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NewsSteven Bartlett pulls Scottish bakery back from brink after scam
Steven Bartlett is among those helping The Rebel Baker recover from £8,000 scam
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NewsArla Foods and XPO Logistics to launch central distribution centre
The centre will handle all of Arla’s UK chilled palletised products and will act as a ‘future-ready, more efficient, resilient, safe and sustainable operation’, the businesses said
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NewsWyke Farms improves profits but warns more needed to build resilience
Wyke MD Rich Clothier warned ‘returns across the business still need to improve so we can continue to invest’
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NewsMcBride hits profit targets as own label demand remains high
Full-year profits are expected to be in line with analysts’ forecasts and the prior two years, the group said this morning in the trading update for the six months to 31 December
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NewsChalkStream named SME Food & Drink Manufacturer of the Year by FDF
Out of a shortlist of 12 regional finalists, ChalkStream impressed the panel of judges for its commitment to restoring the trout farming industry and Hampshire’s Itchen and Test Rivers
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NewsMüller Skelmersdale site development to put 90 jobs at risk
Müller has outlined the next phase of the £45m site upgrade in West Lancashire, which will see the recruitment of up to 90 new roles but may also put an additional 90 at risk of redundancy
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NewsWholebake appoints new CEO to lead growth agenda
The new hire has succeeded Peter Unsworth, who stepped down but remained with the company as a non-executive
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NewsSamworth Brothers shakes up executive board for 2026
It comes amid a raft of new appointments to the group’s executive board in the new year
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NewsGreggs Christmas sales up 2.9% but outlook remains subdued
Greggs’ sales in the three months to 27 December increased by 7.4% with like-for-like growth of 2.9% – an improvement on the 1.5% reported in the third quarter
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NewsCompleat Food Group sales pass £1bn for first time
Alongside organic growth, the performance was supported by a series of strategic acquisitions, including SK Foods and Zorba Foods and speciality food producer Harvey & Brockless in 2024
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NewsGrowUp Farms rescued by former CEO in pre-pack administration deal
Marcus Whately, who ran the company for six years until November 2024, has acquired GrowUp Farms Ltd
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NewsM&S drinks supplier Hydrate Drinks rescued by directors following collapse
Formerly known as Happy Drinks before changing its name to Hydrate earlier this year, the business appointed insolvency firm Begbies Traynor as administrator on 1 December 2025
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ProfilesNestlé’s Janette Jackson on The Wizard of Oz, United Biscuits and Liverpool FC
’When you’re walking down the aisles and you see how much packaging there is, you realise there’s more we can do collectively’
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NewsInnocent bounces back to black as volumes at the ‘Blender’ factory ramp up
The latest accounts signalled an end to a turbulent run at the Coca-Cola-owned juice brand
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NewsYoung’s and Karro owner Sofina plunges into the red as inflation costs take hold
The protein giant said soaring cod prices and pork commodity price volatility had driven its slump in profitability
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Comment & OpinionBudget drama distracts from its very real consequences
A lot of hot air has been expended on attacking Rachel Reeves for ‘misleading the public’ – this has meant that real focus on the radical changes she made has been lost, says Ian Wright, partner at Acuti Associates
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NewsGressingham Foods acquired by French company LDC
The family-owned French company has acquired a majority stake in the poultry business
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NewsCandy Kittens outlines plans for ‘unshackled’ Graze
Ed Williams, Candy Kittens CEO and co-founder alongside Jamie Laing, told The Grocer he was excited to see what Graze it could do once ‘unshackled’ from corporate ownership