All Finance articles
-
NewsBakers union BFAWU ‘furious’ at Morrisons proposal to close Rathbones
The Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union said the decision was ‘beyond disappointing’ and added even more jobs in the supply chain, as well as agency workers, would be impacted
-
NewsThree-Sixty Aquaculture raises £3.5m for UK’s first sushi prawn farm
The business has developed the UK’s only indoor prawn farm with sales to commence in 2025
-
NewsVirtue Drinks lands investment from James Watt and Eberechi Eze
The business has now raised over £5m since launching in 2016
-
NewsMorrisons to shutter bakery Rathbones with 400 jobs at risk
Morrisons is set to shutter Rathbones bakery after exploring all options for the manufacturing facility, with almost 400 workers facing redundancy as a result, The Grocer has learned
-
NewsCity snapshot: Lidl swings back to profit as shoppers switch from rivals
Lidl has bounced back into the black in the UK as shoppers switched more than £500m of spending to the disctounter from rival supermarkets. Plus, annual results from Britvic, UK inflation jumps by more than expected and Gusbourne partners with Enotria&Coe
-
NewsMedia Bites 20 November: farming protests, FDF report, Wegovy
The newspapers are full of colourful accounts of yesterday’s protests in which 13,000 farmers took to the streets of Whitehall
-
Comment & OpinionLabour likely to double down as farming protest gets political
Labour has failed to set out its plans for the farming sector, but the sheer number of protesters - and their extreme views - should raise alarm bells
-
NewsSpring Food secures £100k to capitalise on rise of bone broth
The Essex-based business, which launched in 2017, makes a range of almost 30 bone broth products sold online and through its network of partners
-
NewsMedia Bites 19 November: National Insurance, farming protests and BrewDog closures
More than 70 retail businesses have warned job losses will be “inevitable” in the wake of the budget
-
NewsCity snapshot: Nestlé to spin off bottled water and cut costs by another £2.2bn as part of new action plan
Nestlé will spin-off its bottled water business as part of new plans for turning around the ailing food giant revealed ahead of today’s Capital Markets Day for investors and analysts. Plus, full-year results from Imperial Brands
-
NewsRetail will be hit with additional £7bn in costs from next year, industry chiefs warn Chancellor
Costs including rising employers’ national insurance will make job losses and price rises inevitable according to the letter orchestrated by the BRC, which calls for a meeting with Rachel Reeves to discuss measures to reduce the impact
-
Comment & OpinionWhy physical retail will be punished by government’s business rates reforms
Rather than promising to level the playing field between online giants and the high street, Labour should have simply said it planned to make the biggest businesses pay for a tax cut for smaller ones
-
NewsKeystone Brewing ‘explored’ buying Fourpure in joint deal with In Good Company
The Breal-backed group held ‘several weeks of negotiations’ with the distressed brewer’s parent company
-
NewsNorth Brewing founders step down to focus on hospitality business
It comes after North was rescued by Kirkstall Brewery director Steve Holt in January
-
NewsToothpaste tablet maker Pärla closes in on £400k raise
The tablets are entirely plastic-free and can be chewed until they turn creamy
-
NewsArla to press ahead with Volac deal following CMA approval
Arla Foods Ingredients said the deal would give it a ’significant additional quantity of whey, helping it meet a growing market need’
-
NewsHuel profits surge due to UK expansion
This year has been ‘transformative’ for Huel, according to its CEO
-
NewsCity snapshot: Christmas shopping starts early as Brits fear costs
Almost half of consumers started Christmas shopping before November with 53% worried about how they will afford the festive season, according to the EY Holiday Shopping Survey. Retailers seem to be alert to the trend with festive promotions starting earlier this year.
-
NewsEmbattled tea maker Typhoo prepares to call in administrators
Typhoo’s flagship namesake tea is growing in UK retail, but the wider business has struggled in recent years
-
NewsMedia Bites 15 November: Ben & Jerry’s, UK pubs, WH Smith, Post Office
Ben & Jerry’s is suing its parent company Unilever, accusing the behemoth of blocking it from making public statements of support for Palestinian refugees