All Finance articles – Page 335
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NewsBoostball smashes £150k crowdfund target to drive new launch
The energy ball supplier is launching a range of protein-rich nut butter pouches
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NewsCity snapshot: UK consumer confidence falls to lowest this year
The UK’s consumer confidence has dropped to its lowest in almost a year, a Liverpool-based cooked meat and sausage producer has collapsed, and the rest of the news from the City
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NewsMedia Bites 30 November: Unilever, Britvic, GM food
Paul Polman is to step down as chief executive of Unilever only weeks after it was forced to make a humiliating retreat on plans to move headquarters
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NewsProfits slide at Refresco after rise in raw material costs
Refresco Beverages saw pre-tax profits dive to £7.3m in the year ended 31 December 2017
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NewsCity snapshot: Unilever CEO Paul Polman to retire and be replaced by beauty chief Alan Jope
Unilever has announced that its CEO Paul Polman will retire in 2019 to be replaced as by currency president of its beauty & personal care division Alan Jope.
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NewsMedia Bites 29 Nov: Altria/Juul Labs, Unilever/Horlicks, Black Friday
Altria, the company behind Marlboro cigarettes, is in talks to take a stake in Juul Labs, the US$16bn ecigarette start-up that has seized three-quarters of the US vaping market since its launch in 2015, according to the FT.
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NewsCity snapshot: Shop price inflation returns amid rising food prices
Food inflation accelerated in November although total shop prices remained almost unchanged since last Christmas. Plus Unilever is reportedly in exclusive talks to finalise a deal for GlaxoSmithKline’s Horlicks.
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NewsMedia Bites 29 November: Brexit, Horlicks, Greggs
The UK’s food and drinks industry expressed support for Theresa May’s withdrawal agreement from the European Union at a parliamentary hearing
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NewsCompany Shop to double store portfolio following £4.2m cash boost
The food surplus distributor is driving forward with expansion plans after securing funding from Lloyds bank’s commercial arm
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Comment and OpinionWhy an 80% profit drop needn’t worry Pets at Home
Despite today’s results, the outlook for Pets at Home isn’t as gloomy as it seems
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NewsAmazon calls end to Restaurants takeaway delivery service
Amazon Restaurants first launched in Seattle in 2015 before coming to London in 2016
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NewsMedia Bites 27 Nov: Black Friday/Cyber Monday, UK pubs, Cake Box
Black Friday turned ‘bleak Friday’ for bricks and mortar retailers this year as shoppers flocked online to pick up bargains.
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NewsWilliam Jackson buys premium vinegar and olive oil brand Belazu
The transaction marks the Yorkshire-based group’s second deal since its sale of Aunt Bessie’s in June
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NewsCity snapshot: Lower pig prices hold back Cranswick’s first half growth
Protein supplier Cranswick has posted first half revenue growth of just 0.6% as export sales fell back. Plus, Greggs upgrades full year expectations on strong autumn trading and William Jackson Food Group agrees to buy premium olive oil brand Belazu.
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NewsWaitrose downsizes Tesco price-match promise
Waitrose’s Brand Price Match now covers 1,200 lines instead of 8,000
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NewsCake Box half year profits jump 34% in first post-IPO trading update
Cream cake retailer Cake Box saw adjusted profits surge 34% in its first half year results since launching its IPO on the AIM market in June
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NewsMedia Bites 26 November: Retail sales, 2 Sisters, Waitrose
Black Friday weekend was difficult for UK retailers with footfall in shops down sharply
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Analysis and FeaturesItalian wine retailer Vini Italiani rescued from administration
Italian wine specialist Vini Italiani has been rescued from administration in a deal saving 20 jobs.
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News'Skinny' alcohol brands look to the crowd to tap interest in healthier drinking
Two ‘skinny’ alcohol brands are looking to raise expansion capital to cash in on growing demand for healthier booze alternatives.
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Analysis and FeaturesCity News: Majestic Wine's turnaround hits the buffers
Majestic Wine investors were nursing a sore head on Thursday as the retailer plunged to a half-year loss three years into its supposed turnaround plan.