All articles by Ed Devlin – Page 89
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NewsMedia Bites 27 May: M&S, Tesco, C&C Group, Unilever
The papers go big on their coverage of the M&S annual results.
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NewsGrubby raises £800k to expand plant-based recipe kit offering
Founded by Martin Holden-White last year, Grubby is poised to take advantage of growing demand for meal kits, food delivery and plant-based.
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NewsThatchers defies Covid gloom with strong growth in supermarkets
Revenues increased 22% to £130m in the year ended 31 August 2021 despite the challenges of pubs going into lockdown, newly filed accounts at Companies House showed.
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NewsSeaweed & Co adds advisor to Walgreen Boots COO to its board in equity sale
Mario Patrocollo also took “a small, initial equity stake”, along with future options, in the company.
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NewsCity Snapshot: M&S swings to loss of more than £200m as Covid takes its toll
M&S has sank into the red as revenues fell almost 12% to below £9bn in a year heavily disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. Plus, Pepco shares jump more than 9% on stock market debut; cider maker C&C Group tumbles to a loss as lockdowns decimate revenues; and Finsbury Food Group lifts profits expectations.
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NewsWilko sales drop £107m as Covid-cautious shoppers stay away from high street
Sales fell 7.3% to £1.4bn in the year ended 30 January 2021, with like-for-like figures down 7.7%, according to the accounts
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NewsMedia Bites 25 May: Weetabix, Hilton Food Group, hospitality
Unions are warning there could be a Weetabix shortage this summer if a “fire and rehire” row leads to strikes.
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NewsBug flies past £300k crowdfunding target to launch insect recipe kits
Founded in 2018 by Leo Taylor and Aaron Thomas, Bug has ambitions to become the UK’s “go-to” brand for edible insects as it launches a range of recipe kits and insect packs.
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NewsCity Snapshot: Demand remains strong for Tesco supplier Hilton
Mixed protein supplier Hilton Food Group has made “a strong start” to the year as momentum driven by pandemic tailwinds continued across its global markets. Plus, Kitwave starts trading on the London Stock Exchange following IPO.
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NewsOatly emphasises UK as it launches $10bn IPO
Plant-based brand Oatly has emphasised the importance of the UK market to its future growth as launched its $10bn New York IPO yesterday
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NewsMedia Bites 20 May: Pubs, Premier Foods, Just Eat Takeaway
The papers put pubs in the spotlight after big losses yesterday for Mitchells & Butlers and Marston’s as Covid restrictions continue to take a toll.
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NewsReal Handful secures funding boost as savoury range launches at mults
Healthy snack brand Real Handful has secured a six-figure follow-on funding package to support a host of new listings for its expanded product range of savoury nuts and trail mixes.
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NewsVirtue Drinks raises £1.1m to fuel further growth
Natural energy drink brand Virtue Drinks has closed a £1.1m funding round to support ongoing growth and expansion in the UK and overseas.
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NewsCharlie Bigham’s propelled to record year thanks to Covid-fuelled demand
Revenues and profits at Charlie Bigham’s have soared during lockdown as shoppers turned to its posh ready meals to add some variety to dinnertime.
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NewsCity Snapshot: “Outstanding” year for Premier Foods as shoppers flock to its brands
Premier Foods has revealed an “outstanding” year of growth as the pandemic significantly elevated demand for its household brands. Plus, Marston’s falls to big first-half loss as lockdown smashes sales; Chapel Down appoints former Booker chairman to its board; and Russian retail Lenta acquires Moscow rival.
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NewsFive Points Brewing smashes £350k crowdfunding target
London craft brewer Five Points Brewing has raised almost £700,000 in its latest crowdfunding round to help with ambitious plans to build a new showcase brewery and taproom.
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NewsJudith Batchelar to leave Sainsbury’s after 17 years
Batchelar is leaving the supermarket chain to “pursue a range of other interests”
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NewsDanone drafts Barry Callebaut CEO Antoine de Saint-Affrique as its new boss
De Saint-Affrique, who has led the Swiss chocolate maker and cocoa processor since 2015, will take up his new role on 15 September
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NewsMedia Bites 18 May: Hospitality, Danone, Costa Coffee
Close to a million people went back to work on Monday in more than 50,000 bars, restaurants and hotels across the UK even as business owners questioned longer term reopening plans given the rapid spread of a new Covid-19 variant.
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NewsPE house Exponent signs agreement to acquire Gü Puds
The former owner of Quorn signed an agreement last night to acquire the dessert brand from Noble Foods