All Finance articles – Page 3
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NewsHolmesterne Foods rescue attempt fails
Holmesterne was served a winding-up petition by meat wholesaler GPS Food in late April 2026
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat makes Alex Baldock right for Boots’ IPO hopes?
Hailed as the hero behind the revival of Currys’ fortunes, Alex Baldock’s next challenge will be steering Boots to a potential IPO next year
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NewsConsumer confidence edges upwards in bank holiday boost
GfK’s monthly barometer nudged up to –23 in the month after April’s low of –25
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NewsRetail volumes drop 1.3% in April as motorists limit journeys
Automotive fuel volumes dropped by just over 10% month on month, as motorists that had stocked up in March then tried to limit their journeys
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NewsMorrisons to close 100 Morrisons Daily stores affecting hundreds of jobs
The stores to close are among the ‘the most challenged’ in Morrisons’ estate and were loss-making, the supermarket said
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NewsTate & Lyle confesses to ‘disappointing’ year amid takeover talks
Tate & Lyle’s CEO has confessed to a ‘disappointing’ year’s performance at the ingredients giant amid takeover talks by US peer Ingredion
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NewsHovis-ABF merger clears Northern Ireland hurdle
Having considered the evidence, the CMA has now decided Allied’s NI business would have had to close had the merger not gone ahead
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NewsUK seals £3.7bn trade deal with Gulf Cooperation Council
The GCC consists of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and has a combined GDP of £1.9tn
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NewsRodda’s moves into cottage cheese with £6m investment
The Cornish clotted cream giant said the project was entering the final commissioning phase and will involve specialist cottage cheese manufacturing equipment installed alongside the business’ existing operations
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NewsConsumer confidence lifts in May but outlook remains gloomy
The Iran war ceasefire helped raise shopper spirits, but concerns over rising food and fuel prices continue to weigh on shopper’s minds, warned the BRC
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NewsFood sector leaders call for swifter action on climate change
The call follows the publication of the Climate Change Committee’s fourth independent assessment of the UK’s climate risk today
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NewsRetail media tech firm collapses months after major Iceland Foods deal
Stratacache UK owes £12.9m to creditors
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NewsGlacier appoints Tunc Tezel new permanent CFO
Tezel has replaced interim CFO Serkan Cagatay, who will continue to advise the business as senior financial adviser
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News‘Crazy’ supermarket price capping plan came from No 10, say sources
A shock plan to persuade supermarkets to agree to cap food prices to ward off inflation caused by the war in the Middle East came direct from No 10, industry sources have revealed
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NewsInflation falls to 2.8% in April ahead of Iran price surge
Inflation fell faster than expected in April, as the Consumer Price Index rate fell to 2.8%
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NewsM&S returns to profit growth in ‘year of two halves’
M&S has returned to sales and profit growth after a ‘year of two halves’ was dominated in the first half by a devastating cyberattack
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NewsTortilla sales rise 12% after improvements to stores and delivery strategy
It comes amid continued improvements to food, the brand, kiosk rollout and the guest experience
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NewsCranswick benefiting from affordable proteins as revenue soars
The pig and poultry supplier announced its UK food revenue had grown by 9.4% in the year to 28 March 2026 with strong volume growth of 8.3% and record Christmas trading
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NewsBrits believe supermarkets enjoy profit margins of 50%, survey finds
Consumers considered supermarkets as making among the highest profit margins of any sector, after only electricity and gas companies and water companies
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NewsPrinces CEO Simon Harrison steps down
Harrison will leave the group on 30 June to ‘pursue a new opportunity’, the company said in a surprise update to investors