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Food and Drink
17:37, 14 MAY 2026
Premier Foods profits rise as Mr Kipling cake tubs tap into bitesize trend
Food and Drink
The owner of Mr Kipling, Bisto and Sharwood's branded foods reported a profit rise of almost 13% for 2025
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Fund manager Terry Smith sells entire Unilever stake after McCormick mega-merger
Food and Drink
Terry Smith, the star stockpicker behind the £12.5bn Fundsmith Equity Fund, makes big move following controversial merger
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Protein Works hails record revenues in ‘pivotal and transitional year’ as German sales grow
North West
Company moved to new Liverpool campus
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Wetherspoon v Ryanair: Tim Martin takes on Michael O'Leary over the airport pint debate
Food and Drink
Wetherspoon chair brands any limit on early morning airport alcohol sales a 'Big Brother' approach after Ryanair chief questions airport drinking
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Pret A Manger opens first º£½ÇÊÓÆµ drive-thru in Warrington
M6
Chain expanding into º£½ÇÊÓÆµ travel hubs
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Pub chain JD Wetherspoon issues profit warning over 'substantial increases in costs'
Food and Drink
Sir Tim Martin warned the FTSE 250 pub chain could miss profit targets as rising energy costs and hospitality sector challenges mount
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Sourdough pizza restaurant Franco Manca confirms 16 branches to close
Food and Drink
The brand's parent firm has agreed to shut the sites as part of a company voluntary arrangement process
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Sushi chain to open five new º£½ÇÊÓÆµ sites including in Bristol and Ipswich
Food and Drink
The fast-growing brand is looking to establish 100 branches by 2030
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Growth Kitchen targets £100m in sales as virtual kitchen sees º£½ÇÊÓÆµ delivery boom
Food and Drink
The food tech firm aims to allow restaurant brands to expand delivery nationwide without the need for bricks and mortar sites
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Greene King pub chain to sell 150 sites amid 'unprecedented' costs
Food and Drink
The pub chain is one of the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ's largest and is also a major brewer, producing Greene King IPA, Old Speckled Hen and Belhaven beers
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First job offers available as resort street food project moves forward
North West
Blackpool scheme will include 19 shipping containers
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Trade bodies say guaranteed hours under Employment Rights Act could threaten jobs
Employment
The British Retail Consortium, Food and Drink Federation, Recruitment and Employment Confederation, and º£½ÇÊÓÆµ Hospitality write to Government
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Greencroft Bottling grows profits but success stunted by shipping 'havoc'
Food and Drink
Bosses also blasted a "ridiculous tax" levied on the industry
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Bristol-made beer named best alcohol-free IPA in the world
Food and Drink
The Butcombe Brewing Co pale ale won the top prize after a blind tasting by judges
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Primark to split from ABF with both firms set for separate FTSE 100 listings
Retail & High Street
The Weston family-controlled group expressing confidence in the prospects of both companies
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º£½ÇÊÓÆµ hospitality insolvency crisis: 270 firms collapse in February as cost pressures mount
Insolvency and Administration
Rising energy costs, April tax increases, and relentless cost pressures hit º£½ÇÊÓÆµ pubs and restaurants hard
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Mexican-inspired restaurant chain to create 135 jobs with major South West expansion
Food and Drink
Zambrero is looking to open outlets in larger towns and cities such as Bristol, Bath, Exeter and Plymouth
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Butter brand All Things secures £3.6m and prepares for Tesco launch
Retail & Consumer
The dairy company will use the fresh injection of capital to expand its range further
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Farm shop and café near Bath named best in the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ
Food and Drink
Flourish was recognised for championing British produce and its sustainable sourcing
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Government’s inheritance tax changes ‘act of self harm’ that will destroy family firms: Brewery boss William Lees-Jones
North West
Big interview: JW Lees MD says Government needs to give more backing to hospitality
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Work to start 'imminently' on multi-million pound Yates regeneration
North West
Original Art Deco building was demolished but will inspire new build
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Owner of Wiltshire Farm Foods given green light for £100m factory
South West
Frozen food business Apetito will built the facility in Trowbridge
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Marmite maker Unilever confirms $60bn food empire with McCormick merger
Food and Drink
Consumer goods giant has been bidding to move away from its food and drink brands
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Unilever in advanced talks on £11.9bn McCormick food business merger
Food and Drink
Potential deal for brands including Hellmann's, Colman's and Marmite
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