All articles by Dominic Bernard
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NewsFerrero holds growth steady, hitting €19bn in sales
Italian treats giant Ferrero Group has kept up expansion, growing sales 4.6% to €19.3bn (£16.8bn) in the year to 31 August 2025
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NewsClipper Teas and Kallø owner Ecotone hits €700m in turnover
Organic foods conglomerate Ecotone has hit a €700m (£604m) turnover milestone, thanks to strong consumer appetite for natural ingredients
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NewsC&C Group appoints new CFO
He will replace outgoing CFO Andrew Andrea, who will start at pizza chain Domino’s on 16 March
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NewsTony’s sales soar despite tough chocolate market
Tony’s Chocolonely has outmaneuvered a challenging chocolate market to register growth of 20% in 2025, with volumes bucking the wider category trends to rise 4% volume
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NewsMondelez’s high pricing puts off consumers
Volumes have fallen at Mondelez after sharp price increases cut into demand
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NewsHain Celestial kicks off turnaround with North American snacks sale
The sale will make Hain’s remaining portfolio ‘meaningfully stronger’ by allowing it to focus on higher-margin brands
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NewsColgate-Palmolive shares jump following strong 2025 results
Colgate-Palmolive’s strong top-line growth in the final quarter of 2025 has excited investors
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NewsGrocery inflation eases to lowest level in nine months
Despite the fall in inflation to 4% in the four weeks to 25 January 2026, shoppers continued to cut down on basket spend
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NewsAG Barr buys Fentimans and Frobishers in £50m adult soft drinks play
‘Double-digit’ profit growth at the Scottish drinks group helped fund the deals, with Frobishers’ £13m price tag paid entirely from AG Barr’s net cash position at the end of 2025
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NewsConsumers still penny-pinching despite hopes for economy
Consumer confidence fell by 1.1 points in the final quarter of 2025 to –11.1%, reaching its lowest ebb in two years of reporting by Deloitte’s Consumer Tracker
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NewsKimberly-Clark and Kenvue shareholders back $50bn merger
The $48.7bn merger was overwhelmingly approved by both companies’ shareholders
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NewsOcado loses Calgary fulfilment centre as Sobeys dials back partnership
Canadian supermarket giant Sobeys has closed its Calgary Ocado-powered warehouse, in a fresh blow to Ocado’s international ambitions
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NewsGreencore beats market in golden quarter, begins Bakkavor integration
Greencore achieved 0.5% volume growth in its first quarter to 26 December against an industry average of 0.2%
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News‘Robust’ year for dealmaking kept M&A afloat in 2025
Despite geopolitical uncertainty – including a start to the year dominated by news of new US tariffs – dealmaking remained steady
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NewsBaby Spice’s Kit & Kin raises £92k in crowdfunding round
Kit & Kin sells hypoallergenic, plant-based nappies and cleaning products both online and through retail, and has an exclusive supply agreement with 250 nurseries
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NewsPets at Home price cuts hit revenue but revive volumes
The chain’s performance has been propped up by its expanding and increasingly subscription-based vet business
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NewsBrewDog pulls plug on all distilling brands except RTD cocktails
BrewDog will ‘sharpen its focus’ to concentrate on beer and the higher-growth RTD market as part of an ongoing restructure
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NewsBarry Callebaut hires former Unilever boss Hein Schumacher
Schumacher has joined Barry Callebaut with a remit to ‘embark on a new chapter of growth, value creation and industry leadership’
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NewsA third of retailers issued profit warnings in 2025
While the number of profit warnings in the sector fell overall in 2025, retailers were hit by a particularly tough Q3
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NewsPlastic-free seaweed polymer maker Plantsea smashes crowdfunding target
Seaweed-based, biodegradable membrane innovator Plantsea has ‘smashed’ its £500k crowdfunding target to raise £845k, taking it a step closer to cutting plastic out of laundry capsules