All articles by Dominic Bernard – Page 4
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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
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NewsDr Oetker boosts profits after cost-cutting success
Maintaining market share in 2024, Dr Oetker increased revenues 2.6% to £239.5m
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NewsIBS-friendly mission continues at Bay’s Kitchen after founder’s passing
IBS-friendly sauce maker Bay’s Kitchen has found a new leader and secured fresh funding to continue its mission, eight months after the death of its founder Bay Burdett
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NewsBirds Eye suffers as shoppers return to ‘savvy tactics’ of cost of living crisis
The £21.4m drop in revenues hit the company’s operating margin, which decreased to 13.3% from 14.3% – though remained significantly above pre-pandemic levels
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NewsKP Snacks attributes growth and higher profits to solid brand performance
Revenues at KP Snacks, which owns McCoy’s, Hula Hoops and Tyrrells, rose 4.4% to £654m in the year to 28 December 2024
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NewsGeary’s Bakeries flat-out as Jason’s revenue rockets
Geary’s Bakeries has been running flat-out to keep up with demand, as its Jason’s Sourdough brand rockets to 122% annual growth
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NewsGail’s owner makes bid for Costa Coffee
Private equity powerhouse Bain has made a bid for Costa Coffee from Coca-Cola, the Financial Times has reported
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NewsPip & Nut outmuscles competition to gain top spot in nut butter
Pip & Nut overtook Whole Earth in Q2 2025 to take category supremacy with 15.8% share, according to Nielsen EPoS data
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NewsProfits jump at Whitworths as demand for wholefoods ingredients grows
Whitworths has forecast a continued “moderate growth” in sales in 2025, in line with its 2024 performance
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NewsWaste-saving ‘bumpy’ expiry labels company beats crowdfunding target
Food waste-saving startup Mimica has raised around £300k as it ramps up production of its ‘bumpy’ labels
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NewsHofmeister breezes through £1.4m crowdfunding goal
Hofmeister has breezed through a £1.4m fundraising goal with 20 days to spare, as investors flocked to back the resurrected beer brand
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NewsKeurig Dr Pepper shares hit five-year low following JDE Peet’s deal
Keurig Dr Pepper’s shares hit their lowest point in more than five years in the wake of its “poorly received” deal to acquire Dutch coffee giant JDE Peet’s
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NewsMindful Chef bounces back into growth as investment pays off
Gross margin jumped from 32.9% to a whopping 45.8%, and pre-tax profit leapt to £10.9m from a loss of £1.7m
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NewsPots for Tots bags £500k in third funding round, goes international
The funding would be used to ‘fuel the next phase of ambitious growth’, said Pots for Tots founder and CEO Cherrelle Beckitt
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NewsJohn West returns to profit as costs stabilise
John West Foods has returned to profitability as the canned fish importer benefitted from falling input costs, according to accounts filed to Companies House
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NewsChapel Down sets sights on convenience stores in expansion drive
Chapel Down CEO James Pennefather said he saw ‘plenty of plenty headroom’ to accelerate the brand’s growth further.
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NewsHere We Flo picks up £3m funding round and Chelsea FC partnership
The £3m will be dedicated to marketing and working capital as the low-carbon, vegan and organic tampon and pad company Here We Flo seeks rapid expansion
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NewsGrenade slumps to a loss as revenue corrects off Oreo craze
Protein bar maker Grenade has collapsed into a loss, according to its company accounts, as revenue corrected sharply downwards from a 2023 growth spurt
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NewsMolson Coors names strategy whizz as new CEO
The new Molson Coors CEO will step up to replace Gavin Hattersley, taking up the post on 1 October