Adbreaks during an outbreak: How to advertise during coronavirus lockdown March 23, 2020 After a week in which the coronavirus outbreak has turned life on its head for everyone in the UK, companies are having to learn quickly about how best to operate over the coming months. Some, like toilet roll manufacturers, find themselves in prime position to both help society and make huge steps forward commercially from [...]
The colour purple: Cadbury loses latest court battle over trademark December 5, 2018 The Court of Appeal has ruled against chocolate-make Cadbury in a battle over its ability to trademark a shade of purple. Cadbury was attempting to modify a trademark it already holds in relation to the use of a distinctive shade of purple with its chocolate bars. Cadbury’s trade mark for the shade of purple “applied [...]
Customers stay sweet on Cadbury’s despite low-tax owner October 17, 2018 Last week, several news outlets carried the news that Mondelez International – owners of chocolatier Cadbury – paid no corporation tax in 2017, though the company made profits of £185m. Mondelez’s subsidiaries were reported to have paid a combined total of £5.9m to HMRC. The news drew opprobrium from figures such as shadow chancellor, John [...]
Imperial Brands picks Stefan Bomhard as new chief executive February 3, 2020 UK tobacco firm Imperial Brands has named Stefan Bomhard, the boss of car dealership Inchcape, as its new chief executive. Bomhard will replace Alison Cooper, whose departure was announced in October and who today stepped down with immediate effect. The new chief executive’s main task will be to boost profits following weak full-year results amid [...]
Sticky business: Cadbury owner stockpiles chocs for hard Brexit September 11, 2018 Cadbury’s owner is stockpiling chocolate, biscuits and raw ingredients in the event of a hard Brexit, it has emerged. Mondelez Europe warned that the UK cannot provide all its own ingredients to produce Cadbury chocolate, and so the firm is making other arrangements in case the UK spins out of the EU without a deal. [...]
City Moves for 9 March — Who’s switching jobs at Quintet, Leo Burnett and R3? March 9, 2020 Today’s City Moves includes Quintet, Leo Burnett and R3 Quintet Quintet Private Bank has announced the promotion of Rachel Macfarlane to group head of legal, with immediate effect. Macfarlane joined Brown Shipley in 2018 with responsibility for legal, corporate secretarial and corporate governance work. Prior to that, she served as legal manager at Santander UK [...]
Marks and Spencer’s former finance chief to join Belron January 8, 2020 Marks & Spencer’s ex-finance chief will make a swift return to the corporate world, only eight days after leaving the British retail stalwart. Humphrey Singer, who worked for Marks &Spencer’s for less than two years, will become the new chief financial officer at Belron, a vehicle glass repair firm. Read more: Ocado joint venture with [...]
Premier Foods boosts sales of festive favourites over Christmas period January 17, 2020 Premier Foods boosted sales over the Christmas period as customers stocked up on traditional festive food such as gravy, stuffing and mince pies. UK sales were up 3.6 per cent in the 13 weeks to 28 December, as Mr Kipling sales grew 10 per cent following marketing investment and new product launches. The sale of [...]
Diversity can prepare City firms for uncertain times ahead October 1, 2019 City bosses need to keep the issue of diversity and inclusion high on their agenda as the UK heads into uncertain times and use it as a tool to both leverage opportunity and improve resilience, according to a panel of experts. In the first of a series of events hosted by City A.M., executives from three of the City’s largest [...]
City Moves for 2 March — Who’s switching jobs at Publicis, Onthemarket and CTS? March 2, 2020 Today’s City Moves includes Publicis, Onthemarket and CTS Publicis Groupe UK Publicis Groupe UK has announced that David Hackworthy, Saatchi & Saatchi’s global chief strategy officer, has been promoted to the newly created role of chief strategy officer of Publicis Groupe UK, in addition to his existing remit. He started his career client-side and has [...]