All Finance articles – Page 166
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NewsTiba Tempeh scores £500k seed funding to accelerate plant-based growth
Plant-based start-up Tiba Tempeh has closed a £500k seed funding round as it prepares to expand its distribution into the major supermarkets and overseas
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NewsCity snapshot: Lidl claims crown as the UK’s fastest growing bricks and mortar retailer over Christmas
Lidl GB posted annual sales growth of 2.6% over the Christmas period, claiming its festive performance places it as the country’s fastest growing bricks and mortar retailer for the second year running
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NewsMedia Bites 11 January: Aldi, Xmas retail sales, Wilko, THG
The papers focus on Aldi’s Christmas results, alongside continuing woes for THG and store closures at Wilko.
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NewsTesco offers 20 million Clubcard holders new payment method
The Tesco Clubcard Pay+ will be expanded follow a limited trial among staff and 45,000 shoppers last year.
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NewsMedia Bites 10 Jan: THG, M&S, Morrisons
THG has handed a dossier of data to the City regulator that chief executive Matt Moulding hopes will prove that hedge funds and stockbrokers colluded to drive down the online retailer’s share price
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NewsCity Snapshot: Aldi vows to keep prices low after record-breaking Christmas
Aldi has stepped up a price war against its supermarket rivals with a commitment to offering customers the lowest prices in 2022 after reporting its best-ever Christmas.
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NewsPositive signs for festive retail as Greggs and B&M hike profits expectations
There were positive signs for the retail sector in the first Christmas trading updates of the season on Thursday, after both Greggs and B&M European Value Retail hiked profits expectations after strong festive showings
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NewsPrinces’ sales and profits benefit from Covid demand spike
Tinned food giant Princes has benefited from a spike in demand during the Covid period to grow profits and sales in its 2020/21 financial year
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NewsOmicron saves Christmas for the grocers, with Tesco, Lidl, Aldi and Ocado the standouts
Tesco and the discounters have emerged as the winners in the battle for Christmas sales, according to industry data.
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NewsWilliam Jackson Food Group posts loss following impairment on Belazu brand
The Covid-induced plunge in foodservice sales saw the group revise financial forecasts for Belazu
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NewsInsect petfood maker Aardvark smashes £150k funding goal
The business, started in 2020, has so far raised £230k from more than 340 investors on the Crowdcube platform.
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NewsLily’s Kitchen sales soar 40% in first year of Nestlé ownership
Turnover jumped more than £15m to £55.4m in the 12 months to 31 March 2021.
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NewsRegal Food Products sweetens portfolio with Just Desserts acquisition
Just Desserts specialises in baking a range of more than 130 hand-crafted desserts and cakes, including tarts, cheesecakes and gateaux, for restaurants, cafes, retail outlets and other businesses throughout the foodservice industry
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Analysis & FeaturesFood & drink in the stock market: who’s up and who’s down?
Covid, Brexit, labour shortages – plcs have had plenty to contend with. So how have stocks fared amid the turmoil?
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NewsGousto secures $100m from SoftBank to boost capacity amid soaring demand
Gousto has raised a further $100m in its latest fundraising round, valuing the recipe kit firm at $1.7bn.
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NewsCity Snapshot: C&C Group Christmas trading hit by Omicron
Magners producer and beer and wine distributor C&C Group has warned that its profits could be impacted by a significant downturn in trading in December amid the spread of the Omicron Covid variant
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NewsMedia Bites 7 January: Greggs, inflation, Boots, Gousto, B&M
The papers are full of food and retail news this morning, taking in trading updates at Greggs, Boots and B&M.
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NewsCity snapshot: Greggs’ CEO Whiteside to retire as it upgrades profit guidance
Food to go and bakery giant Greggs has lifted full year earnings expectations despite “tough trading conditions” as it announces the retirement of long-time CEO Roger Whiteside. Plus, upgrades from retailers B&M and Next though Christmas footfall disappoints.
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NewsMedia Bites 6 January: Kantar, Omicron, Majestic Wine
The papers shine a spotlight on the latest Kantar data for the Christmas period.
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NewsFood & drink M&A specialist Stamford Partners snapped up by US investment bank Piper Sandler
The deal will bolster Piper Sandler’s M&A expertise in the food and drink space in the UK and Europe.