Cocoa prices hit 45-year high ahead of Christmas November 21, 2023 Global cocoa prices are continuing to hold at their highest level for 45 years adding to fears of an impending chocolate crisis.
Snack hack: Tesco follows Sainsbury’s with ice cream meal deal July 25, 2024 Sainsbury’s and Tesco have taken meal deal enthusiasts by storm, with a new item added to their popular lunchtime offer. Now, in addition to your usual sandwich and drink, you can pick up an ice cream or lolly to complete your meal deal at both supermarkets. At Tesco, this could see you set with a [...]
190 million mince pies sold as Mr Kipling-maker Premier Foods has best Christmas ever January 23, 2024 The St Albans-based listed firm reported a 14.4 per cent increase in sales on last year's third quarter, with major departments including grocery and sweet treats surging.
International prize givers become prestigious prize winners June 4, 2024 Jeremy Stern is a different kind of entrepreneur, one who believes in integrity, honesty and simplicity, and these values are at the heart of the company he founded in 2002, PromoVeritas – the global promotional compliance specialists. Following a successful career in marketing, Jeremy saw a gap for a service that could bridge creative marketing [...]
Twitter continues to leak advertisers after Musk jibe at Covid rules boss Fauci December 13, 2022 Twitter is facing an exodus of advertisers after Elon Musk tweeted a call to prosecute the US medical chief over pandemic restrictions – in his latest controversial move since buying the social media giant. The social media site is staring down an estimated loss of UK advertising revenue around £10m, and it could deepen if [...]
Oreo owner Mondelēz looks to pass on price increases: ‘Chocolate is something people can’t live without’ November 2, 2022 Owner of Cadburys and Oreo had bumper revenue in the third quarter, with its CEO saying people simply “cannot live without” chocolate. US conglomerate Mondelēz announced revenues were up more than eight per cent up to September, despite gross profits dipping. Its revenues in Europe were pushed down in part by a strong dollar, with [...]
Quality Street tub shrinks once again as inflation bites for Nestlé August 25, 2022 Nestlé has shrunk the size of its Quality Street tubs once again this year as inflation takes a bite into profits.
Change Makers: “Let’s make it last a hundred years” March 20, 2024 The Change Makers podcast hosted by Michael Hayman tells the stories of the entrepreneurs, politicos, and leaders changing the world around us. In the second of a series, Michael writes for City A.M. on the people he meets along the way.
The Notebook: Financial musings from a walk through Woking March 5, 2024 Rachel Winter, Killik & Co, takes the Notebook pen to talk lockdown puppies, parkrun, and end of tax year tips.
As the FTSE 100 turns 40, what does the future hold for London’s leading blue-chip index? January 2, 2024 After posting an annualised return of 15.9 per cent in the 1980s and 11.1 in the 1990s, the FTSE 100 has recorded growth of only 0.4 per cent since 2000.