All Finance articles – Page 21
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City snapshot: Grocery sales growth rises as inflation edges back up
Grocery sales growth rose by 3.8% in the four weeks to 4 August as food inflation edged back upwards for the first time in more than a year
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Media Bites 13 August: Brexit, JDE Peet, Kantar
Vegetable growers in the UK have said crops could be adversely hit this year after post-Brexit border changes resulted in delays to seed imports
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Adamo Foods raises £2m to bring ‘ultra-realistic’ steak alternative to market
Food tech startup Adamo Foods has closed a $2.5m (£2m) seed funding round to back its mission to introduce the first ultra-realistic beef steak alternative made from fungi
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Media Bites 12 August: Asda, Carlsberg/Britvic, junk food taxes
Stuart Rose, the chairman of Asda, has said he is “embarrassed” by the supermarket’s declining market share and has called on owner Mohsin Issa to step back
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City snapshot: Sainsbury’s boss calls on government to keep business rates promises
Sainsbury’s has teamed up with the USDAW union to call on the new Labour Government to deliver on its promise to reform business rates
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Spayne Lindsay deepens investment banking ties with NuOrion Partners
Corporate finance firm Spayne Lindsay has expanded its investment banking partnership with US counterpart NuOrion Partners to focus on the global consumer sector
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Iceland Foods returns to profit after ‘extensive’ cost-cutting
New accounts at Companies House follow an update to bond holders last week
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Analysis & Features
How has Iceland driven growth and can it keep going?
Richard Walker is in a triumphant mood as sales rise thanks to price freezes, partnerships and NPD. Can Iceland maintain the momentum?
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City News: Deliveroo passes ‘major milestone’ as order frequency recovers
Food delivery player Deliveroo finally passed a “major financial milestone” by turning a profit in the first half of the year, it revealed this week
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City snapshot: Lotus Bakeries posts 20% jump in first half sales
Bear and Nakd owner Lotus Bakeries has reported a double-digit jump in first half sales and profits amid strong growth of key brands
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Media Bites 9 August: Asda, Deliveroo, AB InBev
Sales have fallen at UK supermarket chain Asda, as customers defect to larger rivals.
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Asda promises to open more checkouts, improve availability and make stores cleaner
Announcing its Q2 results today, the supermarket revealed revenue excluding fuel was down 2.2%, with like-for-like sales down 5.3% over the period
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C&C Group to work with activist investor on board appointment
Engine has been a vocal critic of C&C Group’s leadership
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City snapshot: Deliveroo moves to first-half profit amid ‘encouraging’ consumer pick-up
Online delivery giant Deliveroo has posted a first-half profit after returning to order growth in the period amid ‘encouraging signs’ in consumer behaviour
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Media Bites 8 August: Ocado, Twitter/Unilever/Mars, Coca-Cola
Ocado is testing offering everyday products such as pasta, rice and washing liquid in refillable packaging
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Comment & Opinion
Mars’ $30bn move for Kellanova could kick off consolidation wave
The acquisition would be a significant move, both in size and strategic direction
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Cinven invests in Swedish sports nutrition player Vitamin Well
Private equity player Cinven has become the lead investor in Swedish sports nutrition and drinks specialist Vitamin Well
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Comment & Opinion
We need more meaningful interactions between buyers and challengers
Finding and contacting the right buyer turns the entrepreneur into a LinkedIn stalker, says Jason Gibb, co-founder of Bread & Jam
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Coca-Cola invests in climate startup turning wastewater into clean electricity
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners’ business innovation arm, CCEP Ventures, led an £800k investment round for Pipeline Organics
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City snapshot: CCEP boosted by Asia-Pacific growth to mitigate European volume decline
GB Coke bottler Coca-Cola Europacific Partners has posted a rise in underlying first-half problems despite poor weather in Europe, as growth in south east Asia and Australia boosted performance