All articles by Dominic Bernard – Page 3
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy is Nestlé making 16,000 job cuts and what has been the reaction?
The cuts will come alongside an accelerated plan to power growth by slimming down Nestlé to its best-performing brands
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NewsReckitt rockets in China as group clinches turnaround victory
Reckitt Benckiser has beaten market expectations for growth, as soaring emerging market sales help cement the victory of the group’s turnaround plans
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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