Finance news – Page 3
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NewsAG Barr back on track after supply chain blip
AG Barr has grown sales ahead of the wider soft drinks market after fixing supply chain issues that held the Irn-Bru maker back earlier in the summer
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NewsMorrisons begins pharmacy sell-off as cost-cutting continues
Morrisons hopes to have sold dozens of pharmacies by early next year as part of its cost-cutting turnaround plan
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NewsAll Things expands into US with nationwide Whole Foods butter launch
Three of its grass-fed butter SKUs launched nationally in the US across 500 Whole Foods Market stores today
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NewsAldi sets sights on tackling food affordability as it reveals record sales for 2025
Aldi has earmarked a record £900m investment for store openings and new distribution centres
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NewsUFC star Paddy ‘The Baddy’ takes stake in Roley’s health beer
Better-for-you lager brand Roley’s has signed an equity deal with UFC fighter Paddy ‘The Baddy’ Pimblett to market the health-focused brand
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NewsLittle Moons CEO hails turnaround amid bounce back to profitability
Fresh accounts for the frozen mochi maker showed it jumped to a £940k operating profit last year
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NewsGLP-1s drive rebound in snacking category M&A, analysis finds
The popularisation of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs has driven a rebound in M&A in snacking companies around the world, according to analysis by investment bank Houlihan Lokey
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NewsPoundland hails return to like-for-like sales growth in Q4
The trading update comes with Poundland owner Gordon Brothers in talks to sell the variety discounter
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NewsConsumer optimism inches higher despite gloomy forecasts
Consumer sentiment inched up for the third month in a row in September, continuing its recovery from April’s low of –25 and reaching the highest point in two years
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NewsTesco becomes ‘game-changing’ backer for Henry Dimbleby’s £100m health plan
As well as a £20m investment in Dimbleby’s Bramble Fund, Tesco said it was working with the Leon restaurant founder on a new Tesco-Bramble Innovation Partnership
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NewsConsumer confidence ‘stumbles’ in September as autumn budget looms
The worsening Middle East crisis caused consumer confidence to dip in September, according to the latest BRC-Opinium sentiment survey.
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NewsGosh swaps growth for profitability in ‘key turnaround year’
Sales at Gosh fell 6.7% to £16.8m in the year to 31 December 2025 amid a shift away from lower-margin contracts and a slight decline in the plant-based market
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NewsCo-op Group banks on summer momentum and Southern Co-op deal to boost H2 growth
It comes as the society released its half-year results today (23 September), which showed underlying losses grew to £45m in the six months to 4 July 2026, up from £32m in H1 2025
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NewsOatly delivers ‘robust performance’ despite operating model change
The accounts for the year to 31 December 2025 showed the business’s revenue dipped slightly to £103.2m compared to £104.8m
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NewsWhittard sales jump 15% as website traffic soars
Sales have soared at premium tea and coffee retailer Whittard of Chelsea, after customers flocked to sign up to its loyalty programme
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NewsDiageo reveals new CFO to replace Nik Jhangiani in 2027
Joanne Wilson, currently CFO at WPP, will take up the role from “some time in 2027”
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NewsM&S Food ‘flying’ but fashion still ‘hungover’ from cyberattack
The retailer’s grocery market share has soared from 4.1% to 4.5% since the end of March, a rate that “even M&S must be surprised by”, according to investment bank Peel Hunt
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NewsCrosta Mollica merges with EPG to form €1bn pizza giant
After months of speculation over a sale of Crosta Mollica by its private equity owners, the rapidly growing challenger brand said it would instead merge with EPG in a partnership retaining both companies’ ownership.
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NewsChapel Down upgrades profit guidance as sales boom in first half
Booming sales at English vintner Chapel Down have led the company to upgrade its profit guidance for the year
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NewsCo-op losses deepen in first half as promotions bite into P&L
Co-op’s underlying losses deepened in the first half of the year, as the stricken retailer struggled to regain its feet after the 2025 cyberattack and resultant leadership churn