Alec Mattinson
Alec leads The Grocer’s expanding coverage of all things finance-related. Follow Alec on Twitter: @AlecMattinson
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Recent stories
Higgidy sales fall flat following 'major brand restructure'Subscription
Sales at premium pie maker Higgidy flat-lined last year as a major restructure of the brand hit revenues, though sales have picked up in recent months.
Russia World Cup sales boom boosts Carlsberg's second quarterSubscription
Denmark may have knocked out in the second round of this summer’s World Cup but the country’s brewing giant Carlsberg had plenty to celebrate this summer.
Carlsberg upgrades earnings forecast after strong first halfSubscription
Carlsberg has upgraded its full-year earnings expectations after posting a 5.1% rise in organic net revenue in the first half of the year. Plus, Henkel has downgraded its full year earnings expectations as currencies hit its annual results and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
- Media Bites 16 Aug: Constellation Brands, Greencore, BHSSubscription
- Coca-Cola takes stake in US sports drink supplier BodyarmorSubscription
- Media Bites 15 Aug: Juul Labs, Coca-Cola/Bodyarmor, The Co-opSubscription
- Good Hemp sells majority stake to PE investor InverleithSubscription
- City snapshot: Origin Enterprises completes €41.3m Brazil dealSubscription
- Media Bites 14 Aug: Monsanto/Bayer, British gin, Campbell SoupSubscription
- Retail footfall falls in July but high street stabilisesSubscription
Recent blog posts
Testing times for Tesco
Never mind what this week’s figures reval, Tesco is still a fundamentally strong business.
Asda takes plastic off swedes in first of 'rolling programme'
Diageo launches edible flavoured straws to pair with RTD cans 
AB InBev announces Paula Lindenberg as new UK & Ireland boss
Chris Dee to lead food and home departments at Harrods
Spoof dairy 'Scrumptious' campaign back for a second year 
The Grocer Cup 2018: the nominees revealed
Karma food waste app set to expand to UK supermarkets 
Twinings publishes full list of its tea suppliers in India
Co-op overtakes discounters in store planning 'space race'
Why RTDs are the next big 'craft' opportunity in alcoholic drinks
Brands facing discounter 'copycat' versions must protest loudly and visibly
The Collective accuses Aldi of copying its yoghurts
US meal replacement sensation Soylent coming to UK
There has never been a better time to start a food business
PHE apologises after falsely accusing Lotus of sugar increase
Premium is the new watchword when it comes to snacking NPD
No-deal Brexit could be an environmental catastrophe too
