All articles by Henry Saker-Clark – Page 13
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NewsPopchips sales jump 36% prior to KP acquisition
Intersnack subsidiary KP Snacks reiterated plans to invest in the fast growing crisp brand it purchased in July
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NewsCity snapshot: Greencore sell US business to Hearthside for £817m
Convenience food group Greencore is to sell its entire US business to American contract manufacturer Hearthside Food Solutions for £817m, high street footfall continues to decline, and the rest of the news from the City
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NewsMedia bites 15 October: Patisserie Valerie, Young's, Unilever
Patisserie Valerie, the British café chain that has found a potential fraud on its accounts, had used up £9.7m on two separate bank credit lines without the board’s knowledge
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NewsCity News: Greggs sales up 7.3% despite impact of hot weather
Customers swapped pasties for pizzas to drive a 7.3% rise in sales…
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NewsBirds Eye returns to growth after four-year slump
Sales at the frozen food manufacturer jumped 2% on the back of advertising investment
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NewsCity Snapshot: Supermarket price inflation slides to 0.1%
Price rises triggered by the post-Brexit fall in the pound have almost completely subsided as supermarket price inflation reached its lowest level for 20 months, Produce Investment’s falls to a £9.5m loss and the rest of the news from the City
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NewsMedia Bites 12 October: Patisserie Valerie, WH Smiths, Obesity
Patisserie Valerie is on the brink of collapse after the café chain’s parent company said it would be unable to keep trading without an immediate injection of capital
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NewsPatisserie Valerie warns 'immediate cash injection' is needed
The crisis-hit owner of Patisserie Valerie has warned that an immediate cash injection is needed “for the business to continue” in its current form
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NewsPatisserie Valerie shares suspended after 'potential fraud'
Shares in Patisserie Valerie have been suspended after “significant, potentially fraudulent, accounting irregularities” were found by the café chain.
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NewsMedia Bites 10 October: Greggs, Patisserie Valerie, Unilever
Bakery chain Greggs is looking to ‘ramp up’ allergy labelling after its rival Pret a Manger faced national scrutiny last week following the deaths of two customers
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NewsDCS Europe grows sales despite "difficult year" for manufacturing arm
Overall sales grew 1.6% to £214m in the “momentous year”, the company said
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NewsBanham Poultry rescued from administration saving 1,000 jobs
The family-run chicken producer was hit by a “perfect storm” of margin pressures from retailers and increases in feed prices
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NewsSweet-maker Smith & Sinclair secures £2m cash injection from VC fund
The London start-up, which launched the ‘world’s first’ alcoholic cocktail gummies, has received the funding to drive NPD and international expansion
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NewsJuice maker Daily Dose reaches out for £300k to support new factory
The food-to-go and convenience supplier is raising the funds on a CrowdCube campaign to finance an increase in production
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NewsPrivate label wins drive Aston Manor growth before Agrial takeover
Sales jumped 12.4% at Frosty Jacks and Kingstone Press maker Aston Manor in 2017
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NewsCity Snapshot: Nestlé vows to blacklist palm oil suppliers
Swiss food giant Nestlé has announced plans to blacklist palm oil suppliers which fail to comply with its responsible sourcing policy, Unilever’s board continues to face shareholder pressure over its HQ U-turn and what’s on in the City this week.
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NewsMedia Bites 8 October: Tesco, Unilever, Amazon
Tesco’s chief executive Dave Lewis has called for a windfall tax on internet shops to help lift Britain’s struggling store chains
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News'Future of food' Huel raises £20m to fund global expansion
Huel plans to use the funding to accelerate its expansion into new territories and support growth in the US and Europe
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NewsCity News: Analysts suggest Tesco 'on track' despite shares plunge
Operating profits rocketed 24% to £933m in the half-year to 25 August, but overseas failings meant it missed overall forecasts
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NewsLavazza to buy Mars' coffee business for reported $650m
Lavazza has agreed to purchase the drinks supplier, which includes two leading brands in the office coffee service and vending machine segments