All articles by Dominic Bernard – Page 3
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NewsInflation falls to 2.8% in April ahead of Iran price surge
Inflation fell faster than expected in April, as the Consumer Price Index rate fell to 2.8%
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NewsM&S returns to profit growth in ‘year of two halves’
M&S has returned to sales and profit growth after a ‘year of two halves’ was dominated in the first half by a devastating cyberattack
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NewsPrinces CEO Simon Harrison steps down
Harrison will leave the group on 30 June to ‘pursue a new opportunity’, the company said in a surprise update to investors
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NewsGreene King sells Old Speckled Hen to Estrella Damm
Suffolk brewer and pub group Greene King revealed this morning it had sold off the brand to Estrella Damm’s UK arm, Damm UK
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NewsSSP posts ‘best H1 since 2019’ as airport trade thrives
Resilient trading allowed SSP to sustain 5% like-for-like sales growth through both quarters, with US growth in particular helping the group offset the impact of conflict in the Middle East in Q2
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NewsC&C Group renews transformation efforts as sales sink
C&C Group has renewed efforts to revitalise the business, as sales sank 5.7% in the year to 28 February 2026
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NewsCranswick revenues soar as poultry sales boom
Cranswick revenues soared 9.5% to just under £3bn last year, as surging poultry sales and a ‘record’ Christmas boosted group income
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NewsPulsin returns to growth following investment
The group told investors this morning that Pulsin was now ‘well positioned’ for further expansion
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NewsGreggs stock rises as it provides ‘reassuring’ numbers
Greggs shareholders have been handed a welcome reprieve, after the stock jumped 6.7% on Tuesday
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NewsTesco ties CEO pay to market share as Ken Murphy takes £10.8m
Tesco’s Ken Murphy took a £10.8m total pay package last year, after being awarded over 90% of his possible maximum annual bonus
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NewsTate & Lyle mulls £2.7bn Ingredion takeover bid
Shares in Tate & Lyle have surged 45% after the ingredients giant confirmed it was in talks to merge with US peer Ingredion
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NewsPrinces boosts profits with higher margins but UK sales flop
Underlying profits jumped 17% at Princes Group in the first quarter, despite a 5.6% drop in UK sales
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NewsBranded growth nets Premier Foods bumper profits
The Mr Kipling owner beat expectations to post a £200.4m trading profit in the 52 weeks to 28 March 2026, up 6.7% on 2025
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Comment & OpinionIf Flora really is up for sale, who’s going to buy it?
KKR has reportedly put Flora Food Group up for sale, just eight years after it won a hotly contested auction to buy the spreads group from Unilever
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NewsGlen Affric Brewery invests £300k in functional non-alcoholic beer
Glen Affric has taken on production of NuWave’s botanical and postbiotic-infused beers as part of the deal
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NewsDawn Meats buys German lamb distributor Alexander Eyckeler
Dawn Meats has acquired German meat importer and distributor Alexander Eyckeler for an undisclosed sum
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News‘Ultra-realistic’ mycoprotein meat substitute startup wins EU funding
Leveraging a new, triple-patented fungal fermentation process, the company produces whole-cut alternatives that ‘perfectly mimic the complex fibrous matrix’ of animal meats
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NewsIran war to drag down UK GDP growth 0.5 points in 2026
The US-Israeli war on Iran will knock 0.5 percentage points off the UK’s GDP growth in 2026, EY has forecast
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NewsBeyond Meat returns to gross profit after slashing expenses
Declining demand for the plant-based products allowed Beyond Meat to slash inventory provision and manufacturing expenses
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NewsWhitby Distillery soars past £200k crowdfund goal
Whitby Distillery has raised £380k from the crowd, nearly double its £200k target