All articles by Dominic Bernard
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NewsKraft Heinz reshuffles global structure into three regions
Intended to ‘accelerate growth, sharpen focus, and more effectively deploy resources’ across its portfolio, the new structure will be effective from 1 July 2026
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NewsTesco’s share price knocked by sales slowdown
Tesco’s share price took a knock on Thursday morning, after UK like-for-like sales slowed to just 1.8% in the first quarter to 30 May 2026
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NewsTesco slows to 1% growth amid price war
Tesco slowed to just 1% turnover growth in the first quarter amid fierce competition between the supermarkets
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NewsScience in Sport goes for growth with £30m refinancing
Sport nutrition specialist Science in Sport has secured a £30m refinancing as it looks to grow sales
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NewsBloom moves on UK female energy drinks market after US breakthrough
Bloom Sparkling Energy will complete a UK-wide rollout in Holland & Barrett stores in mid-July, following initial availability through Amazon and TikTok Shop
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NewsPZ Cussons boosts profit hopes in investor update
Imperial Leather owner PZ Cussons has boosted investors’ hopes this morning, after issuing a statement that it may beat previous profit guidance
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NewsFood inflation slows to just 2.2%
Annual food inflation slowed to its lowest rate since December 2024 in May, falling to just 2.2% from 3% in April
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NewsParents must find £200 more for groceries thanks to Iran war, says IGD
The IGD has forecast food inflation to peak at 5.5% in the second half of 2026
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NewsFolc wines beats £650k crowdfunder target in 24 hours
Folc has raised nearly £900k from more than 110 investors, with 30 days to spare on its crowdfunder on Republic
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NewsMondelez appoints new finance chief
Due to join on 1 July, the new hire will succeed former CFO Luca Zaramella in the role
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NewsHovis-ABF merger gets final approval from competition watchdog
The markets watchdog’s final judgement found that Allied Bakeries would have had to close down if the merger fell through
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NewsFlora bounces back to growth in UK
Flora Food Group has returned to growth in the UK, as it offset falling volumes with higher pricing
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NewsWH Smith market cap slumps to just £550m from £3bn pre-pandemic peak
WH Smith investors can’t catch a break. Shares in the travel retailer plunged 18% this week after it issued its fourth profit warning in 12 months and sold discounted shares in exchange for a £100m cash injection.
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NewsWeight-loss drugs wipe £780m off Britain’s grocery sales
Nearly two million British adults now take the appetite-surpressing drugs
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NewsWH Smith seeks cash as profits tumble
The travel retailer this morning slashed profit forecasts by £15m, blaming the Iran war for lower growth in the air travel market
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NewsDalziel snapped up by US private equity firm Peak Rock
Completed in late May, the deal saw Peak Rock take a more than 75% stake in Dalziel
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NewsSchumacher shakes up strategy at cocoa giant Barry Callebaut
A ‘determined shift’ to premium segments will play part of Barry Callebaut’s new Focus for Growth strategy, revealed this week by the former Unilever boss
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NewsIrn-Bru targets growth outside Scotland with World Cup campaign
AG Barr has launched a new advertising campaign to win fans in England and Wales over the World Cup summer
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NewsB&M profits fall by £200m but turnaround gathers steam
The group revealed this morning its pre-tax profits had fallen 47.3% to £227m in the 52 weeks to 28 March 2026, as a ‘challenging market’ combined with execution issues to depress the group’s bottom line
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NewsAI startup wins $10m to cut fresh food waste with staff app
Freshflow claims its technology can cut fresh food waste by up to 30% per store, and improve store revenue by 2%-4%.