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Media Bites 31 May: Premier Foods, Chapel Down, Majestic Wine
Premier Foods’ chairman is stepping down from his post after just two years, leaving the Mr Kipling maker half way through a strategic review and without a permanent chief executive.
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Analysis and Features
Norwegian salmon prices soar after deadly algal bloom
Some 7.8 million, or more than 13,000 tonnes of fish have been reported killed or discarded as a result of the bloom
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Exporters pledge to pay for China inspection after Defra refuses
The UK is typically expected to cover the costs of Chinese inspections
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Beavertown off-trade sales surge 500% after Heineken sale
The surge had been largely driven by the popularity of its session IPA
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Real Good Food fined £450k for ‘misleading’ stock exchange trading updates
Real Good Food has been fined £450k by the London Stock Exchange and publicly censured for breaking of AIM rules concerning ‘misleading’ trading updates in July 2017.
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Media Bites 30 May: Grocery market share, Ocado, M&S
None of the UK’s “big four” supermarkets managed to grow their sales in the last 12 weeks, the first time in almost three years that they have all failed to do so.
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Comment and Opinion
How the Co-op's new bond is marrying corporate finance with ethical projects
The Co-op’s new bond for Fairtrade-focused projects demonstrates the interest investors have in ethical and social projects
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Analysis and Features
What progress do M&S's annual results show?
There were several examples of positive progress, or “green shoots”, highlighted in the results
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Pep&Co clothing drives soaring revenue growth at Poundland
Store numbers rose by 0.5% from 871 to 875, with 20 opened and 16 closed as Poundland continued to ‘rationalise its portfolio’
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Call for meat tax 'too simplistic', food experts warn
The proposal would be ’too blunt a policy tool’, and needed a more nuanced approach, according to an event convened by the Food Ethics Council
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Cooler spring weather hampers grocery sales growth
The latest grocery market share figures show supermarket sales growth has slumped in recent weeks to due the cooler temperatures compared to last year’s sunny spring weather.
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Media Bites 29 May: Beyond Meat, WH Smith, Boots
Shares in Beyond Meat surged 9% to $86.67 on Tuesday after the group said it planned to produce its plant-based meat alternative in Europe for the first time.
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Beyond Meat to start European production next year
The Beyond Burger owner will start manufacturing at a new vegan factory in the Netherlands next spring
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Co-op extends online shopping to new areas
The Co-op is currently involved in four trials that could lead to a wider online rollout
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Co-op raises £300m in Fairtrade bond first
The Co-operative Group has become the first retailer in the UK to issue a Fairtrade bond as it announced the raising of £300m to fuel growth.
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Media Bites 28 May: Premier Foods, Majestic Wine, The Co-op
Premier Foods is looking to offload Mr Kipling in a move that could pave the way for a break-up, according to weekend reports.
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Quorn's profits dip as it steps up investment in growth
Veggie foods specialist Quorn grew sales by 7% last year, though profits fell back as it continues to invest in expansion of its meat-free ranges.
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Tate & Lyle sees 75% increase in losses as sugar beet quotas end
T&L Sugars, owned by American Sugar Holdings since 2010, posted a pre-tax loss of €50m (£44m) in the year to 30 September as the end of sugar quoatas caused a glut of supply in the market.
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City sours on B&M over core business slowdown
B&M Bargains has been a rare beacon of hope for the beleaguered UK high street, but investors gave the group’s annual results the cold shoulder this week despite its stellar growth.
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M&S faces FTSE 100 exit as shares reach 10-year low
Marks & Spencer is teetering on the brink of expulsion from the FTSE 100 after its shares plunged to a decade-long low following its annual results on Wednesday.