All articles by Ed Devlin – Page 76
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NewsMedia Bites 19 July: GlaxoSmithKline, Deliveroo, petrol prices
GSK’s consumer health spin-off Haleon has become the largest London listing in more than a decade on its first day of trading, making the owner of Sensodyne toothpaste and Panadol painkillers the world’s biggest standalone consumer health business.
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NewsRising costs trigger surge in profit warnings in first half of 2022
A record number of grocery stocks issues profits warnings in the first half of 2022 as spiralling costs squeezed margins and consumers tightened purse strings.
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NewsCapVest enters confectionery market with acquisition of Natra
Established in 1943, the Spanish company specialises in cocoa ingredients and chocolate products for private label and co-manufacturing for other brands.
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NewsCity snapshot: Deliveroo slashes sales outlook as cost-of-living crisis squeezes consumers
Top story Deliveroo has downgraded its sales forecasts for the year as squeezed consumers cut back their spending on takeaways. In a trading update, the group revealed gross transaction value (GTV) growth for the second quarter plunged to just 2%, compared with 12% in the first three ...
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NewsMedia Bites 15 July: Amazon, Pret a Manger, Asda, SSP
Amazon will create more than 4,000 permanent jobs to become one of the UK’s top employers, while Pret a Manger handed a near-£4m share bonus and 27% salary rise to its chief executive.
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NewsTree of Life owner in talks with banks to secure future
The group behind health food distributor Tree of Life is in talks with lenders to secure its future as it battles supply chain issues and rampant inflation, The Grocer has learned.
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NewsNaked Sprout exceeds crowdfunding target to reinvent sustainable tissue category
Eco tissue products challenger Naked Sprout has raised more than twice its targeted goal in a crowdfunding campaign as it seeks to shake up the category and take on sustainable rival Cheeky Panda.
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NewsMedia Bites 14 July: Wetherspoons, Tesco, inflation
A trading update from pub operator JD Wetherspoon is the main retail news in the papers this morning.
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NewsLove Ocean returns to the crowd for further growth funding
The refillable toiletries brand is currently overfunding on Crowdcube
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NewsValeo Foods eyes more deals as it brings in global head of M&A
Deal hungry ambient food group Valeo Foods has signalled its intent to continue a global acquisition spree with the appointment of a head of M&A
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NewsCity Snapshot: JD Wetherspoon calls for tax equality with ‘far more profitable’ supermarkets
JD Wetherspoon has called for tax equality between pubs and supermarkets as the group reported its losses for the year would be larger than expected. Plus, spirits group Distil issues a trading update and KKR’s acquisition of drinks bottler Refresco completes.
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NewsMedia Bites 12 July: Consumer spending, retail sales, Superdrug
Shoppers are cutting spending on food because of the cost-of-living crisis – but are still splashing out more than before the pandemic on their hobbies and gardens, according to official spending statistics from the Office for National Statistics.
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NewsSpiceBox to push further in retail with backing from Veg Capital
The business started life as a street food stall in 2016 before opening two curry houses in north London and expanding into retail products during the pandemic in 2020.
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NewsCity snapshot: Record palm oil prices boost Dekel Agri-Vision
Dekel Agri-Vision has been boosted by record high prices for palm oil despite falling volumes at its operations in the Ivory Coast.
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Analysis & FeaturesTired old Boots needs a beauty makeover after Walgreens cancels sale. But how?
Walgreens Boots Alliance has given up trying to sell the UK pharmacy. So what’s the future for Boots and its many ‘tired high street shops’?
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NewsTyphoo losses mount but “transformation is underway”, says new boss
New accounts at Companies House revealed “extremely challenging” trading in the 18 months to 30 September 2021.
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NewsVeg Capital team launches new £30m impact fund for plant-based start-ups
Sentient Ventures will focus on early growth-stage companies developing the best plant-and fermentation-based products, ingredients and technologies to replace animal products.
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NewsMedia Bites 7 July: GlaxoSmithKline, Amazon, Unilever
The papers pick up the vote by GlaxoSmithKline shareholders to approve the separation of its consumer healthcare business, alongside a host of different Amazon stories.
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NewsJollyes continues acquisition spree as it aims for £100m turnover
Nationwide pet store retailer Jollyes has bolstered ambitions to reach sales of £100m with the acquisition of Penparc Pet Centres.
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NewsCity snapshot: Just Eat Takeaway partners with Amazon in the US to boost ailing Grubhub service
The commercial agreement, which starts today, gives Amazon a 2% stake in Grubhub and follows pressure from investors to find a partner for the struggling US service.