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

Media Bites 23 Aug: Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, M&S

Private equity giants are circling Sainsbury’s with a view to possibly launching bids of more than £7bn, as the bidding war for Morrisons reignites interest in […]
6 May 2025

City snapshot: McBride issues profits warning on rising costs

Top story Household goods manufacturer McBride has slashed its earnings expectations by up to 65% as mounting input and transportation costs hit its bottom line. McBride […]
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

City Snapshot: Sainsbury’s shares rocket on takeover speculation

Top story Shares in Sainsbury’s have ballooned more than 9% to a three-year high after speculation emerged in the weekend papers that the supermarket group was […]
6 May 2025

Cook concessions soar as 150 are added in past year

Frozen food manufacturer and retailer Cook has added 150 new stores to its concession division in the last 12 months. The concessions portfolio now stands at […]
6 May 2025

The Grocer New Product Awards 2021: finalists announced

Finalists have been announced for The Grocer’s 2021 edition of the New Product Awards. It comes after expert judging panels spent three days sampling, discussing and […]
6 May 2025

Tesco, Morrisons, PepsiCo and Danone join Foundation Earth labelling pilot

Tesco, Morrisons, PepsiCo and a slew of other top retailers and food and drink brands have joined front-of-pack eco-score scheme Foundation Earth ahead of a pilot […]
6 May 2025

Welsh wholesaler Castell Howell ups driver wages by 24% to fight shortage

Welsh foodservice wholesaler Castell Howell says it has been forced to increase driver wages by 24% since April in a bid to combat the labour shortage […]
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