kelkin and food and drink firm Robert Roberts for a total of €60m…
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Analysis and FeaturesFuel price cut suggests Sainsbury's has moved on from 'business as usual'
Petrol prices have opened as a new front in the supermarket price war after aggressive fuel price cuts from three of the big four.
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NewsSmiths News extends deal with Guardian News & Media
Newspaper and magazine wholesaler Smiths News has extended its contract with Guardian News & Media until February 2021…
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Analysis and FeaturesBritish Sugar takes round one in competition fight
Shares in Associated British Foods have hit their lowest level since January as the competition row over British Sugar drags on.
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NewsUK regulator drops Napier Brown’s British Sugar pricing complaint
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority will not take forward Napier Brown’s complaint against British Sugar that the Associated British Foods-owned company was abusing its dominant market position.
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Analysis and FeaturesKantar figures turn market gaze to Sainsbury's
Today’s Kantar grocery market share figures won’t have improved any moods at Tesco, but it was Sainsbury’s that investors made suffer.
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Comment and OpinionTransatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership implications
Over the past two years I have been investigating processed food for my forthcoming book…
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NewsUK exports fall as foreign markets snub Scotch
A slump in whisky sales has been blamed for a decline in the overall value of UK food and drink exports…
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Analysis and FeaturesMorrisons participation in deals ‘too high at over 40%’
Last week Morrisons made a lot of noise about its strategy to scale back its promotional participation. But according to the latest research by Assosia, the impact of this strategy is not being seen in supermarket key featured space. For the four weeks to 14 September Morrisons ...
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NewsFinlay Beverages still in the red but upbeat about 2014 progress
Finlay Beverages remained in the red last year as it continued to recover from a key contract loss three years ago…
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Analysis and FeaturesWill Premier Foods restructure boost its share price?
An early refinance, better customer relations and a cat-man approach is just the start, insists CEO Gavin Darby
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NewsPenny Mordaunt calls for 'fundamental' business rates reform
The government’s new high streets minister has acknowledged there has to be “fundamental reform of business rates”…
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Comment and OpinionFood and drink industry will need to build bridges in Scotland
So, it’s a no. After all the debate, the think tank papers and economic modelling…
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Analysis and FeaturesMorrisons: will its pricing strategy pay off in the end?
Shopping is cheaper but is it nullifying the discounter threat?
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NewsHeineken rebuff of SAB Miller advance boosts shares
The market was intoxicated by the heady prospect of a global brewing mega-deal this week…
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Analysis and FeaturesGrocery price war becomes a key part of deflation picture
With food and drink prices still showing annual deflation, it’s little surprise supermarket sales are feeling the effect.
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Analysis and FeaturesOC&C 150: Survival of the fastest
If the UK’s food and drink producers did not realise they had been experiencing a momentary calm before the storm, they are now in little doubt a category five hurricane is upon them.