Latest Headlines – Page 149
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Media Bites 15 January: Dave Lewis, UK vegetables, Asda
US buyout firm and Morrisons owner Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has hired former Tesco boss Sir Dave Lewis as an operating adviser
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City underwhelmed by supermarkets’ Christmas results despite bumper sales
As many childhoods can attest, the difference between Christmas expectations and festive reality can be an almighty chasm
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Cook makes major comeback with sales and profit in growth
Cook entered its latest financial year facing rampant inflation, a heatwave that left high streets deserted, and supply chain disruption
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Lidl takes Christmas spend from all rivals – including Aldi
Lidl cited Kantar data to reveal it won £116m in shopper spend from rivals over the 12 weeks to 24 December
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Milk & More CEO Patrick Müller steps down following sale to Freshways
Following the completion of the deal on 1 January, Müller has transferred back to Müller UK & Ireland
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Hendersons to ramp up food for now and food for later offering
Hendersons said it wanted to amplify its food to go options for workers and commuters, while offering more meal solutions for families
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Best Food warehouse and delivery workers to receive 6.6% pay increase
The new 6.6% increase on the base rate will apply to all warehouse workers, drivers, and driver assistants
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Sainsbury’s launches EV charging business in supermarket first
Smart Charge will be fully owned and operated by Sainsbury’s
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‘War room’ head Chris Tyas handed key Defra role
Tyas has been given a three-year term to help provide strategic and corporate leadership to the department under secretary of state Steve Barclay
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Lidl GB board restructure sees new CFO appointed and chief customer officer role created
Lidl GB is also streamlining the current structure of three chief operating officer roles into two
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City snapshot: UK economy returns to growth amid Black Friday spending boost
The UK economy beat market expectations to return to monthly growth in November, helped by the impact of the Black Friday retail event and fewer strike actions
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Media Bites 12 January: Marks & Spencer, Tesco, Fortnum & Mason
Marks & Spencer and Tesco have emerged as Christmas winners as shoppers flocked to their stores despite pressure on family finances
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John Lewis appoints Peter Ruis as new executive director
Naomi Simcock – who had been interim director since following the departure of Pippa Wicks in March – will now become operations director
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Charles Saunders Foodservice announces Victoria Foods acquisition
The acquisition will bring the company’s new joint turnover to £26m, as well as improvements for Victoria Foods
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TDR Capital acquires controlling stake in Popeyes UK
Fast food chicken chain Popeyes UK is under new ownership as British private equity house TDR Capital increased its shareholding
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Fortnum & Mason to ‘double’ supply chain capacity and invest in food to go
Fortnum’s saw ‘record’ numbers in stores during the Christmas period, but struggled to meet demand online
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Gordon & MacPhail appoints Phillip White as CEO
White’s appointment comes with Gordon & MacPhail managing director Ewan Mackintosh set to retire
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Influencer recipe grocery shopping platform Cartd launches
The platform translates recipe videos into the featured constituent ingredients to create pre-built shopping baskets on its website
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Müller UK&I sinks to £6m loss in 2022 as inflationary pressures bite
A £25.8m operating profit in 2021 swung to a £5.9m operating loss in the year to 31 December 2022, its latests accounts have shown
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Breal Group announces £1m investment in Black Sheep Brewery
Black Sheep was bought out of administration by Breal in May 2023