All articles by Ed Devlin – Page 196
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NewsReal Yorkshire Pudding Co snapped up by Glisten founders
The Real Yorkshire Pudding Company has been snapped up by a new business formed by the founders of Glisten
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NewsGlendale Foods taken over by its management team
Food manufacturer Glendale Foods has been taken over by its management team in a partial shareholder buyout
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NewsMedia Bites 8 Jan: M&S, Sainsbury's, Majestic Wine, Poundland
Unsurprisingly, the papers are dominated by news of the departure of M&S CEO Marc Bolland, examining his legacy, the challenges facing new boss Steve Rowe and mulling over the dire Christmas figures.
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NewsCity snapshot: Nichols sales slide in UK as war on sugar intensifies
Sales in the UK at Vimto maker Nichols has slipped as the soft drinks market continues to prove challenging
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Analysis & FeaturesShare price winners and losers in 2015: from Fever-Tree to Tesco
Soft drinks plc lifts the spirits, while Sainsbury’s picks on one of the many depressed retail and supplier stocks
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NewsS&A Foods owed suppliers £15m after collapse
Unsecured creditors of S&A Foods, including big name food suppliers, look set to be out of pocket by up to £15m as a result of the collapse of the ethnic ready meals business last year.
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NewsMeadow Foods grows profits as milk price hits sales
Pre-tax profits at dairy processor Meadow Foods have risen almost 25% to £13.7m despite turnover slipping by £44m to £376m.
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NewsMedia Bites 4 Jan: M&S, Amazon, Aldi, Co-op
Marks & Spencer has fired its head of the new Sparks loyalty scheme in a racism row. Plus Amazon declared Christmas winner, Aldi to open record number of stores and Co-op embroiled in £5m unfair dismissal case.
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NewsCity snapshot: Big four cut diesel to below £1
Morrisons, Asda, Tesco and Sainsbury’s have all cut the price of the fuel to below £1 for first time since 2009.
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NewsHain Celestial UK gets healthy with Orchard House Foods deal
Hain Celestial has acquired Orchard House Foods from Wellness Foods as it seeks to make its portfolio healthier.
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NewsFood retail distress levels rise in run up to Christmas
Food retailers are among those hit hardest, with an 11% increase in ‘significant’ financial distress
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NewsMedia Bites 22 Dec: Camden Town Brewery, Mondelez, Cadbury's Milk Tray
AB InBev’s shock takeover of independent craft brew Camden Town Brewery garners plenty of headlines this morning - not all positive.
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NewsCity snapshot: UK consumer confidence stays positive for whole of 2015
After falling for the past three months, consumer confidence was back on the rise again in December to finish the year on +2, the latest GfK index has revealed.
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Analysis & FeaturesBear shows the value of good assets in a sellers' market
Christmas came early for Bear founders Hayley and Andrew Gait-Golding and their partner Giles Brook as the trio sold the business to Lotus for more than £70m.
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NewsThai Union reels in Rügen Fisch to strengthen European position
John West owner Thai Union has netted a majority stake in German canned seafood processor Rügen Fisch to strengthen its European position.
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NewsGrowth at grocers picks up in the run up to Christmas – CBI
Grocery retailers have recorded solid growth in the run-up to Christmas, according to the CBI’s latest monthly distributive trades survey.
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NewsGood Hemp dairy alternative looks to raise £1.5m to fuel growth
Braham & Murray is seeking up to £1.5m in a second fundraising round
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NewsMedia Bites 18 Dec: Bear, Holland & Barrett, Tesco, ONS
Bear’s £70m sale to Lotus Bakeries makes the morning’s papers after The Grocer revealed the deal had been struck yesterday.
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NewsCity snapshot: Bear snapped up by Lotus in £70m deal
Fast growing kids snacking brand Bear has been snapped up by Lotus Bakeries for more than £70m
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Analysis & FeaturesOil prices slip as coconut enters top 10
Cooking oil, hair conditioner, teeth whitening… is there no end to coconut oil’s uses?