FOOD & DRINK
Iceland EBITDA impacted by supply chain problems
Tesco reports tenth consecutive quarter of sales growth
Tesco increased its group like-for-like sales by 1.8% in its first quarter to mark a tenth consecutive quarter of positive growth.
Majestic increases sales and profit despite tough UK market
Majestic Group has posted an uplift in full year profit and sales after benefiting from the success of its Naked Wines offering.
Waitrose teams up with Bupa to pilot in-store health checks
Waitrose has teamed up with private healthcare provider Bupa to offer shoppers a range of health services and activities in-store.
Sainsbury's promotes Clodagh Moriarty to group chief digital officer role
Sainsbury’s has promoted Clodagh Moriarty to the newly created role of group chief digital officer.
Hotel Chocolat to open Derby store
Chocolatier Hotel Chocolat is to open a new 1,797 square foot café store at the Intu Derby shopping centre.
Sainsbury's launches in-store ice cream parlours
Sainsbury’s has teamed up with Unilever to launch five in-store ice cream parlours.
Hotel Chocolat pays back customers who bought 'chocolate bonds'
Chocolatier Hotel Chocolat has repayed the £6.4 million of debt borrowed from its customers in the form of so-called chocolate bonds.
Insight: grocery market boosted by warm weather and Royal Wedding
New figures on the UK grocery market for the 12 weeks to 20 May have shown that hot weather combined with the Royal Wedding helped the market to grow by 2.7% year-on-year.
Pret A Manger to be sold to JAB
Global investment firm JAB is to acquire the Pret A Manger sandwich and coffee shop chain from Bridgepoint.
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