Coronavirus eats into Finsbury Food revenue as sales sink during lockdown July 15, 2020 Cake manufacturer Finsbury Food Group said it expects annual sales to dip slightly in 2020 as a plunge in sales during the second half of the year during the coronavirus crisis diluted progress made last year. The bakery group said second half sales slumped as a result of the national lockdown, with sales sinking 24 [...]
M&S to speed up plans to close 1 in 4 larger clothing stores October 12, 2022 Marks & Spencer will accelerate its plans to slash the number of its larger stores that sell clothing and homeware products. In an update to investors on Wednesday, the supermarket revealed it would shutter more than one in four of its so-called full-line stores within three years rather than five. Plans also include the opening [...]
Deliveroo partners with Channel 4 for Gogglebox-style ad series October 4, 2022 Deliveroo has teamed up with Channel 4 to create a Gogglebox-style series on how their food delivery had ‘saved the day’. Working with ad agency The Outfit, the food delivery giant will create 10 contextual ads filmed in an observational documentary style, which will be shown around Channel 4 hits like Made in Chelsea and Grand [...]
Beyond Meat exec arrested for biting man during road rage incident September 20, 2022 A top executive at one of the world’s biggest fake meat sellers has been arrested for biting flesh off another man’s nose, according to US media reports. Douglas Ramsey, who joined Beyond Meat last December, faces charges of third-degree battery and “terroristic threatening,” police reports show The 53-year-old chief operating officer was arrested on Saturday [...]
Dine in underground tunnels in this French city reachable by Eurostar December 4, 2023 Dine underground in former World War 1 tunnels in the French city of Arras, reachable from London via the Eurostar
Will nobody rid me of these troublesome ordering screens? May 31, 2023 It used to be so simple. But now ordering lunch in the City has become an exercise in technological frustration and irrational anger.
Try this City of London rooftop bar to cool off after boiling hot office days August 16, 2024 Wagtail restaurant and rooftop bar near Monument is one of the City of London’s newest rooftop bars, and has a more relaxed atmosphere than some of the more drinks-focused spots further north in the Square Mile. It has great food and a decent cocktail menu, with excellent London views There have been more Google searches [...]
UK inflation comes in below expectations in July August 14, 2024 UK inflation jumped back above the Bank of England’s two per cent target in July, but came in below City estimates for the period. According to figures released this morning by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), prices rose 2.2 per cent in July. Meanwhile, core inflation, or price rises excluding volatile food and energy [...]
Inflation to top Bank of England target until at least 2026, Goldman Sachs warn May 30, 2023 Inflation in the UK is set to top the Bank of England’s target for at least the next three years, likely forcing governor Andrew Bailey and co to tip the country into recession via yet more interest rate rises, a top Wall Street bank has warned. Researchers at Goldman Sachs late last night hiked their [...]
Farmers set for public funds to drive UK’s nature recovery June 19, 2023 Farmers will gain fresh access to public funds to invest in restoring nature, as the government targets the recovery of lost natural habitats.