As meat free January rises we ask if plant-based can usurp meat January 8, 2024 As the meat free movement gains momentum this veganuary, we revisit our 2018 deep-dive into the rise and rise of plant based burgers and ask if meat as we know it will one day be a thing of the past. In the mockumentary Carnage, Simon Amstel imagines a future in which eating meat is as [...]
‘A few people tried to talk me out of it’: The Deutsche Bank analyst who opened up thriving Farmer J lunch chain October 31, 2023 Farmer J is on track to hit sales of c.£17m in 2023 and it has plans to open six more site launches next year.
Burberry shares nosedive as sales collapse and firm cancels dividend July 15, 2024 Gerry Murphy, the chair of Burberry, described the results as “disappointing” and cited a “more challenging than expected” luxury market.
Holocaust Memorial Day: Why prejudice concerns us all January 28, 2024 Together, we can write a different story – one where prejudice is not a stain on our society, but a memory of a dark time we have overcome, write Laura Marks and Hifsa Haroon-Iqbal As a direct result of the ongoing and tragic violent conflict playing out in Israel and Palestine, there has been a [...]
UK workers clocked zero productivity growth in last year continuing long trend of sluggishness April 26, 2023 British workers clocked no improvement in the amount of goods and services they can produce per hour over the last year, official statistics released today show. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), output per hour worked in the three months to December last year was no different compared to the same period in [...]
We ate in a Michelin star restaurant the night it won – the vibe was electric February 7, 2024 We ate in a Michelin star restaurant the night it won its star - the vibe was electric
Ethos Money – Banking on an Ethical Future May 23, 2024 With consumers becoming ever more discerning about where they shop, eat and more broadly spend their money – the financial services sector is no more insulated from these trends than any other. Service providers in various industries have now long understood the need to show how their products and services align with their customers’ values [...]
Brits told they should brace themselves for even higher food and drink prices November 9, 2022 Food and drink prices are expected to climb even higher than previously expected – with meat, fruit, vegetables, dairy and bread seeing the biggest increases, a new forecast has suggested. The rate of food price inflation will reach a peak year-on-year of between 17 per cent and 19 per cent in early 2023, the Institute [...]
UK and European firms top gloomy profit predictions to start the year – but a crunch could be coming June 6, 2023 UK and European firms shrugged off recession fears and posted fatter profit margins than investors feared in the first three months of the year, analysts at investment giant Blackrock said today.
The Notebook: Why the resurgence of business events is here to stay March 12, 2024 Lisa Hannant, CEO of Clarion Events, takes the pen to talk business events, International Women's Day and what she's been listening to.