All articles by Henry Saker-Clark – Page 6
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NewsMedia Bites 30 Jan: Patisserie Valerie, Tesco, Price inflation
The PE firm that rescued Little Chef from collapse is among the front runners in the race to acquire most of the remaining Patisserie Valerie business
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NewsJobs at risk as Oddbins prepares to appoint administrators
The wine merchants is preparing to enter administration for the second time in eight years
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NewsProfits grow at Young’s Seafood as sale process stalls
EBITDA jumped 13.3% to £23m in the full year to 30 September 2018
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NewsCity snapshot: Tesco reportedly to 'cut up to 15,000 jobs' by axing fresh food roles
Tesco to embark on a fresh round of cost-cutting, Ocado and M&S in secret talks and the rest of the news from the City
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NewsMedia Bites 28 Jan: Tesco, Ocado/M&S, Patisserie Valerie
Tesco could axe up to 15,000 jobs in a cull that is expected to put some of its meat, fish and delicatessen counters in the firing line.
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NewsSamworth Brothers to close Kensey Foods dessert business
The proposed closure of the Launceston-based factory has put 650 jobs at risk
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NewsCrawshaw owed more than £15m after administration
Crawshaw Group shut 35 of its 54-store portfolio across the north and Midlands when it crashed into administration in October
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NewsCity snapshot: Asahi buys Fuller’s beer business for £250m
Japanese drinks giant Asahi has acquired British brewer Fuller’s entire beer business, Irn-Bru maker AG Barr predicts a rise in profits despite “uncertainty” and the rest of the City news
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NewsMedia Bites 25 January: Fever-Tree, Patisserie Valerie, Allergy labelling
Fever-Tree, the British maker of premium tonic waters catering to a growing taste for speciality gins, said its 2018 sales had run ahead of management expectations
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NewsOnline wine retailer WineDirect suspends trading after entering administration
Fermentation Ltd, the company behind WineDirect and JustInCases.co.uk, hired administrators last week
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NewsTravel growth buoys WH Smith amid high street decline
Strong growth in WH Smith’s travel arm boosted the retailer.
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NewsMedia Bites 23 Jan: Patisserie Valerie, Tesco, Unilever
Patisserie Valerie has crashed into administration after last-ditch talks with banks failed to secure a financial lifeline
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NewsJust Eat acquires software platform Flyt in £22m deal
The listed food delivery operator has purchased the startup which offers software for restaurants and their suppliers
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NewsPatisserie Valerie locked in crisis talks
Last ditch talks to secure the future of café chain Patisserie Valerie are continuing.
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NewsMedia Bites 21 Jan: Sainsbury's/Asda, Patisserie Valerie, Brexit
Tesco and Morrisons are positioned to block the £10bn merger of Sainsbury’s and Asda by refusing to buy scores of stores
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Analysis & FeaturesInvestment has surged, but what are the challenges of the meal kit sector?
Meal kit brands have seen huge investment, but success with consumers is proving a slightly harder nut to crack
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NewsVaping business Supreme to focus on profits before new IPO
MD Sandy Chadha said it was ‘completely the wrong environment’ to consider an IPO
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NewsBBF secures £40m funding for manufacturing investment
The own-label cakes and desserts maker received the cash injection from Wells Fargo Capital Finance
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NewsSimplyCook sells minority stake to Octopus in £4.5m deal
The direct-to-consumer recipe kit business secured the funding to expand online and in retail
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NewsDalston's secures £1m cash injection from angel investors
Dalston’s plans to use the cash for driving NPD and bolstering stock