All articles by Dominic Bernard – Page 16
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NewsFood inflation falls to 4.5% in August but CPI holds firm
Food inflation fell to 4.5% in the 12 months to September 2025, despite overall consumer price rises holding steady on August’s levels at 4.1%
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NewsLidl triples pre-tax profit as market share booms
Lidl has kept its position as the UK’s fastest-growing supermarket, pulling in 38 million more visitors last year as shoppers flocked to the discounter
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NewsCoca-Cola reverses volume decline in Q3, beats revenue expectations
The Coca-Cola Company beat market expectations to deliver 6% organic revenue growth in Q3, as volumes flipped back into positive growth
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NewsSupreme buys Slimfast in £20m deal
Supreme has picked up dieting brand Slimfast for £20m in a bid to tap the boom in weight loss jabs
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NewsB&M CFO hands in notice after accounting error knocks profit
B&M’s CFO has told the board he will step down, after a £7m accounting error forced the company to downgrade its profit guidance for the 2026 financial year
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NewsJohnson & Johnson hit by £1bn talc cancer claim in UK legal action
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has been hit by a UK group action lawsuit claiming that its talcum powder caused cancer
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NewsLab-grown meat pioneer Gourmey acquires Vital Meat in crucial step forward
Gourmey has taken on Vital Meat’s team and Nantes-based infrastructure
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NewsBeyond Meat crashes own share price in debt deal
The vegan meat-mimicking manufacturer’s share price has collapsed 74.5% in a single week’s trading
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NewsRetail distress now exceeds 2009 financial crisis levels
Weak demand, fragile confidence and continued disruption from US tariffs have continued to weigh on performance
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NewsABF takes a bigger slice of Cook
ABF has increased its stake in posh ready meal manufacturer Cook, five years after first investing in the brand
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NewsJoe Delucci’s hits the buffers… again
Serial phoenix company Joe Delucci’s has gone belly-up again, owing an estimated £1.1m to creditors
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NewsDeforestation lining UK financiers’ pockets, report warns
Analysis of hundreds of thousands of deals with major deforestation-linked companies netted lenders, investors and insurers $26bn from financing deforestation-related activity
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NewsWalker’s Shortbread hit record £201m in founder’s final year
Walker’s sales grew £17m (9%) in the year to 31 December 2024, driven by strong festive trading in the UK
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NewsAlpro finds its feet in year of ‘stabilisation’
Alpro has stabilised at 2% revenue growth and increasing profits despite an overall decline in milk alternative volumes throughout 2024
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NewsSupplement supplier Bulk’s growth spurt interrupted
A ‘year of transformation’, including major investments in technology and infrastructure, led to significant disruption to Bulk’s sales
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NewsPepsiCo beats expectations in Q3 despite slipping volumes
PepsiCo’s better-than-expected results came despite a 4% drop in organic volumes at its troubled North American food and beverage businesses
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NewsGosh Food returns to growth despite third loss-making year
Gosh overcame a tough foodservice and discounter market to raise revenues to £18m overall in the year to 31 December 2024
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NewsTropicana ‘on the right path’ for growth after trimming portfolio
Tropicana Brands Group is ‘on the right path for future growth’ after a tough 2024 spent cleaning up its portfolio, navigating delistings and handling rocketing orange juice costs
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NewsMotor Fuel Group revenue soars nearly £2bn to £7bn
The 37.3% jump in turnover – an increase of £1.9bn – gave MFG a £62.5m bump to operating profits
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NewsGreencore upgrades profit expectations as boss praises ‘exceptional year’
Greencore CEO Dalton Philips has praised ‘an exceptional year’ for the sandwich maker as the group raised its annual profits guidance