All articles by Dominic Bernard – Page 6
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NewsWarm weather credited with July UK retail sales uptick
Retail sales volumes climbed 0.6% month on month in July 2025, as the UK’s fifth-warmest July on record helped power a boost in shoe and clothing purchases
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NewsRetail footfall takes August hit despite high street gains
Retail footfall declined by a further 0.4% year on year in August, in a repeat of last month’s disappointment to retailers
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NewsWhittard hits £50m as international sales soar
Premium hot drinks firm Whittard of Chelsea has hit £49.8m in revenue after international sales soared by more than a quarter in 2024
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NewsNew customers help Cawston Press quadruple profits
Sales growth of 7.8% to £21.9m came despite tough challenges for Cawston Press
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NewsCompetition watchdog kicks off official review of Greencore-Bakkavor deal
The Competition & Markets Authority has officially launched its investigation into the Greencore-Bakkavor merger
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NewsActivist investor unveils plan to turn around ‘deeply undervalued’ PepsiCo
Hedge fund Elliott Investment Management, which has built a $4bn stake, surprised PepsiCo management with a letter setting out its aims
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NewsKraft Heinz to be broken up following lacklustre decade
Kraft Heinz is to be broken into two separate independent companies following a unanimous vote by its board
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NewsMüller triples operating profit as it returns to the black
Müller nearly tripled its operating profit in 2024, powered by volume growth in both its branded and ingredients businesses
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NewsPerwyn sells stake in halal leader Isla Délice
Branded halal meat firm Isla Délice will change hands later this year, following a successful exit by private equity owner Perwyn
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NewsKraft Heinz split nears fruition
A hotly anticipated break-up of Kraft Heinz is rumoured to be just days away, with the split potentially unlocking billions of dollars in value for shareholders
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NewsRoberts Bakery to close Derbyshire factory amid restructure
The Derbyshire site is responsible for manufacturing artisan and specialised bread and morning goods
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NewsBespoke Kitchen Foods ready to ‘seize’ growth following LDC investment
LDC’s investment follows three years of rapid growth at Bespoke, when the company has averaged 18% revenue growth per year
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy Merchant Gourmet deal is a ‘good fit’ for Premier Foods
The latest deal is expected to follow the same Premier ‘playbook’
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NewsBoots to go it alone as Sycamore takeover of Walgreens Boots Alliance completes
The deal brings WBA’s time as a publicly listed company on the Nasdaq exchange in the US to an official end
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NewsDeli Lites to create 130 jobs in £19m investment push
The investment will double the group’s overall manufacturing capacity, including tripling its heat-to-eat food range, and support NPD for European expansion
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NewsArla wins 14% growth despite volume pressures
Rising retail and foodservice prices helped the co-op reach €7.5bn in turnover
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NewsFirst Milk turnover jumps 20% in first full year after BV acquisition
First Milk’s turnover has leapt by 20% after the co-operative’s balance sheet was buoyed by its first full year of ownership of BV Dairy
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Analysis & FeaturesCan a Hovis and Kingsmill combo stop the rot in sliced bread?
ABF hopes merger will pull both Hovis and Kingsmill back from the brink amid a decline in sliced bread. What are the chances?
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NewsTiffin buys Bradford sandwich firm Love Bites
Independent food-to-go manufacturer Tiffin has acquired fellow Bradford firm Love Bites, just four months after snapping up Scottish sandwich maker PJ’s Foods
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NewsMeatable opens up road to lab-grown chicken and lamb with new acquisition
The takeover of Uncommon Bio’s platform has given the business an entirely new way to manufacture cultivated meat