All articles by Dominic Bernard – Page 12
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NewsMark Allen stands down from AG Barr to focus on Hilton turnaround
Mark Allen has stood down from his role as non-executive chair and director of AG Barr to focus on leading turnaround efforts at Hilton Foods, where he was recently made executive chairman
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NewsCosta Coffee sale aborted by Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola has abandoned plans to sell Costa Coffee after bids for the chain failed to meet its £2bn price mark, the Financial Times has reported
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NewsDuerr’s preserves profit with strong growth
Manchester marmalade maker Duerr’s has set firm its post-Covid recovery, with solid sales growth helping maintain the company’s return to profit
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NewsPressure on liquidity and profits to worsen in Europe in 2026
The European retail and consumer industry – which in Q4 completed a full year as the most distressed of all sectors – will face even more pressure on liquidity and profits this year
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NewsNichols CEO praises ‘meaningful progress’ in 2025
Nichols CEO Andrew Milne has praised the company’s ‘meaningful progress’ in 2025, as the company grew its revenues globally, maintained profit margins, and stockpiled cash
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NewsLindt & Sprungli protects profits with 19% price hike
Lindt & Sprüngli has managed to increase its operating profit margin, despite “unprecedented” high cocoa costs in 2025
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NewsWilliam Jackson Food Group profits hit by foodservice slump
Despite “good growth” in the group’s retail, DTC, export and wholesale offerings, overall sales at William Jackson fell 1.5% to £332.1m last financial year
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NewsCompleat Food Group poaches new MD from Mars
The new hire arrives at a ‘significant time’ for the group, which is expected to surpass £1.4bn in sales in FY2026
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NewsWoods Foodservice buys Michelin-star supplier John Mower
Woods Foodservice has acquired rival John Mower in a multimillion-pound takeover
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NewsMicroSalt shares rally after sales beat forecasts
Shares leaped 21% to 51.9p as markets opened in London
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NewsPuffPizza secures £75k in ‘turning point’ investment for Sardinian startup
PuffPizza, a startup selling Sardinian-inspired pastry pizzas, has won £75k in seed funding, furthering its mission to ‘redefine frozen convenience food’
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NewsLady Bamford’s Daylesford Organic back in the black
Increased retail and wholesale demand was joined by the first full year of operations at its dedicated events space
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NewsTesco and M&S shareholders react to Christmas results
Christmas sales at Tesco and M&S were received differently on the stock market on Thursday – and not as you might have expected, given the news they delivered
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Analysis & FeaturesRevealed: food and drink 2025 stock market winners and losers
The supermarkets enjoyed a strong 2025 as many investors played defensively. M&S and Princes, meanwhile, are looking ahead to a big 2026
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News‘Disappointing’ December footfall takes shine off golden quarter
Total footfall during the year was down 0.8% on 2024, with the difference weighted towards the final, ‘golden’ quarter of the year
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NewsABF shares slide following profit warning
ABF revealed a challenging end to the 2025 calendar year, as Primark’s European sales slumped and difficulties in its food division failed to pick up the slack
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NewsHovis-Kingsmill merger fast-tracked by CMA to full investigation
The announcement came the same morning as ABF warned of lower profits than expected in an unscheduled trading update
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NewsM&S pulls in record number of Christmas shoppers
Food sales hit £2.7bn in the 13 weeks to 28 December, up 6.6% overall and up 5.6% in like-for-like terms, as the grocer delivered 2.3% UK volume growth
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NewsValeo boosts underlying profits 25% despite lower Irish sales
Valeo Foods boosted its underlying operating profits by 25% in FY25, as the group’s strategic shift toward sweet treats brought in significant growth abroad
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NewsOcado grows fastest amid shift to online Christmas ordering
Shoppers increasingly turned to delivery for the ‘big Christmas shop’ in 2025