Finance news – Page 55
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NewsCity snapshot: Pfizer completes £2.5bn Haleon exit
Pfizer still owns about 7.3% of the company, making it the largest shareholder. GSK sold its remaining stake in May last year
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NewsWhen in Rome crowdfunds once again to fund ‘pioneering’ wine tech
Sustainable wine startup When in Rome has returned to the crowd as it looks to fund a lower alcohol range and deploy “pioneering” climate technology on its vineyards
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NewsInspired Pet Nutrition confident after transformative Butcher’s deal despite widening losses
Losses have widened at Inspired Pet Nutrition ahead of the transformative acquisition by the private equity-owned petfood group of Butcher’s Pet Care
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NewsCity snapshot: Supermarket shares take £4bn hit over Asda price war fears
The value of Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Marks & Spencer has plummeted by more than £4bn since Friday amid fears Asda will launch a vicious price war to win back customers
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NewsPepsiCo acquires gut health soda brand Poppi for $2bn
PepsiCo said the brand’s ‘consumer-first approach, cultural cache and nutritional profile’ had ‘nurtured a loyal fanbase and driven rapid growth’
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NewsCheesegeek sold in pre-pack administration deal as backer Steven Bartlett loses out
Artisan online cheesemonger Cheesegeek has been rescued from administration by the Albex Group, The Grocer can reveal. However, the pre-pack deal means Steven Bartlett and other backers, including the crowd, won’t see a return on their investment
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NewsCity snapshot: Eagle Eye confident of hitting £100m revenue goal
Eagle Eye is aiming to propel revenues towards £100m following a reset of the business to focus more on its software as a service operation
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NewsMedia Bites 17 March: recession fears, Sainsbury’s boss on WFH, Reeves to cut red tape
Thinktank The Resolution Foundation warns Chancellor Rachel Reeves is to ’break her own fiscal rules’
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NewsBakkavor rejects Greencore merger approach to create a £4bn food giant
Shares in Bakkavor have rocketed by 16.6% as the markets digested the news
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NewsCity snapshot: Economy shrinks unexpectedly ahead of spring Budget
The UK economy contracted unexpectedly in January, dealing Chancellor Rachel Reeves a blow ahead of the crucial spring budget later this month
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NewsDeliveroo shares stall despite first-ever profit for food delivery group
Deliveroo’s share price fell by as much as 8% as the group pushing back its earnings target despite making it’s first-ever profit
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NewsDiageo pulls out of Distill Ventures accelerator as part of strategic reshape
Diageo has invested over £245m in more than 35 businesses through the Distill programme
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NewsWaitrose has ‘turned the dial’ on recent struggles, after ‘transformed’ annual results
‘We are transforming the profitability of the Waitrose business,’ declared Waitrose executive director James Bailey, after the John Lewis Partnership’s annual results
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NewsFood & drink deal activity bounces back to five-year high in 2024
Dealmakers are confident momentum in the food & drink M&A market is set to ramp up in 2025 after activity in the industry recovered to a five-year high in 2024
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NewsCity snapshot: John Lewis scraps bonus as Deliveroo records first ever profit
The retailer scrapped the bonus for the third year in a row despite tripling its annual profits. Also, Deliveroo goes into the black for the first time
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NewsC&C Group blames budget and ‘softer trading’ for earnings miss
C&C said the trading environment and October budget had placed additional pressure on hospitality and impacted consumer confidence
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NewsStaff miss out on bonus as profits triple at John Lewis Partnership
Profits have tripled at the John Lewis Partnership as the retail group made ‘solid’ progress on its turnaround but staff still missed out on a bonus for the third year in a row
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NewsDeliveroo records first-ever annual profit
Deliveroo co-founder and CEO Will Shu said the results show the company’s ‘strategy is working’
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NewsMedia Bites 13 March: Asda, shoplifting, Trump tariffs fallout
The Telegraph has picked up on the latest round of Asda job cuts, while the BRC’s latest shoplifting figures are causing consternation
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NewsPoundland owner appoints advisors to oversee sale of the discount chain
Poundland owner Pepco has appointed advisory firm Teneo to handle the sale of the high street discount chain