All Finance articles – Page 35
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NewsFood inflation hits 11-month high as retailers hit by ‘mountain’ of rising employment costs
Food inflation hit 2.6% in April as everyday essentials such as bread, meat and fish all increased in price, according to the BRC
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Comment & OpinionBudget pressures are here. Food needs a long-term strategy
Short-term fixes like workforce reductions are already underway, says James Walton, chief economist at IGD
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NewsHeck grows profit in latest accounts and points to strong performance this year
Heck saw profits rise by almost 80% last year and says it is now back on track for growth
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NewsPoundland sale edges closer as investors table offers
The sale of high street discounter Poundland is edging closer after a raft of investors and private equity giants tabled offers last week
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NewsGood & Proper Tea raises £850k to fuel foodservice and retail growth
Half the funds came from existing investors in Good & Proper Tea
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NewsConsumer confidence plummets as tariff shockwaves hit UK economy
Consumer confidence in the UK has dropped by four points to -23 as Trump-initiated tariff shockwaves hit the UK economy
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NewsMedia Bites 25 April: Unilever, Ben & Jerry’s, The Original Factory Shop, Post Office, retail crime
There was a lot of coverage this morning and overnight surrounding Unilever’s first quarter trading update with sales down 0.9% to £12.7bn although underlying sales were up 3%
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NewsProcter & Gamble to hike prices as $1.5bn tariff impact hits
Household goods giant Procter & Gamble will be raising prices and cutting costs as it looks to mitigate the impact of tariffs
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NewsRare quarterly earnings miss sees PepsiCo shares fall flat
Shares in PepsiCo have now slumped by over 20% in the past year.
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NewsDove sales up 8% as Unilever posts ‘resilient’ Q1 performance
Plans to turn Unilever into a ‘consistently higher-performing business’ were on track, said new CEO Fernando Fernandez
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NewsNestlé beats Q1 sales forecast as it braces for tariff impact
Nestlé has posted an increase in organic sales for Q1, as it addresses rising commodity costs and braces for the still ‘unclear’ impact of US tariffs
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NewsHarry Brompton’s Iced Tea seals £2m investment to fuel growth
The funds will be used to scale Harry Brompton’s in UK grocery, accelerate NPD efforts and expand into new channels
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NewsWellness brand Puresport raises £3.6m to accelerate global expansion plans
Puresport has secured the fresh funding after a raise led by Redrice Ventures and Five Seasons Ventures
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NewsLittle Moons required £5m bail-out following factory closure
The mochi ball ice cream maker defaulted on its loan terms a month after closing its Kettering site
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NewsDATA: Asda pulls plug early on thousands of 'Rollback' price promotions
Asda has been keeping products at ‘Rollback’ prices for far shorter periods than suggested, while also failing to sell many post-promotion products at a lower price, as promised
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NewsChanging booze tastes cause further woe at Halewood Artisanal Spirits
Turnover at Halewood has fallen from £401.5m in 2020 to just £127.8m last year
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NewsDanone shrugs off global economic headwinds to post ‘strong’ Q1 results
The French food giant saw sales climb by 4.3% in the first three months of the year, despite the worsening economic climate
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NewsReckitt reports ‘solid start’ as like-for-likes grow 1.1%
Group like-for-like revenues grew 1.1% in the first quarter of 2025, while combined global sales of core brands rose 3.1%
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NewsVimto volume gains drive Nichols revenue growth
Nichols’ flagship soft drink saw ongoing distribution and volume gains
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NewsMedia Bites 23 April: Rachel Reeves, Trump tariffs and M&S cyber woes
Reeves has pledged to ‘defend Britain’s interests’ during her trip to Washington