All Finance articles – Page 12
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NewsGlobal Brands blames £2m EPR hit for 93% profit slump
The year to last September had been ‘one of transition’ said Global Brands
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NewsHealth & wellness brands snapped up in surge in sector M&A
Food and drink sector M&A activity has surged as food groups and private equity snap up fast-growth wellness and functional food brands
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Plant-Based Meat Alternatives: 22 August
Sales of plant-based meat alternatives are sluggish as shoppers’ concerns over UPFs sharpen
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NewsSweltering Brits avoid the high street in hottest June on record
High street footfall plummeted 6.2% in June, which was England’s hottest on record
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Comment & OpinionWhy Diageo is betting big on smaller spirits formats
Diageo’s push into smaller spirits bottles is a break from category norms. Will it help the Smirnoff brand owner unlock incremental growth?
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NewsInternational growth makes up for weak US appetite at PepsiCo
Revenues for the group grew 6.4% to $24.2bn in the quarter to 13 June, with operating profit up 125% to $4bn
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Analysis & Features‘Hovis is the hero’: CEO Sarah Arrowsmith outlines merger plan
CEO Sarah Arrowsmith on how the newly-dubbed Hovis Bakeries plans to take on market leader Warburtons
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NewsFairburn’s Eggs betting big on free-range and organic
The Lincolnshire-based producer said its ‘strategic move’ from cage to free-range and organic eggs lifted its gross profit percentage from 10.6% to 11.1%
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NewsReformed closes £17m Series A round
Reformed combines arabica coffee or ceremonial matcha with collagen or creatine and 21 vitamins and minerals
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NewsSummer heatwave drives ‘biggest month’ of sales at Dash Water
As well as the hot weather, growing demand for healthier soft drinks was driving sales, Dash said
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NewsRussell & Atwell launches £700k fundraiser as it eyes retail expansion
The business is aiming to raise £700k to strengthen the brand and accelerate the DTC operation, with a longer-term goal to expand more broadly into retail following a recent launch on Ocado.
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NewsVolatile milk prices drive heavy losses at dairy processor Ehrmann
British milk prices hit their highest mark since 2022 last year and caused Ehrmann’s losses to double to £3.6m in the year to 31 December
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NewsAllied renamed Hovis Bakeries as takeover completes
ABF’s Allied Bakeries has renamed itself as Hovis Bakeries, after completing the acquisition of its former arch-competitor this morning
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NewsDiageo pushes smaller-sized spirits bottles in retail tie-up with Asda
It comes as Diageo looks to hit reset under the stewardship of new CEO Dave Lewis
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NewsEngland World Cup quarter-final to drive consumer spending of £385m
UK consumers are forecast to spend an extra £280m at retailers ahead of England’s quarter-final clash against Norway
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NewsRed meat sales declining but signs of change ahead
AHDB’s latest data found lower demand for beef and processed pork were chiefly to blame, down by 3.2% and 3.4% respectively
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NewsCarlsberg Britvic to produce Sapporo beer for UK market
Sapporo Breweries and Carlsberg Group have penned a joint-venture agreement covering southeast Asia and Hong Kong, as well as a licensing agreement covering the UK and Myanmar
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NewsOcado confirm succession planning but Steiner to remain as CEO
Steiner will continue to serve as CEO through the start of the 2028 financial year and remained ‘fully committed to driving the company’s strategy, operations and growth initiatives throughout this period’, a statement to the London Stock Exchange said
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NewsPresto launches fundraiser to accelerate premium instant coffee momentum
Presto’s instant coffee range launched in Waitrose in October 2025 and has since rapidly expanded across UK retail
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NewsLocal light beer lands in Sainsbury’s as part of brand’s mainstream push
The London-based startup is launching a new slimline 330ml can format exclusively into the beer chillers of Sainsbury’s c-store network as it pushes to establish light beer in the UK mainstream