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InterviewsA founder who went from prison to pies
Lee Wakeham set up a thriving pie brand that helps other prison leavers earn an honest crust. He’s now encouraging fellow food brands to follow his lead
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NewsGreencore wins back investor confidence
Greencore won back investor confidence this week as the sandwich maker upgraded its annual profit guidance following better-than-expected trading inspired by the World Cup and recent heatwaves, as well as a lift from the newly integrated Bakkavor
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NewsAccelerated spirit ageing tech company Reactory goes global
Reactory claims its tech can age whiskey and rum in ‘days not decades’
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NewsRoberts of Port Dinorwic wins extra £450k from PE backer
Acquired in late 2025 amid fears the business might be shuttered, Roberts invested an initial £650k from GIL to implement a turnaround under a new CEO, Mark Rodgers
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NewsGreencore upgrades profit expectations after market-beating volume growth
Bread, dips, pizza, quiche and sushi benefited from summer picnics and home football screenings
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NewsPoultry sector calls for water action as 2 Sisters site pauses operations
The site in Willand, which processes between 900,000 and one million chickens every week, has not been operational for most of yesterday and all of today due to the lack of supply
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NewsAsda denies stores at risk despite ‘shambolic’ Mitie security guard consultation
Mitie has put more than 300 Asda security jobs at risk, in a move that GMB has labelled as ‘shambolic’
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Comment & OpinionThe Grocer Gold Awards should galvanise industry to engage the new government
A new prime minster is days away – the industy must seize the moment to make its case, says Ian Wright, partner at Acuti Associates
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NewsMorrisons launches international sourcing arm to boost overseas revenue
Myton International comes as part of a broader push to increase the number of retailers to whom Morrisons supplies products
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NewsArbex tissue and hygiene joint venture begins operations
Arbex will manufacture, market and distribute tissue and hygiene products across more than 70 markets on five continents
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Analysis & FeaturesInside Port Sunlight: Unilever’s new £150m hub
Powered entirely by renewable energy, Unilever’s new personal and household care site on the Wirral uses the latest robotic tech on a massive scale to ‘futureproof’ the business
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NewsHaribo grows profits as market share remains steady
The company took 22.6% of sugar confectionery sales in 2025, steady from 2024, with four of the 10 UK’s top-selling sweets Haribo or Maoam products
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NewsDaabon expands deforestation-compliant palm oil supply with Agropalma acquisition
The move makes the Colombian group the largest palm oil supplier in the Americas and ensures enhanced availability of fully traceable and certified palm oil that is compliant with EU deforestation regulation
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NewsSuntory Beverage & Food GB&I invests £14.5m in Ribena production
The new site will result in the creation of 12 new full-time jobs and an additional 30 seasonal roles
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NewsGousto consults on closure of Lincolnshire facility, putting 290 roles at risk
Gousto said that operating two sites was ‘increasingly duplicative and less efficient’
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NewsWarburtons enters 150th year with 33% leap in profits
Warburtons has entered its 150th year of business with a 33% jump in pre-tax profits to £42m
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NewsGrape Tree hands staff £100k bonus after 10% sales rise
The payment is the first handed out by founder Nick Shutts after he sold the business to an Employee Ownership Trust in December 2025
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NewsMyota raises $4.5m to supply clinically backed fibre blends to F&B industry
The Series A round, led by VC firm PeakBridge, will be used to fund a dedicated B2B sales operation in the US and Europe, support the rapidly scaling DTC business and extend the company’s clinical research
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InterviewsNicholas Rodda’s big bet on the cottage cheese craze
Nicholas Rodda’s dairy brand is synonymous with clotted cream. Now it’s looking to reverse engineer into the on-trend cottage cheese market
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NewsWales planning supermarket round table talks to boost local producers
Plaid Cymru MS Llyr Gruffydd said he wanted to collaborate with supermarkets to boost the visibility of Welsh food