Finance news – Page 433
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NewsOcado working on rapid delivery option to boost growth
Currently Ocado can deliver by 4pm on the same day for orders placed before 11.30am, while Amazon Prime Now can deliver in as little as one hour
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NewsModern Baker secures £100k for R&D into healthier bread
The £100k from Innovate UK means the startup has received more than £1m of government funding in the past 18 months
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NewsTesco UK boss Charles Wilson steps down following cancer diagnosis
During May and June, Wilson has been undergoing daily radiotherapy
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NewsOcado swings to first half loss amid increased investment
Ocado has posted a first half pre-tax loss of £9m as its investments capacity, technology and international expansion hit its bottom line.
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NewsMedia Bites 10 July: Premier Foods, Retail sales, Starbucks
One of the two shareholders trying to oust the chief executive of Premier Foods has trebled its stake in the British food manufacturer.
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NewsCo-op likely to return for Costcutter as £15m bid revealed
Co-op’s deal to supply Costcutter kicked-off on 28 May
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NewsLondon craft brewery Fourpure snapped up by Aussie brewer Lion
London craft brewer Fourpure has been snapped up by Aussie brewing giant Lion for an undisclosed sum
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NewsHome Bargains named and shamed for underpaying staff
The government found Home Bargains had underpaid 6,743 workers by a total of £272,228.44
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NewsImperial and JTI may struggle to recover P&H loans
PwC said tobacco suppliers could expect between 0% and 58% of the £66.1m they were due
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NewsCity snapshot: Co-op's audacious £15m bid for Costcutter rebuffed
The Co-op Group has made an audacious bid to buy convenience retailer Costcutter for around £15m, according to weekend reports. Plus, two more of Premier Foods’ largest shareholders back a campaign to oust CEO Gavin Darby, a look at the financial calendar this week and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 9 July: Co-op/Costcutter, 2 Sisters, Palmer & Harvey
The Co-operative Group has made a failed £15m takeover approach for Costcutter that would have created a grocer with more than 4,000 shops (Sunday Times, Sky News).
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NewsSainsbury's shares boosted as Asda merger gets a step closer
Sainsbury’s (SBRY) reaffirmed itself as the slowest growing of the major UK grocers on Wednesday, but it’s the City shrugged off its stagnant sales to focus on news its mega-merger with Asda is a step closer.
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NewsNoble Foods sees pre-tax profits drop amid falling egg prices
Newly filed accounts at Companies House show pre-tax profits slumped by 78.8% in the year to 30 September 2017.
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NewsYoung's reveals losses as bidders raise interest
The seafood supplier recorded a 5.4% upturn in sales over the year
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NewsAfrica-inspired health brand Aduna in £300k crowdfunding push
The campaign will raise funds to scale up production of new tea and energy bar ranges
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NewsCity snapshot: OC&C Global 50 grow 5.7% after M&A spike
The globe’s largest consumer goods groups have delivered their highest growth for six years but only after using M&A to boost flatlining sales.
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NewsMedia Bites 6 July: Premier Foods, Associated British Foods, Brewdog
The owner of Mr Kipling, Premier Foods, is under pressure to sell its lucrative Batchelors soup brand amid a spat between the group’s chief executive and its second-largest shareholder .
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NewsWorld's biggest fmcg companies rely on M&A to rediscover growth
Headline growth for the OC&C Global 50 jumped to 5.7% in 2017 from just 0.5% in 2016 and 0.3% in 2015
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NewsCity snapshot: Low sugar prices temper Primark growth at ABF
Associated British Foods has announced it expects hit full year expectations despite a reduced profit in its sugar division as the group has enjoyed higher margins than expected at its Primark clothing retail business. Plus, Premier Foods and Oasis row continues, World Cup helps positive trading at C&C Group, new non-exec at Ocado and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 5 July: Sainsbury's, Premier Foods, Brexit
The chief executive of Sainsbury’s came out fighting yesterday against suggestions he had taken his eye off the ball on trading after the supermarket chain reported lacklustre growth.