All Finance articles – Page 15
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City News: Diageo’s woes continue as Latin America sales plunge
Diageo’s woes across the Atlantic continued this week, as second-half results were hit by a plunge in sales in Latin America and a continued slowdown in North America
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Accolade Wines taken over by Bain-led consortium
The deal brings an end to five years of ownership by US-based investment group Carlyle
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Analysis and Features
What does the forecourt sell-off mean for Morrisons?
Morrisons has sold 337 forecourts in a £2.5bn deal designed to alleviate its debt. So how will the move help new boss Rami Baitiéh’s plans?
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City snapshot: Retail footfall slides again in January
Total UK footfall decreased by 2.8% in January, according to the latest data from the BRC-Sensormatic IQ Footfall Monitor
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Media Bites 2 February: Amazon, Brexit, AG Barr
The world’s largest retailer comfortably beat fourth-quarter sales forecasts last night, attracting robust growth in online spending by consumers during the holiday season
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Comment and Opinion
P&G results show the only winning strategy: differentiation
P&G’s European volume growth accelerated to 3% from 2% in the previous quarter, which is impressive when most of its peers are posting volume declines in the region, says Warren Ackerman, head of European consumer staples research at Barclays
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Bakkavor Group to recruit record intake of 86 apprentices in 2024
The roles span a wide range of specialist areas, including food technology, health & safety and business administration
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Nirvana launches £600k crowd campaign amid low & no demand
Low & no brewer Nirvana is rolling out a crowdfunding campaign as it looks to capitalise on the growing demand in the sector following a successful Dry January
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Planet A closes £12m fundraising to bring cocoa-free chocolate to the UK
Food tech startup Planet A Foods has secured $15.4m (£12.2m) to power the expansion of its sustainable cocoa-free chocolate into the UK and other international markets
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City snapshot: Former Co-op boss Euan Sutherland named AG Barr CEO
AG Barr has announced that the former chief of Co-op, Saga and Superdry Euan Sutherland will become its new CEO
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Media Bites 1 February: Morrisons, Gillette
Morrisons continues to make headlines in the business pages as its new boss, Rami Baitiéh, faces the media for the first time
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Media Bites 31 January: Morrisons, Diageo, John Lewis
Morrisons has agreed to sell its petrol forecourts to Motor Fuel Group for £2.5bn in return for a 20% stake in the service stations operator
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City snapshot: Gusbourne narrows losses despite challenging second half
English sparkling wine producer Gusbourne has narrowed underlying losses as it cut costs and continued to grow sales.
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Deliveroo shares fall as Delivery Hero plans to sell off stake
Delivery Hero is selling its stake in rival food delivery group Deliveroo for more than £70m
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City snapshot: Fall in grocery inflation eases and retailers cut promotions
The fall in grocery price inflation eased last month as retailers ‘took their foot off promotions’, while sales growth lagged price increases. Plus updates from Diageo, SSP Group and Pets at Home
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Media Bites 30 January: Brexit, vaping, Delivery Hero
New Brexit border rules could cut the shelf life of fresh food from mainland Europe by a fifth and leave some deliveries from the EU unsaleable, major food bodies have warned
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Waitrose confirms JLP plans to reduce staff numbers
The John Lewis Partnership is aiming to save £900m by 2028
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Compleat Food Group appoints Tom Riley CFO
Riley has joined the business from his previous role as CFO for Fox’s Burton’s Companies
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Media Bites 29 January: John Lewis Partnership, Brexit border controls, disposable vapes
The John Lewis Partnership has raised £260 million to help fund its turnaround as the struggling mutual prepares to cut as many as 11,000 jobs
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City snapshot: EY resigns as Asda auditor
Big four accountancy firm EY has resigned as auditor to Asda in the latest blow to the Issa brothers, according to reports