All Finance articles – Page 19
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NewsHilltop Honey profits sink despite sales growth
Hilltop Food Group’s turnover grew 3% to £45.4m in the year to 31 August 2025, according to fresh accounts filed at Companies House
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NewsBuy now, pay later: retailers warned over compliance ahead of July deadline
The regulation comes into force on 15 July, bringing deferred payment products under full consumer credit rules for the first time
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NewsMore creditors join Sauce Shed winding-up petition
Jamie Cleland first slapped Sauce Shed with a winding-up petition in order to reclaim a refund he believes his company Big Jim’s Kitchen is contractually owed by Sauce Shed
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NewsYum Brands in talks to sell Pizza Hut to private equity firm
It comes after Yum Brands initiated a formal review of strategic options for the Pizza Hut brand late last year
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NewsApplied Nutrition strikes $16m deal for US sports nutrition manufacturer
It gives the London-listed group the same vertically integrated model it currently has in the UK, with a fully fitted-out manufacturing and warehousing facility in New York state and its own R&D and design teams.
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NewsLune & Wild secures £2m in drive to improve babyfood standards
Babyfood challenger Lune & Wild has raised £2m to back its mission to lift the standards of the category with a healthier offering
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NewsSpecialist retail buying software startup wins £2.4m backing
London-based tech company Handshake has developed a program through which buyers can ‘make, track and execute’ commercial agreements
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NewsCharlie Bigham’s exits ByRuby to focus on the core
Milly Bagot, who founded ByRuby with Leiths-trained chef Ruby Bell in 2017, bought the brand back this month for an undisclosed sum
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NewsFirst Milk announces landmark investment in Lake District Creamery
The brand said it reinforced the co-operative’s long-term commitment to British cheese production, its farmer members and the wider Cumbrian economy
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NewsAsda ‘broadly where expected’ as losses slow during first quarter
Asda now hoped to win back shoppers through its Take a Fresh Look campaign and new partnership with Ocado, chairman Allan Leighton said
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NewsPets at Home shares rally as James Bailey signals turnaround progress
Investors signalled their confidence in new Pets at Home boss James Bailey this week as the former Waitrose boss presided over his first set of results for the troubled retail and veterinary chain
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NewsTooru backs out of proposed Mylky deal
Free-from specialist Tooru has terminated its £12m acquisition of countertop plant milk machine maker Mylky
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NewsAsda signs up Ocado to overhaul online shopping
Asda has signed a deal with Ocado Group to completely overhaul its online shopping business
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Comment & OpinionWhy consumer giants are shedding their conglomerate structure
From McCormick-Unilever to ABF’s Primark split, a wave of corporate refocusing is reshaping the consumer goods landscape, says Akeel Sachak, global head of consumer at Rothschild & Co, who is advising on both transactions
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NewsMicrosalt revenues triple as major food players take interest
Revenues at the AIM-listed company jumped 280% to $2.1m (£1.6m) last year
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NewsAllplants owner Matthew Mills acquires Fairoak Foods out of administration
The deal to buy the business and assets, including a fully fitted and equipped 6,700 sq ft factory, of the Surrey-based private label food manufacturer saved the jobs of about 60 staff
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News‘All eyes on’ James Bailey as Pets at Home turnaround kicks in
James Bailey, in place since late March, has taken the reins of a retail turnaround plan announced by the group six months ago
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NewsNumber of late and unpaid invoices shoot up 50% in sector amid Iran war
Data from insurer Atradius showed a 50% month-on-month spike in claims in March, the first full month since the start of the Iran war
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NewsLidl sails past Morrisons to become UK’s fifth biggest supermarket
It is the first time Lidl has pulled ahead of Morrisons, following two consecutive months in which it has matched the supermarket in market share
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NewsGreencore seeks second US exit as Bakkavor merger ‘progressing well’
The potential sale was announced alongside a set of consensus-beating set of first-half results for the combined group