All articles by Dominic Bernard – Page 11
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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
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NewsWH Smith shares buoyed by appointment of Leo Quinn as exec chairman
WH Smith shares rose 9.9% in early trading on 19 January, following the announcement
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NewsSymprove snapped up by US supplement supplier Metagenics
Metagenics has retained Symprove’s management team, including founder and chairman Barry Smith and CEO Will Bowler
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NewsP&G cuts profit guidance amid ‘challenging’ environment
P&G revealed that operating profits had fallen 7% across the group in the three months to 31 December 2025
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NewsKitwave recommends £246m bid from US private equity firm OEP
Wholesaler Kitwave has agreed to sell up to US private equity firm OEP Capital Advisers in a deal valuing the business at £246m
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NewsProfit warning at B&M as turnaround soaks up margin
Issuing its third quarter results this morning, the discounter slashed its adjusted EBITDA forecast from £470m-£520m to £440m-£470m after like-for-like sales at B&M UK fell 0.6% in Q3
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NewsCompetition & Markets Authority up for overhaul as government cuts red tape
The government has proposed to find a new decision-making model for the CMA’s regime on mergers and markets
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NewsMorrisons praises ‘resilient’ 2025 results
Morrisons revealed its full-year revenues had grown 3.2% to £15.8bn in the 52 weeks to 26 October 2025
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NewsInflation rises once again as tobacco and transport costs bite
Inflation has risen for the first time in five months, hitting 3.4% in December, as transport, alongside alcohol and tobacco, pushed prices higher
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NewsPremier boss praises ‘really good Christmas’ as revenues jump
Premier Foods’ CEO Alex Whitehouse has praised a ‘really good Christmas’ of trading, as the company’s branded groceries, sweet treats and international divisions all achieved growth in Q3
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NewsProper Cornish and Cakesmiths owner Onoré changes hands
IDAK has acquired all five of Onoré’s French sites and its two English sites as part of the deal, giving the Swiss group access into the UK market
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NewsTHG's strong results spurned by City
THG founder Matthew Moulding can’t catch a break with the City. Despite releasing a forecast-beating trading update on 13 January, shares slumped 8.8% to 41.5p by the next day.