Ed Devlin
Ed is The Grocer's finance editor
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NewsRoberts Bakery owes creditors almost £40m after collapse
A new report lifting the lid on the administration of the historic bakery also revealed how much the Boparan Private Office and Warburtons paid for the business and its assets
NewsMondra closes £10m Series A for European expansion of supply chain resilience platform
The tech firm, which was developed in coalition with the British Retail Consortium, works will the likes of Lidl, Aldi, Tesco and Co-op
NewsImp & Maker secures fresh investment after leaving Dragons’ Den
Luxury food and drink hamper startup Imp & Maker has raised £500k after failing to secure investment during an appearance on Dragons’ Den
NewsPrinces Group sets IPO valuation at £1.2bn
The Liverpool-headquartered food company revealed this morning it had set the price range for the upcoming IPO at 475p to 590p per share
NewsGousto takes aim at supermarkets as recipe kit provider returns to double-digit growth
Gousto has returned to ‘market-beating’ growth in the first half of 2025 as the recipe kit business continued to build on positive trading momentum experienced in the back end of last year
NewsDawn Meats takeover of New Zealand’s Alliance gets green light from farmers
The result at a special general meeting means Dawn Meats will buy a 65% holding in Alliance, with the farmer owners retaining the remaining 35%
NewsProfit warnings surge for under-pressure retailers
Profit warnings have surged in the third quarter as cautious consumers put retailers under ‘immense pressure’ heading into the crucial Christmas trading period
Comment & OpinionWhat next for rescued Roberts Bakery following Boparan deal?
Why on earth does the ‘Chicken King’ want a struggling factory selling traditional and out-of-fashion sliced bread? No one seems to know
NewsWarburtons acquires Roberts Bakery factory
Market-leading bakery Warburtons has acquired a speciality bread factory from Roberts Bakery, The Grocer can reveal
NewsUnilever slims prestige beauty further with Kate Somerville sale
Unilever has sold its prestige skincare brand Kate Somerville to Rare Beauty Brands, a US cosmetics business founded by singer and actress Selena Gomez, for an undisclosed sum
NewsRoberts Bakery seals rescue deal saving more than 400 jobs
Roberts Bakery has been rescued by a private investment firm saving more than 400 jobs and preserving the 138-year-old business
NewsSupermarket volumes decline on shopper caution ahead of Christmas
Total till sales at UK grocers increased 4.1% in the four weeks to 4 October, the same level as the previous month, NIQ reported
NewsPladis global sales surpass £3bn
Revenues at McVitie’s owner Pladis have surged past £3bn as product innovation and increasing business overseas helped the group to a record year
NewsUnfabled raises seven-figure investment as supplements rolls out in Boots
Hannah Samano founded Unfabled in 2021 after becoming frustrated with the quality of products offered to support female health
Analysis & FeaturesPrinces: what’s the strategy and the risks of IPO move?
A £1.5bn Princes flotation would create a ‘wave of confidence’, believe experts, as the business lines up a major acquisition spree
NewsPrinces Group confirms intention to float in London
Liverpool-headquartered Princes Group has this morning confirmed its intention to float on the main market of the London Stock Exchange
NewsAll Things Butter raises £2m to spread into new categories
Dairy disruptor All Things Butter has scored a seven-figure investment to support the brand as it develops new products, grows distribution and expands internationally
NewsBold Bean Co appoints new marketing director
The new hire has been tasked with further the company’s mission to make consumers ‘obsessed with beans, by giving you the best of beans’
NewsRoberts Bakery prepares for administration with hundreds of jobs at risk
Roberts Bakery filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator with the courts yesterday
NewsAduna Superfoods strengthens board ahead of expansion
Aduna Superfoods has appointed Erin Roy as chair of the board as it embarks on the next stage of its growth