Ed Devlin
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NewsFood & Drink Exporters Association relaunches under leadership of Future of Food Team
The export target equates to adding an extra £1bn in new overseas sales every year for the next 10 years
NewsNexba strikes £16m deal with Reliance Consumer Products
Reliance Consumer Products has agreed to invest A$25.4m (£12.7m) in Nexba’s Australian parent company Goodness Global in return for a 75% stake, according to documents sent to crowdfunding shareholders
NewsCottage cheese startup Curdi ceases trading
Mili Kenworthy founded the business last year and launched Curdi’s flagship ‘OG Creamy’ cottage cheese SKU through wholesalers
NewsWholebake appoints new CEO to lead growth agenda
The new hire has succeeded Peter Unsworth, who stepped down but remained with the company as a non-executive
NewsTHG finishes 2025 on a high
THG has beaten its forecasts for annual growth after finishing 2025 with its best quarter of the year
NewsGraham’s and Rodda’s grow sales but margins squeezed
Margins were squeezed at both family-owned businesses in the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a £1.9m fall in operating profits at Graham’s to £2.6m and a dip from £1.8m to £806k at Rodda’s
NewsGutology secures £1.8m for gut health toothpaste expansion
The business intends to use the backing from Active Partners – alongside Mercia Ventures – to accelerate product development across oral care and synbiotic formulations (a mixture of probiotics and prebiotics) in other categories
NewsHeineken CEO to leave brewer after six years as boss
Heineken has kicked off a search for a successor to the top job, while Van den Brink has agreed to stay with the business in an advisory role for eight months as part of a transition period, starting 1 June
NewsGood Culture strikes $500m deal to cash in on cottage cheese craze
The deal follows years of rapid growth for the Texas-based clean-label cultured dairy business and positions it to accelerate expansion across the US
NewsSainsbury’s gains market share in bumper Christmas
Sainsbury’s won over more shoppers this festive period, winning market share for its sixth consecutive Christmas
NewsBiotiful revenues soar ahead of Müller deal
In the 12 months to 31 March 2025, revenues hit £46.8m, with the business doubling in size in just the past two financial years
NewsSamworth Brothers shakes up executive board for 2026
It comes amid a raft of new appointments to the group’s executive board in the new year
NewsGreggs Christmas sales up 2.9% but outlook remains subdued
Greggs’ sales in the three months to 27 December increased by 7.4% with like-for-like growth of 2.9% – an improvement on the 1.5% reported in the third quarter
NewsTesco hits decade-high market share thanks to strong Christmas
Sales at the supermarket improved by 3.2% in the UK over the six weeks to 3 January, with the group growing at a slower pace of 2.4% as a 2.1% decline at Booker dragged down the overall figure
NewsYeo Valley sales surge on yoghurt demand but margins squeezed
CEO Rob Sexton told The Grocer the investments in automation and production capacity would now support future economies of scale and further growth
NewsGrowUp creditors owed £120m in vertical farming administration
A new report prepared by insolvency practitioners also revealed the price paid by former CEO Marcus Whately and PE backers to buy the vertical farming site in Kent
NewsCompleat Food Group sales pass £1bn for first time
Alongside organic growth, the performance was supported by a series of strategic acquisitions, including SK Foods and Zorba Foods and speciality food producer Harvey & Brockless in 2024
NewsDalston’s raises £850k and hires new MD for growth push
Sorven Capital led the new round, and the funding will be used to expand distribution and support increased marketing and in-store activations
NewsChristmas volumes under pressure despite highest ever supermarket sales
Supermarket sales in December hit a record £13.8bn but volumes declined as growth came in below grocery inflation, with hard-pressed shoppers leaning heavily on promotions in the run-up to Christmas
NewsFood prices rise at a faster pace in December
Rising food prices led to a rise in overall retail inflation in December and pushed shoppers to seek out savings ahead of Christmas, new data out this morning has revealed