6 May 2025

Perkier to bulk up snack bar brand after smashing crowdfunding target

Healthy snack bar start-up Perkier has beaten a £400k crowdfunding target in the first week of its campaign. The plant-based challenger brand has currently raised almost […]
6 May 2025

Media Bites 20 Aug: Morrisons/CD&R, Amazon, McBride

Morrisons’ board switched its recommendation last night and backed a £7 billion takeover by Clayton Dubilier & Rice after the private equity firm trumped rival Fortress […]
6 May 2025

City snapshot: Morrisons agrees to new £7bn CD&R bid

Top story US private equity giant Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has moved into pole position in the bidding war for Morrisons, having agreed a new £7bn […]
6 May 2025

Booker HGV drivers balloted over strike action

The union representing HGV drivers at Booker’s Thamesmead depot has begun balloting members over strike action. Unite kicked off the process this week claiming Booker managers […]
6 May 2025

Heinz and Deliveroo partner to take Beanz brand into delivery

Kraft Heinz is taking its Beanz brand into delivery.  The fmcg giant has partnered with Deliveroo to launch a new offer of burgers and sides across London […]
6 May 2025

Asda begins stocking clothing from online fashion retailer Missguided

Online fashion retailer Missguided has begun selling its clothes via George at Asda. From this week, the brand will be stocking a selection of “bestselling pieces, […]
6 May 2025

M&S seeking new suppliers to ramp up frozen food offer

M&S is looking to work with new suppliers to ramp up its frozen food offer. The retailer is working closely with the British Frozen Food Federation on […]
6 May 2025

Volatile UK weather hits cereal, potato and orchard crops

The extreme changeable weather the UK has experienced this summer has hit the harvest of cereal, potato and orchard crops, The Grocer has learnt. Sudden, sharp […]
6 May 2025

Central England Co-op to save 230,000 meals a year with Too Good To Go

Central England Co-op has set out to save 230,000 meals from going to waste a year via its new partnership with Too Good To Go. The […]
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